Shan Xi Hotel Jinghong

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... out Majong set. As we handed over the 120 yuan (about $25) for the set, we noticed a smile on the face of the sales lady and thought, yes we were ripped off. It didn't matter the price was still good.<br>We decided after weighing the Majong set at 6.6Kg and having all the Pu er tea from the Buddist master, it was time to send another parcel home. With Carols help we got a shipping company to come to the hotel and pick up the goods ...

... party and to socialise, the older ones, mainly women, to dance and laught and to socialise and families with their one child to play. There are places that hire out bikes and play equipment for the children. If you live in an appartment this is the time when the little ones can run and play with other children and when the family can meet with other families. It is a lovely custume but makes a late night.<br>We got home at about 11.15.<br>Nighty Night.

... was not enough, we had a massive cockroach as a guest. It came scuttling in to our room and under Lizzie&#8217;s bed. It emerged and ran up the wall on to the headboard, where we sprayed it with deet&#8230; it survived but was considerably slower and a much easier target. It finally crept out from under the bed and I threw our guide book on it, where it remained until morning, just to make sure. <br><br>The following morning, we went to Mei Mei&#8217;s café to meet our guide for ...

... half an hour away to have the truck checked and licenses issued. It was a shame that we arrived at 11.45am, quarter of an hour after the ministry closed for siesta and not to re-open until 3pm. Not to worry, Helen introduced us to some real Chinese cuisine before we went for a walk and after that we took the truck for a well deserved wash.<br><br>We left Mengla around 4pm and drove to Jinghong where we are for the night.<br><br>The roads (so ...

... possible...including pulling out your intestines and strangling people with them....classic! We finally made it to Jinghong which has a nice South East Asia feel compared to other cities in China. We had a good few days there...chilled out, ate good food, met some "cool cats" from America and went with them on a tour to some traditional villages....which also included a trip to the ...

... delicious. As far as we know we did not eat any dog but it is eaten along with cat and we even saw a porcupine cut open in one kitchen. The people were extremely friendly and had lots of smiles for us. They would hold up four fingers pointing to the children, then to Doug and I and we would nod, 'yes, they are all ours' and then they would smile and give us 2 thumbs up. We were not sure what to expect with this as China still has the 1 child rule unless you ...

One pupil dead, 61 poisoned after eating wild fruit in SW China KUNMING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A primary school student died and 61 others were poisoned after eating a kind of wild fruit on Monday in southwest China's Yunnan Province. So far, 50 of the sick students have been released from hospital and the others were still being treated and in stable condition, said Jiang Ren, principal of the Xiding Township Primary School ...

... s tourism now. They used to be. But now it is Chinese who out-number foreigners 10 to 1 or more in every place in China. Though, as China's RMB comes up to real levels, more Chinese will get passports and travel overseas. And like the 50%+ of students who don't come back, many of those who go overseas will see the grass is greener, and the air is cleaner - elsewhere. China keen to develop ecotourism despite challenges Tourism in China today ...

... where busses to Jinghong leave from (1Y in a local bus) - Busses from Mengla to Jinghong leave every 15 minutes (yes these seems strange when one arrives from Laos): the quick bus takes 4 to 4.5 hours (35Y) In Jinghong, the liveliest and more touristy quarter is around Manting Lu (south East of the town and 20mn walk from bus station No 2).