I'm no expert, but my quick internet search seems to imply each Richter magnitude is TEN times the previous one, not 33?
socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-richter-scale-1
Not a wobble....
For anyone interested, Kunming will experience a partial solar eclipse
on Sunday 21st June from 2-5pm. Can't make any promises about cloud cover though!
Everyone else suffering too? Something happening in Beijing?
I am reading my brother's Masters dissertation for typos!
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Ocean
This place is now closed.
Ocean
Price is now 100RMB for adults, 70RMB for children.
Some of the animal areas are as far as 10+km from the entrance - you can buy a hop on/off bus ticket for 60RMB per person, but there are also clearly marked walkways for those who are full of energy.
Everything inside is pretty expensive - consider bringing a picnic.
Many of the animals are in large outdoor enclosures. Some are caged. The park calls itself a safari, but this is not a "drive your car amongst the animals" thing. It's more like a decent western zoo.
There are places to handle/be photographed with animals, for a fee. Also, some kids amusements.
The animal show is free, but a waste of time (unless you love watching goats, sheep, pigs, horses etc!!).
Good labelling i English thorughout.
Ocean
Still worth a visit, especially for the arhat statues. The 11am vegetarian lunch is basic, but still only 10RMB. Free entry.
Ocean
Prague cafe used to be my favourite cafe in Wenlin area but I went for lunch there today after a few months away and it's really gone downhill (new owners?). The menu was a photocopy, the food was lacklustre and much more expensive than before, the decor was dull and the service so-so. I won't be back there anytime soon.
Ocean
It's open! And it's free. And its terrific for kids.
The museum is surprisingly interactive (although only 2/3 of the attractions are working) and modern (VR, simulators, touchscreens, etc). Sadly, no English on any of the displays but the fun is in trying to work out how the exhibits work and what they are supposed to be showing. Well worth a visit.
Counting down Kunming's Top Ten Smells
发布者Haha. Very good. Add "Dianchi Lake" and "my male students on a hot day"!
City management officials hoping to remake image, again
发布者Having seen these guys in action, I'm grateful for any restraint and accountability these changes might help with.
Mutant mushroom found in mountains of western Yunnan
发布者A friend of ours has a mushroom farm and she recently gave us a bag about the size of a marrow full of soil and mushroom spores. Within a day a golf-ball sized mushroom had sprouted out of one end. Within two days there were three golf-ball sized sprouts. Within three days one had grown to fist-sized. It really was a shock how fast these things can grow. It looks superficially similar to the photo in the article and we ate them without incident.
Around Town: Daguan Park
发布者The posters include someone playing bagpipes. Take earplugs!
University in Yunnan requires students to run 240 kilometers for graduation
发布者This policy may well be connected to the fact that YUFE are being inspected by Beijing educational officials this semester. Hence the new paint everywhere and frazzled staff following pointless new rules (...yes, I work there).