Forums > Living in Kunming > Carrefour Giving Up On China Yep, it's a new one:
www.amap.com/place/B0FFKKSNOF
There's actually two shopping centers across from each another under construction. Potential Line 5 metro station beneath in the works.
I was recently eating hotpot nearby. Aegean's grand opening is supposedly in 2-3 months, but a different section where Hema Supermarket situates is opening earlier... tomorrow.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Carrefour Giving Up On China For those who wish to witness the grand opening of 'smart retail' Hema supermarket by Alibaba. The first flagship store opens in Kunming tomorrow at Aegean Shopping Mall. Intersection of Baiyun Road and Bailong Road.
If I'm not mistaken, it's near your vicinity JanJal. Go check it out to see produce flying over your head on conveyor belts or critique how much plastic packaging they're using!
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming Geezer, that report is nearly a decade old. I'm curious how environmental policy changes have bucked this trend, given the changing of guards in both China and the USA. The polar opposite role reversals of environmentally conscious Presidents of respective nations.
JanJal, it comes down to picking your poisons....
Incineration w/o sorting create microplastic compounds that evaporate into the sky, condense into clouds, and rain microplastic debris into oceans en route breaching ecosystem circulation. To say nothing of direct inhalation of toxic air.
Speaking of which, recent protests in Wuhan over landfill trash incinerator plants have actually panned out for 'NIMBY' (Not In My Backyard) locals.
Wuhan officials decided to stall proposed incineration, but also blamed HK protestors for setting bad examples for mainland citizens.
Civility in this context may be subjective to relativity, like time itself.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming My real concern is, who the hell is habitually dumping large scale trash into the oceans??
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming Still would be sought after considering 1/3 of global shipping passes through that contested territory, not to mention massive untapped natural resources below.
Cebrating Chinese Dragon Boat Festival 2021
发布者Those with kids can celebrate the festive day by bringing the whole family to New Southwest Mall for free DIY zongzi lessons.
The mall has set up tables and seats with staff ready to supervise participants on basic zongzi folding techniques. Bamboo leaves, rice, read and green beans, jujube, nuts, etc. are provided. Disposable plastic gloves also provided for cleanliness. Each person are allowed to make four zongzis, and a nifty, pyramid gift box to carry home your edible handicrafts afterwards. All complimentary.
Just add their WeChat mini program (search "昆百大新西南广场") for more details. 25 for 50CNY dining vouchers can also be purchased and used this week at their newly opened DQ and MeetFresh on the same ground floor.
Interview: The Linden Centre in Xizhou
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Interview: The Linden Centre in Xizhou
发布者Newly featured Brian Linden video interview (2 minutes long) uploaded by South China Morning Post, titled "American hotel owner hopes China's tourism recovers from impact of Covid-19":
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Brian is looking good and speaks Chinese very well.
Property conglomerate Hang Lung opens Spring City 66, Kunming's tallest building
发布者JanJal, happy to report a yummy doughnut store is opening on the 6th floor here. I believe the same floor as the one star Michelin restaurant.
Video: Zen and the art of patisserie with chef Igor Nataf
发布者Bumping the bun.
Returned from a renowned, luxury French resort in SE Asia. For breakfast, they humbly labelled sourdough bread as "French Village Bread." No other language, just plain English despite quite a few occupants being French. Even two upper management employees were French. But majority of guests were from all over the world.