From Caixin Global piece, in response to how migrant workers and street vendors may be affected:
"... it could be difficult to impose them on street vendors due to their concerns about inconvenience and taxation, industry insiders said."
Normal English writing below discussing the new regulations issued by the Central Bank, not a machine translation:
Estimated high speed rail fares to be sold in two weeks are posted. Cheaper than flight.
Kunming to Puer ~CNY130
Kunming to Xishuangbanna ~CNY180
I recall daily and annual transfer quota to Weixin from the major banks can be set by bank app, on their website, or in person at teller. Those security settings were for transferring out from account balance. I also remember WeChat Pay has 200K annual limit. Not sure if that quota was altered for foreigners.
Have your wife tried transferring via red envelopes on WeChat Pay for lesser amounts?
From my own experience, more authentication requirements for secondary WeChat account transfers for foreign passports in the past two year or so.
My pleasure.
Yunnan accounts for just over 4% of China's land area, yet harbours half of all the country's biodiversity of flora and fauna (vertebrates). Additional bittersweet factoid why COP15 was held in this province.
National Geographic published a piece (13-minute read) on Gaoligong Mountain four days ago titled "Southwestern China harbors one of the last vaults of biodiversity:"
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For a limited time until June 26, 2022, the 66th top floor observatory will be open to public for free. Visiting hours: 14:00 - 21:00, weekends and holidays. One of the best breathtaking views of the cityscape. Great for family. Below the skyscraper is intersection of MRT Line 3 (pink) with Line 2/1.
For those following the tragic saga of the baby calf elephant (born at Kunming Zoo), who was forcibly separated from its mother to perform as solo act elsewhere for profit, there's finally some good news. After months of social media uproar and complaints over the cruel treatments of the calf in tears during training in leaked vids, the calf is soon returning back to our local zoo. The visibly depressed mother and calf will soon be reunited after a brief quarantine period. One extra star for the zoo for adhering to the voices of the public. A step in the right direction. More compassion for our animal friends in captivity.
Work commences on Lijiang-Shangri-la Railroad
发布者Yesterday (on May 5, 2022), the 14.7km railway tunnel of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was finally penetrated after eight years of toil by a thousand workers.
This is not the same panoramic light rail in Lijiang discussed previously.
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Tunnel, which exits the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge, is considered one the most arduous and important tunnel sections of the 139km Lijiang Shangri-la Railway. Also dubbed Lixiang Railway, aka 丽香铁路.
Slated for completion this year, the Lixiang Railway consists of 13 stations, crossing 34 bridges, and cutting through 20 tunnels.
The travel time will take about half an hour from Lijiang to Shangri-la, passing through Lashihai, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, and Haba Snow Mountain.
So far, 19 of 20 tunnels of Lixiang Railway have been completed. The remaining one being the 9,523-meter Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel, currently under construction.
Hopefully by the end of this year, it will only take five hours by high speed rail to travel to Shangri-la from Kunming.
Total cost of this endeavor is estimated ~10.5 billion yuan, but a vital link for the planned Yunnan-Tibet Railway.
For more details of the geological challenges and photos:
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Hiking in Lijiang: Dry River Valley
发布者A new light rail is being built in Lijiang that will reach Yulong Snow Mountain foothills in 20 minutes, traveling a distance of 20.45 km from the city's South.
Rail workers donning orange are visible along the incomplete track doing work, even during Labour Day holiday..
Slated for completion in December, this project is touted as "the world's first tourist train with a panoramic view of the mountain."
The illustration of this train is pretty cool:
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Update on bus #17 station, which is located at above photo of Yuhu Village Central Plaza (玉湖村广场), the terminal station. Final bus leaving the Yuhu Village foothill to 象山市场 (SE of Shuhe Old Town) is at 19:00pm. First bus 7am, to and fro.
Near the Yuhu reservoir, excavation of additional artificial lakes are being constructed by the boulder paved roads. The Lijiang government is doubling down on Jade Dragon tourism recovery in the post-pandemic.
Dali - Lijiang rail line to be ready for National Day
发布者Dali to Lijiang (vice versa) high speed rail section has been reinstated during this Wuyi holiday period, usually suspended.
Weishan, Yunnan: Birthplace of an ancient kingdom
发布者The names of the century-old restaurants are 苏老三一古面 and
老王过江饵丝, respectively.
Weishan, Yunnan: Birthplace of an ancient kingdom
发布者Gold standard article by Jim worth an update.
No longer is the travel time to Weishan "an hour and a half" but just 22 minutes via high speed rail from Dali Rail Station. 19 - 22 rmb. The train tunnels through mountains for seemingly one third the journey.
As per Destination China feature video.The famous one strand noodle (yi gu mian) restaurant, located at 后所街 back alley, only opens from 7am to 12pm. The other famous er si noodle shop in old town closes early at 15pm.