Tiger, have a good trip visiting your daughter next week. Just an update. There may be a bit of paranoia upon your arrival due to recent discovery of UK variant in Shanghai just recently. So foreigners holding a UK passport like yourself may face extra scrutiny in coming days. The mini-outbreak in Dali, Yunnan just days ago will also add to their
As 2020 comes to a close, a good piece of Yunnan news we may look forward to for next month. The new highway linking Lijiang and Shangri-la is slated to open, cutting travel time by at least half, to around 1.5 hours by car.
I just want to share with everyone an useful resource for on-call home furniture/appliance installations in Kunming and for most first to third tier cities in China. The service provided is hassle-free, and more affordable than trying to procure a nearby worker (more respectfully called "shifu") on your own. Around 70 rmb for most home installation needs mentioned below.
The phone app is called Lubandaojia (鲁班到家).
First, you submit your home need. Whether to install a newly bought furniture like sofa or bed, toilet, sink, lighting fixtures, ceiling laundry rack, curtains, wallpapers, doors, door locks, water heater, misc. appliances, you name it... a handyman near you who specializes in performing your requested task can choose to pickup your order. In minutes, or at scheduled date/time, they would arrive at your residence to complete the task for ~CNY70. Sort of like Didi (or Uber equivalent) transportation services, but for home services.
I recently used the app for finding a handyman to install a ceiling fan bought on TMall for a discount. A handyman (and his wife) came over and brought their own heavy-duty concrete drilling tools and stretchable ladder. Assembled the ceiling fan light fixture itself and installed it to the ceiling. All for 70 bucks.
This service is useful for anyone who bought lower cost furniture/appliance online which doesn't come with same-city installations. The installation option would cost much more through TMall, Taobao, and JD sellers than from this independent app.
FYI, many of these installers who pick up orders on Lubandaojia app are employees of decoration companies contracted by land developers, who seek to make a few bucks on the side via this service portal.
Besides the smartphone app, Lubandaojia also has an official website:
Bloomberg published a poignant piece underscoring the dire need for China's economic engine to restore.
For us Kunmingers, the underlying difficulties for our locally or foreign owned restaurants/bars/cafes and small retail businesses due to depleting cash.
Restoring consumer confidence and spending is now of paramount importance as "Half of Chinese Retailers Risk Collapse Within Six Months... 60% unable to cover labor and rental costs, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and company reports covering 50 listed firms. Among jewelry and apparel companies, almost half don’t have the cash to last the six months unless demand rebounds sharply, the data show..."
After all, the once destroyer of empires has in a few days brought entire EU down to their knees, after knocking out the Middle Kingdom for the count... and now they're going after the most powerful military nation in the history of warfare.
Thanks Peter. I just went back to the video to check. Again they mentioned being set in the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps you should write to SCMP on their error.
Either that or the production piece time jumps. Incorporating eras of pre-interregnum, post QIng into Han Dynasty. Not unusual a play's storytelling would fast forward in time.
Yang LiPing's latest choreographed production 'Under Siege' is set to perform in Macao.
This dance piece will be a reenactment of a Qing Dyansty battle fusing elements of modern ballet with traditional Peking opera. Blood spilled in the form red confetti props. Historical backstory accompanied by stage backdrop far removed from her usual ethnic minority folk theme.
Below is an interesting article (and video interview) showcasing Dali native "Peacock Princess" though VPN may be required:
She never attended dance school, yet cemented her place as the most celebrated ballerina in China. She claimed to have learned from nature and the influences Yunnan's abundant ethnic groups, where she also handpicks her talent pool as a producer.
If you live in Kunming, may be worthwhile to learn about this national treasure. The hometown hero of the Bai people of Yunnan.
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Yang Liping unveils Tibetan-inspired production
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Yang Liping unveils Tibetan-inspired production
发布者Thanks Peter. I just went back to the video to check. Again they mentioned being set in the Qing Dynasty. Perhaps you should write to SCMP on their error.
Either that or the production piece time jumps. Incorporating eras of pre-interregnum, post QIng into Han Dynasty. Not unusual a play's storytelling would fast forward in time.
Yang Liping unveils Tibetan-inspired production
发布者So dolphin, you didn't like the films Saving Private Ryan or Gladiator?
Video: Zen and the art of patisserie with chef Igor Nataf
发布者Just Hot Jan, the carbon-footprint-less man.
Bon Appétit is a rising star among higher end bakeries in Kunming. Located near you at TPK shopping center, B1 level near the MRT tunnel.
Saw a new Bon Appétit bakery at today's grand opening of Spring 66 (opposite Dongfeng Square). Also B1 level..
Yang Liping unveils Tibetan-inspired production
发布者Yang LiPing's latest choreographed production 'Under Siege' is set to perform in Macao.
This dance piece will be a reenactment of a Qing Dyansty battle fusing elements of modern ballet with traditional Peking opera. Blood spilled in the form red confetti props. Historical backstory accompanied by stage backdrop far removed from her usual ethnic minority folk theme.
Below is an interesting article (and video interview) showcasing Dali native "Peacock Princess" though VPN may be required:
www.scmp.com/[...]
She never attended dance school, yet cemented her place as the most celebrated ballerina in China. She claimed to have learned from nature and the influences Yunnan's abundant ethnic groups, where she also handpicks her talent pool as a producer.
If you live in Kunming, may be worthwhile to learn about this national treasure. The hometown hero of the Bai people of Yunnan.