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.
Venerable foreigner health check clinic moves to new location
发布者I often turn up after 10 and the queues have gone by then. I turned up early a couple of times and have had to fight with large groups of Chinese getting their medical. One time a tourist group, another time I think was a gang of migrant workers.
Law prohibits new shared bike companies from coming to Kunming
发布者Looking at the link in the last post. Really got me thinking about the carbon footprint of all the share bikes in China. Following on from that the footprint of all of the disposed of share bikes. If we remember these bikes are mostly steel, the production has a considerable environmental effect. These bikes seem to be disposable, which begs a question about the sustainability of the business model as well.
An astronomical monster grows in Guizhou
发布者Astronomical monsters are often built in the middle of nowhere. Less interference from human activity. Guizhou fitted the bill.
If I was developing super computers, I would expect to do it somewhere where I could work secretly. I would also want physical security for something that will become a vital part of the telecoms/economic infrastructure. Guizhou has a history of building secure facilities inside mountains.
On a slightly different note, Guizhou seems to be developing must faster than Yunnan and may even have overtaken it. Guiyang has transformed itself in the last 15 years, and seems to have already overtaken Kunming. Some people were obviously very hard at work, while others were resting on their laurels.
Law prohibits new shared bike companies from coming to Kunming
发布者At last, some common sense effort to rein in the madness.
Inspired relaxation at Yunnan's Fuxian Lake
发布者Addendum. These peddle boats seat up to 7. The water is very high quality. The sun sets later on the east side. On the west you have the mountains shadow and loose the sun much earlier in the day.