Anonymous, they have been a variety of bikes priced from 100 yuan to 3000 yuan. They've always been locked to a tree or post through the frame. One was stolen while I ate in a restaurant. Two were stolen from officially guarded parking areas.
If you have a good bike here I would suggest you cover up brand stickers, tie some old rags around parts of the frame, don't clean it and always take it into your apartment over night.
The bike thievery in this city is out of control! I have lost 8 bicycles in four years. A friend has lost 7 e-bikes over 3 years. It doesn't seem to matter where you park it, 'official or not'. People offer to sell 'presumably' stolen bikes near the north railway station when you ride past. However I think most of the rampant bike stealing fuels a large operation that sends bikes to other provinces. I would just like to warn people intending on moving to Kunming and buying a bike. Take it into your apartment. Take into your workplace. Don't leave it for more than an hour outside anywhere.
Thanks tigertiger for the prompt reply, much appreciated!
I'm having trouble tracking down the location of the Myanmar Consulate in Kunming. Has it moved to Chenggong? Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm looking to spend Christmas with my wife on the east coast of Erhai, Dali. Can anybody recommend accommodation in Wase or Shuanglang for under 300 yuan per night? Thanks.
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Provincial toilets soon to be less disgusting
发布者It doesn't matter if the toilets are squats or western style. Yunnan toilets are on a par with rural India and are downright disgusting most of the time. Is it a culture of 'disregard for others'. This article seems to suggest so. metro.co.uk/[...]
The dancing moss men of Shizong County
发布者Maybe their is some significance in the plant they are using. It appears to be (Lycopodiopsida) or club moss rather than Sphagnum spp.
Kunming neighborhoods face water rationing
发布者"Yunlong, however, is located far from Kunming in the province's west" May be but I'm pretty sure Yunlong Reservoir is 160 km north of Kunming in the same prefecture.
Forest fire menacing outskirts of Kunming
发布者I recently learnt that as a means for controlling erosion in the hills around Kunming there was a program to establish fast growing Eucalyptus. As an Australian I have noticed that the long dry season here has a serious effect on the drying out of these trees much more so than in their native range. With a high oil content, these exotic forests are a serious tinderbox. We have seen the effects that these trees have not only in their Australian habitats but also on a large scale in California. I hope they consider replacing them with native forests in the future.
Jianshui: southern Yunnan's cultural gem
发布者Lonely Planet mentions the Confucian Temple as the third largest and this link mentions Beijing's Temple as the second largest www.topbeijingtravel.com/[...]
Jianshui's temple is odd in calculating size because it takes in the large area of the lake in front of it. Chinese superlatives are often a bit shady. Impressive place nonetheless.