Green Lake Kunming

... kaupungeissa<br>-Ihmiset ovat ystävällisiä ja kärsivällisiä kiinan kielitaidotonta ulkomaalaista kohtaan<br>-taksilla ajaminen on halpaa ja taksikuskit ovat luotettavia.<br>-useaan palveluun sisältyy hieronta, esim. kasvohoitoon, tukanleikkuuseen ja akupunktioon.<br><br><br>NEGATIIVISTA<b r>-kielimuuri<br>-suurkaupunkien saastunut ilma<br>-tinkaaminen kaupanteossa (ei tosin kaikkialla)<br>-Joidenkin nähtävyyksien ...

... were completely unaware of the invention of tissues. Not only did no one take any to the bathroom with them (or wash their hands for that matter) but both men and women happily blew their noses into their hands! Lightly wiped their hands on their trouser and them proceeded to get up and walk along the carriage holding on the the hand rails and opening the doors!<br>Finally, at midday and not a minute too soon we arrived at Kunming. I reminded myself not to touch a ...

A Tibetan religious painting, or thanka, is being shown in Kunming, during the time of an international conference for those folk that study people and cultures:<br><br>A 660-meter long Tibetan Buddhism Thangka roll is exhibited in Yunnan<br>Nationalities' Museum ...

... people go the wrong way down streets, are on their cellphones whilst riding along on their mopeds and trying to carry so many boxes on their moped that their turning circle is increased to that of an articulated truck. Not good with the amount of traffic. One rule they do have though is that you can't turn left on the major grid roads. This is aparently to speed up the traffic flow as it is so congested. This creates alot of navigational problems if you add ...

... like waxberry juice. - Must coffee shop is cheaper than the others but gets really cold. - I am living cafe is ok but gets a bit smoky. - Salvador's is another popular cafe that is closed for renovations right now. Something that has shocked me is the cost of things here, this is a merely an observation and not a complaint. I realize I'm going to trendy cafes with western food menus ...

... near the Stone Forest, they have put in a 166 MW on-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating project - to generate 77.04 million kilowatt hours and 118.28 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. The promoters say the program will occupy no arable land and waste mountains that's suitable for afforestation. The same week, we have an announcement that a new large wind farm is now complete. Next week, I am hoping my energy levels will be restored.

... night in China. I later found out it didn't come out in the US until a week or so later, which is pretty sweet. Contrary to most beliefs, it was an extremely high quality (almost Blu-Ray esque as I think it was a DVD and not a reel) version with Chinese subtitles. The theater was fully legit and when you purchase tickets you actually get an assigned seat, so you can show up just before the flick starts. It was extremely action-packed and entertaining and I'm now ...

... the tune of Happy Birthday at great volume to warn people that they are approaching. Somewhere during day one this became mildly irritating and a few days down the line it has now reached the status of a form of torture that even the most callous of Guantanamo Bay guards would think twice about. I have no idea why they feel the need to clean the streets so often (though to their credit, this is a particularly clean city), but the noise seems to go on almost ...