Harbour Plaza Kunming

... crowds which was easier once you got away from the entrance area where most of them stayed. The chinese are used to being in these sorts of crowds but we weren't!





The Stone Forest is a limestone area worn into 30 metre high rocks of all shapes. It is an absolute maze to explore with narrow trails squeezing between rocks, going through caves, onto peaks & then ...

... through the internet and forums. So, today we have this piece of news: Authorities in Yunnan province are hoping two of the country's most popular bloggers can help them unravel the mystery of a man who died in police custody. Zhao Li, who writes a blog under the name Fengzhimoduan, and Dong Rubin, better known as Bianmin, were named director and deputy director of an investigation committee that was sent to Jinning county, Yunnan province on ...

... hasn't been stable at all recently. In some ways Pu'er was a victim of its storing capacities, which led to an investment bubble and lately to the crash of the same bubble. People obviously haven't given up with the idea of investing in Pu'er. The fact that a big bank is behind this new product is probably a reassuring sign for many investors. http://chineseteathemakingof.blogspot.c om/2009/01/how-many-puer-do-you-have-in -in-bank.html

... eating it, because it's perfectly natural," the 53-year-old says as she tucks several packages of organic grain under her arm at a Green Dotdot health food kiosk on Beijing's Wangfujing Street. "Since then, if I can buy organic, I do." Wang has joined the ranks of a new dietary trend spreading across China's tabletops. Mix rising concerns about food safety, health and the environment, throw in a dash of increasing income, and you get the recipe for ...

Check out our latest online album at... http://picasaweb.google.com/ejpinchina/ YunnanSummer2008Vacation# Hello Loved Ones! Well, here it is almost the end of September and I haven't managed to send a significant update since May or so. Apologies for the "radio silence" for so long, but the good news is our computer is back up and running and I can finally do some serious e-mailing and photo uploading for your reading/viewing pleasure (hopefully it pleases, that is ...

... 10 h*urs NW *f Kunming. When I g*t t* the train stati*n s*me guy tried t* c*nvince me that I had t* pay extra m*ney because my luggage was heavy, but I'd heard at the h*stel this was a c*mm*n trick used *n f*reign**s s* I t*ld him I'd pay lat**. He kept *n telling me t* pr*tect my valuables and that if they w**e st*len the bus c*mpany c*uldn't be held resp*nsible, s* much s* that I felt like he was g*ing t* p**s*nally see t* it that I was r*bbed. He ...