Yunnan Weilong Hotel Kunming

... br>his efforts and kept raising his hand during the speech of Wang Sichao,<br>astronomer and ufologist.<br>"Yes, that gentleman who keeps raising his hand for a long time," Wang said.<br>"Dear professor, I was wondering if there is any way we could get rid of gravity?" Cheng said.<br>"Then we need to discuss why you want to get rid of gravity," Wang replied.<br>Cheng introduced his energy-saving, anti-gravity flying saucer, or "the future of human transportation," as ...

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... game, Soldier Front&#8482;,<br><br>unveiled its latest all-female character class, in addition to a fresh<br><br>map that will take players through the streets &#8211; and canals &#8211; of<br><br>Venice, Italy. These recent updates are available now on the premier 8<br><br>million-strong hardcore gaming portal for ...

... officials whose offices<br>faced the mountain were doing this in an attempt to alter the region&#8217;s<br>feng shui, the ancient Chinese belief of harmonizing one&#8217;s physical<br>environment for maximum health and financial benefit.<br>The only problem with this is ...

... a great opportunity to save on output capacity expansion, Yin added. The Shenzhen-listed pharmaceutical firm's results in the first quarter of 2009 further added to the company's growing optimism. The company reported 113.4 million yuan in net profit in the first quarter of 2009, up 32.96 percent from the same period a year earlier. Its first quarter revenue also rose 34.5 percent from a year ago to 1.52 billion yuan. "Yunnan Baiyao Group's first ...

... had cabins for 4 people. We shared the room with one other person but didn't chat so it was a quiet night within our cabin. Our neighbors partied into the wee hours with beer, food, and music. People smoked like mad between the train cars, and it all wafted in so we spent the night breathing vomit air. We were very happy to get off the train. It was very comfortable, but the smoking made the whole thing a cough extravaganza.

It appears that China's response to the economic crisis - spend, spend, spend - will mean that more dams are built faster across south-west China. The fast track for infrastructure projects means that things like environmental impact assessment, earthquake hazard audits, etc might not even get done. Or might be done retrospectively, as seems to be the way around here. First build your dam - then get approval for it. The high price of developing dams Jiang Gaoming ...

I am writing this from an internet cafe in Kunming, China. My program here has officially come to an end, though I will spend the next two days exploring Xian and the terracotta army. The last week of the program is entitled Trek Week, and, considering the number of steps climbed, it clearly earns the name. The week began in Shangqing, the little village where we have been farming, teaching, and volunteering. A few facts about the ...

... largest prayer wheel in all of China. I was really excited because we got to visit three different Buddhist temples. I have never studied Tibetian Buddhism, or the Yellow Sect for that matter, but it is very different than Vaijrayana Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, or Mahayana Buddhism. The decorations are so colorful, and I love hearing the sutras chanted. I bought a ton of prayer flags and they are now decorating my bedroom cieling here in Beijing!

... On the ride 'home' from the airport I remember being struck by how "high tech" the traffic lights were with the numbers that counted down the remaining seconds until the light changed. I also took in the colorful shops along the way, most of them just selling who knows what, and the hundreds of "China Mobile" stores, and the ubiquitous advertisements on almost everything that makes the city colorful. Kunming seems like a really ...