Forums > Living in Kunming > GoKunming feedback... Go Kunming is a useful resource. The forums, like most forums, has a certain level of toxicity; that goes with the territory.
I think the site is a little dated, but perhaps this is about the way social media use has changed. A few years ago forum threads where how some groups kept in touch. Now many people set up group chats on Wechat. Perhaps forums are less relevant than they used to be for many people. I also think that many of us have accessed previously difficult to access forms of social media back home, and can meet our social needs that way; more easily than before.
All of the above are factors in reduced traffic on the forums.
I think the future for Websites like Gokunming is less in forum traffic, and more the other content including classifieds, articles, and listings.
But what do I know.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Short term storage help I remember a discussion with my Chinese wife about this gap in the service industries. She thought it a not so smart idea that people would not use because of theft. Not just break in, but collusion between security guards and local criminals (seen that and been the victim once). Most locals have family with property, where they can leave stuff if they need to vacate a place.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Short term storage help @ricsnap, have you asked your employer? Or are you between jobs?
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming I think a dictionary might be a good start for the basic meanings of the words. I am not trying to be facetious here btw
Forums > Living in Kunming > Civilized Kunming "...civility and 'civilization' aren't necessarily the same thing. Yeah, this could be a matter of splitting hairs..". @Ishmael, you are correct, and this is definitely not a case of splitting hairs, they are two different things that are not always directly connected. When people treat the words as synonymous you get all sorts of unhelpful arguments surfacing.
Welcome to the new GoKunming!
发布者Great changes.
Thanks to the GoK team, all.
Yunnan reopens 13 international border crossings
发布者Ah! but what do they mean by "non-residents of Yunnan"? This sounds like Chinese nationals not resident in Yunnan. Which would allow non-locals to cross these borders.
This would not include foreigners.
As for the number, 13 re-open, when some were not closed. That is typical of the way things often get reported in some parts of the world. Like the list of 700 universities was published and China had x number in the 'TOP 700 world ranked universities'.
Kunming to monetize street vendor chaos
发布者Yes, I think Alex has a point. In Hangzhou (and other cities I have visited) it is organised. The vendors have a table and the tables are in clearly defined rows (some streets 4 rows, wider parts 6 rows). The pedestrians can navigate through the night markets.
The big advantage of tables is that you don't get the sprawl across the pavement, and there are clear walkthroughs. The other thing is that there are no people selling out of the trunk of the car, this alone takes up a lot of room.
Outside Sal's a few months back there was a problem, because there was no way to get onto the sidewalk to park a bike. Putting aside the rights and wrongs of who did what, it was the over abundance of street vendors that was the root cause.
Kunming to monetize street vendor chaos
发布者And all to be 'policed', and ID checks by chengguan.
Now there is a money making opportunity if ever there was one.
Rumors swirl as Shanghai football club eyes Kunming
发布者For the people who run clubs in S.America and Europe it is all about the love of the 'beautiful game'. Somehow I think in Asia it is all about the love of filthy lucre.