Forums > Living in Kunming > Changing CNY to $$$ Bridge. I am sure you have been to this area before. It is about a 40 minute walk from where you are. At Ren Min Middle Road turn onto Dong Feng Road and reach the end to nanping Jie - There is a big plaza and you can not miss the big Bank of China.
These women earn a small profit from changing money and they do not want to ruin their business by passing counterfit notes. I tried changing money in the bank once and took nearly an hour. The women outside the bank will change money is less than 5 minutes. They only speak one phare in English - Change Money.
Ignore the comment made by Alien - this is NOT where you change money. Let me summarize what Alien previously wrote -I don't know the differences but my impression is that exchange rates don't vary much, so anyplace is okay, at least if you want US$.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Changing CNY to $$$ www.gokunming.com/en/forums/thread/12146/exchange_money
Bus 82, 84 - Nanping Jie. Read the thread I provided with more specific directions. I have never been cheated by these women and their rates are much better than inside the bank. I have exchanged, RMB, Laos Kip, Vietnam Dong, Euros, and Dollars.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Is GoKunming mashed up for you? Yes, the forum and classifieds and comments box on the lower right side keeps changing and old threads are popping up - if you try to open one of them it opens a new page and brings you to some old stuff.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Salt - Old Towns in Yunnan Bao Feng is very nice and it is also the hometown of Dong Ze - the founder of Yunnan University. Lots of history for those who have interest. 3 small children gave a us a tour of the old town and then the father of one of the girls gave us a ride to a nearby covered bridge - Great experience!
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There are 24 sights to see in Nuodeng - I will complete my list next time I visit.
1 SI HE YUAN – 多台院落
2 POCKET SIZE SI HE YUAN – 袖珍小院
3 5 DROPS SI HE YUAN – 五滴水四合院
4 JIN SHI'S FAMILY CARVING – 进士家雕
5 DRAGON + PHOENIX WOODEN ARCHWAY – 腾蛟起凤木牌坊
6 DRAGON KING'S TEMPLE – 卤脉龙王
7 SITE OF YAMEN – 提举司衙门
8 LONGEVITY PALACE – 万寿宫
9 SALT BUREAU – 盐街盐局
10 GONGYE'S HOME – 贡爷家风
11 TAOIST PRIEST PLATFORM – 道长月台
12 HOUSES ON NORTH HILL – 北山重楼
13 HOUSES ON EAST RIVER – 河东民居
14 CONFUCIAN TEMPLE – 文庙秋阳
15 YUHUANG PAVILION – 玉皇阁
Forums > Living in Kunming > Orthodontist www.gokunming.com/en/forums/thread/1226/orthodontal_dental_care - They have been recommended (many times) for a long time with positive reviews by many foreigners who have used their services.
www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item/280/huiying_dental_clinic - Phone number is still the same.
Fuxian shampoo incident becomes national topic
发布者using online shame to, as the Chinese idiom goes, "kill a chicken to scare the monkeys".
A conversation with Sofitel Kunming GM Andre Erasmus
发布者What a waste.
New high-speed rail line to link Kunming with Dali
发布者Life in Yunnan just keeps getting better. A 2 hour train ride to Dali is a lot better then taking the 4-5 hour bus ride. Not to mention the delays when there is a traffic accident.
Earth's budget deficit at 160%, hope stems from trees
发布者Everyone needs to contribute - Now it begins - Yes, we must contribute but when the population does not make their deadline (Dec 31), we must pay - another tax coming just around the corner.
Just like life insurance in the good old USA, you will pay for it whether you want it or not. If you don't pay, they just steal it out of your bank account.
Agenda 21 - controlled by the UN (1 World Govt) will be in charge.
The Global Warming Lie has now conveniently morphed into Climate Change since the weather did not cooperate with the CO2 lies.
Funny how there is no mention of the real problems in the world. The EPA raises the safety limits on poisons every year so that the multinational companies can continue to pollute and make a profit. In the meantime, we get to eat, drink and breathe more pollutants.
Snapshot: Dali and Weishan
发布者There are several noodle shops that are still run by very old people. I saw a beautiful OLD noodle machine (at least 50-70 years old) in one shop and I would love to buy it (Keep an eye on the obituaries). It just needs to be cleaned up because it has decades of flour stuck on it and it will make a wonderful addition to a home museum.
Weishan has not been commercialized yet. Any smart foreigner with some business savy can buy up a lot of antiques very cheaply and make a great cafe/museum/information center/guesthouse like the one in Xishuangbanna; he has his fingers in every pot.
Lots to see in the surrounding area - great place to retire, still make an income, and be the #1 laowai of the town.
Heijing offers the same.