I went to CCB this morning, they'd never heard of it, said no problem. Good, because that's where my salary ends up.
Then I went to CMB and they seemed to know about "二代身份证明". They said my account didn't need it but they put my driver's licence on file anyway because it would make matters more convenient for me in the future.
I guess that foreigners may lose/change their passports some time and then get locked out of their accounts for good, and this is a way to mitigate this. But freezing their accounts if they fail to provide secondary ID is a bit harsh. I'm curious to find out more about this whole thing.
Dragon Boat Festival
Posted byyou'll make a fortune cookie.
Dragon Boat Festival
Posted byThanks for this. I always wondered what could possibly connect the ferocious paddling with triangular snacks. And was obviously too lazy to look it up for myself.
Interview: Environmentalist Li Yuan
Posted byAnd on not wasting water: get rid of Taiyangneng. The amount of water you waste while waiting for it to warm up is simply silly.
Hiking from Daju to Lugu Lake, part 1
Posted byI recently undertook a bike trip to 'Big Tool' and put some pictures up of the same valley. It's amazing how dreamy it is.
Check them out (especially the gallery at the end):
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Later, I heard that Daju used to be quite busy but the requirement to pay 200 RMB per person to simply use the road next to Yulong reduced the influx of tourists to a trickle. There is still an establishment rocking a "Best restaurant in all of China" sign, it seems to be mostly used for playing Mahjong as was the hotel we were staying in. Surprising they weren't out of business yet.
The next day we crossed the Yangtze and mounted on the other side. This also yields interesting pictures of Daju.
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Chinese academic ponders globe-spanning railways
Posted byNo country will be very happy to allow an increasingly militaristic China to build tracks that could one day roll an entire regiment to their doorstep. Not going to happen.