Forums > Living in Kunming > Finding a mountain bike on a budget Here are two in classifieds. www.gokunming.com/[...] Don't know the brand.
And
www.gokunming.com/en/classifieds/item/58974/misc-for-sale
690 rmb. This is a Merida, which is an OK German brand. I have been abusing my Merida (different model) for over 5 years now.
Both these should be suitable for daily commuting, bumping down kerbs, and pot holes. Much cheaper, you can use the extra money for something else.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Finding a mountain bike on a budget I suppose the two big questions are, what are you going to do with it and what is your budget?
Will it be mostly commuting, or road riding, with some soft-roading? Will it be riding around in the hills on dirt tracks? Will there be furious downhill riding?
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming I don't think the civilized city designation is in anyway connected to the tier system, but I stand to be corrected.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming Tier 1 is more of an economic measure. I was surprised that Suzhou is tier one, as the place is pretty small.
Forums > Study > Where to study in Yunnan The main names you see you here are Keats, Huayang, and another I can't recall. They are all much of a muchness. Remember that they all pretty much have the same business model, and they all compete with each other, so that their prices and class sizes will be similar. If you have already studied Chinese you will probably have a preference for teaching style. It might be worth explaining your ideal, or what you prefer not to have, then you may get information from a recent student.
One other thing to consider is cost of living, and style of living. It helps if you can rent somewhere convenient to the school at an affordable price.
Dali Vs Kunming is a wider question. One key thing to consider is that Dali no longer has much of the quiet mountain city vibe. It is now a quaint but fully blown tourist
town. With all of the modern trappings of bijou stores and even some high end retail. Lots of crowds all year round. You are more likely to locals see you as a tourist (cash cow) than a novelty (also can get annoying).
Kunming is much more of a modern city and has become more international in the years I have been here. It is a bit like Shanghai was 15 years ago.
One final note, this has been discussed a lot on this site over the last few years. A search would help a lot. The search engine on this site is not ideal, try a google search using the following text
site:gokunming.com subject
The subject being your search term, e.g. 'huayang'
Yunnan ultra-runners are taking on the world, and winning
发布者Typo, edit.... now it is Yunnan's turn.
Yunnan ultra-runners are taking on the world, and winning
发布者Lots of high altitude training (everyday life) benefited Ethiopian runners, not it is Yunnan's turn. Go for it.
Elephants kill farm worker in southern Yunnan
发布者Fire is also responsible for many deaths, as is disease .
Snapshot: Tea, roast duck and other surprises in Yunnan's Yiliang County
发布者Does anyone know if the back road has re-opened after the engineering work?
Interview: Last Days of the Mighty Mekong author Brian Eyler
发布者I would guess that large infrastructure projects may be treated as state secrets. Sites may not be off limits (to Chinese nationals), but rather like collecting phone numbers/addresses, or using a GPS to map routes, it could get non-nationals into trouble.