Hna Kunming

... t open it so ended up giving it to a begging lady. Walked around the big square with the arches next to our hostel, that was full of chinese people , with balloons & just wandering around. Lots of restuarants full of people eating but just wasn't in the mood for it so had M&M's for dinner. Nath had a burger at the hostel. I decided to go & read while Nath was on the computer ...

... attempt to manage social conflict with modern political wisdom
is a healthier and more beneficial way to go about it. It is
undoubtedly very good for diffusing public grievances and promoting a
more benign cooperation between officials and the public. It can only
help improve the image of the province. And as Yunnan takes the lead,
one might ask why other ...

There's plans for a new film to be made about the US airmen who helped Chinese fight against the Japs by supplying goods over the Hump:

A press conference has been held in China to announce the production of John Woo’s
next film, claimed to be the most expensive Chinese production to date.
Kunming, Yunnan, China happysheep

... choral works in Beijing. On May 29, 2008, there is
another evening concert of her more recent orchestral works presented
by the China National Symphony Orchestra in Beijing. By combining
Chinese and Western traditions, Chen Yi transcends cultural and musical
boundaries, and serves as an ambassador for the arts, creating music
that reaches a wide range of audiences and inspires people of different
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China happysheep

Ni hao, Eras tyokaveri vaittaa, etta Kiinassa selviaa kun vastustaa kaikkea mahdollisimman vahan, yrittaa olla valittamatta muusta kuin perheestaan ja kavereistaan, ja tekee tyonsa minimi panostuksella. Eli kaytannossa rupeaa kiinalaiseksi. Ei kannata auttaa kerjalaisukkoja seisomaan kun ne kaatuu heti taas ja lisaksi kaikki aattelee etta olet aivan taysin kahjo kun edes yritat. Kun ihmisia on miljardi oppii kait olemaan huolehtimatta joka koyhasta ja kulkukoirasta. Ja taytyy sanoa etta ...

... monstrous snor as he took a breath in. Even the ear plugs couldn't block it out. After a sleepless night we got to Kunming at about 5am, and made our way to the hostel. For our day in Kunming we just explored the city, we found the large lake which had many old people playing instruments and singing, and millions of gulls. You could buy bread to feed them, so of course they were everywhere! The next day we were up at six to get the 8 hour bus ride to Lijing.

... people south of the Yangtze River stayed in boat houses. All these dwelling places had been designed with a view to unique natural conditions and local cultural traditions. These buildings have mostly been replaced by the homogeneous buildings you see today. It seems that all new buildings are now built according to one blueprint. The curious must visit such tourists sites as Zhujiajiao (Shanghai), Zhouzhuang (Jiangsu Province ...

... class people "willing to pay more for food safety than for housing, clothing or entertainment". The other 5 to 10 percent are consumers by default, who unintentionally eat organic, for example when the food is gifted. "Some of our customers, especially Chinese, aren't rich but insist on organic," Lohao City Organic Health Food Store corporate development manager Cindy Yin says. Fresh organic produce can cost 50 to 100 percent more than ordinary ...

... take, and TAKE... to the point where we finally understood how perfectly reasonable people end up doing "runners" - stealing away from their schools and positions in the middle of the night just to escape untenable situations. Situations like: none of the Chinese with whom you work understanding the concept of "NO", or that independent westerners don't like to have their time committed to do things without their prior knowledge or consent, especially when it's half ...

... ab*ut 4 h*urs l*ng, and t*wards the end we st*pped and s*me pe*ple said they w**e *ff**ing a car t* Dali *ld t*wn, which is wh**e my h*stel was. It seemed shady but I was pretty sure it was the best way t* get th**e, s* I went with them and the driv** t**k me t* my h*stel. The h*stel was the cheapest *ne I had seen yet (15rmb/night, d*rm) and was als* the nastiest. The bathr**m c*nsisted *f a l*ng ditch in s*me tile, with **** piled up ab*ut a f**t ...