I have been reading about the Tourist Police in Kunming and am wondering if there are going to be any opportunities for foreign volunteers.

en.kunming.cn/index/content/2011-04/11/content_2490135.htm

wikitravel.org/en/Kunming

I have some experience as a Tourist Police Volunteer in Chiang Mai and wondered whether I could play a similar role here?

I was on the Kunming Dali Express Bus last week and I saw that the Muoding Mushroom Festival was advertising heavily. I think that the signs said the 26th of July as the opening day, but I was hoping that somebody here could confirm that?
Also, has anybody stayed in the mushroom houses that are visible from the road?
I know that Shiping festival starts on the 6th of August but I Muoding is much more convenient for me.

I am looking for a good printer that can print and bind large PDF files from USB. I have heard about printers near the university that can do double sided A4 for just 1 mao per page. Has anybody tried this and if so, can you recommend a specific print shop?
Thanks in advance

Chris

I am planning to explore some of the old opium trail routes around Baise next month and wondered if anybody else would be interested to come a do a bit of hiking. I have a little experience travelling in this area, and can tell you that the scenery humbles anything that you will find in Guilin or Yangshuo but is almost untouched by tourists. If you would like to join me, please let me know.

Chris

Is this place still open? If so, how can I get there from Kunming on public transport?

Thanks in advance

Chris