I have an old one I'll get rid of if there's interest. It's pretty old though, has a dodgy power connector, and runs Linux right now... you'd have to (re)install OSX yourself.
About repairs, there are two (2) authorized Mac repair centers in Kunming. One of them is on 121 and they are assholes. The better one is in the middle of town and they are very nice and professional, but the wait can be 2.5hrs before your device is seen (and you do have to wait).
Things to check if it won't turn on at all: make sure it has power, make sure it isn't overheating, do a hardware check on startup.
Nanchao Yeche sounds like a good next project, got a URL? I'm mostly enjoying the maps right now. They say if you can't explains something to a child, you don't really know it yourself. Drawing out historical places is a bit like that. It keeps you honest and engaged with the geographical realities of mountain wandering.
Yep, she's a keeper. Meanwhile, I would prefer to be barefoot and sailing... and did you know, I can't find a single reference to 漢昌 in ancient south-western Sichuan. Narrative mapping fail.
Maybe time to keep working on my dodgy try-to-remember-some-文言文 translation of the Manshu (Tang Dynasty text about Nanzhao/Yunnan) over at en.wikisource.org/wiki/Translation:Manshu
Help is welcome. (For the kitchen door lock, and the translation)
Accommodation-wise, there are loads of hotels in the area. You can get local taxis around the area for reasonable prices. Rooms in Chengjiang town (north of the lake) are available from around 60元. Rooms in Luchong itself or other tourist-oriented locations are probably double to triple that, and will have less food options than town. We're also considering an afterparty with sailing boats (weather permitting) on sunday (23rd) at the north of the lake.
Yeah, I'm not a great fan of the ethics. Then again, at least they tend to survive rather than be mauled to death, like some of the cockfighting participants, and if you eat meat having any negative opinion on the matter is largely hypocritical.
Thanks Peter. Yes, that's my website. Lots of people have used it over the years, in fact I even saw a book published in France which had the same tattered cover reproduced from my scan! Another good read is the Khazak Exodus book which is also at pratyeka.org/books/
Great article Jim. I saw some impressive Miao minority inter-village bullfights south of Kaili in Guizhou circa 2004. They held them in the broad rocky river beds mid-way between villages, turning our solitary road hanging off the mountain above in to natural makeshift amphitheatre stand. All traffic stopped for the duration of the bout, in which villagers surrounded the two beasts in a human circle in an attempt to cajole them toward one another.
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Preview: 2015 Chengjiang Lakeside Music Festival
发布者Accommodation-wise, there are loads of hotels in the area. You can get local taxis around the area for reasonable prices. Rooms in Chengjiang town (north of the lake) are available from around 60元. Rooms in Luchong itself or other tourist-oriented locations are probably double to triple that, and will have less food options than town. We're also considering an afterparty with sailing boats (weather permitting) on sunday (23rd) at the north of the lake.
Bullfighting culture in rural China
发布者Yeah, I'm not a great fan of the ethics. Then again, at least they tend to survive rather than be mauled to death, like some of the cockfighting participants, and if you eat meat having any negative opinion on the matter is largely hypocritical.
Bullfighting culture in rural China
发布者Thanks Peter. Yes, that's my website. Lots of people have used it over the years, in fact I even saw a book published in France which had the same tattered cover reproduced from my scan! Another good read is the Khazak Exodus book which is also at pratyeka.org/books/
Bullfighting culture in rural China
发布者Just found I had put the images online here: pratyeka.org/kaili/
Bullfighting culture in rural China
发布者Great article Jim. I saw some impressive Miao minority inter-village bullfights south of Kaili in Guizhou circa 2004. They held them in the broad rocky river beds mid-way between villages, turning our solitary road hanging off the mountain above in to natural makeshift amphitheatre stand. All traffic stopped for the duration of the bout, in which villagers surrounded the two beasts in a human circle in an attempt to cajole them toward one another.