Forums > Living in Kunming > Electric bicycle ban.. "One sure way,,,is to make them pay". You forgot to mention that that is also the only way. Chinese people don't really care about people they don't know personally so just to point out the dangers of their doings works out about as well as spitting on a burning building.
Couple of days ago Chinese posters on Thebeijinger.com claimed that in China "green light means go and red light means go carefully",, seriously. One of them also claimed that the rules of traffic doesn't really apply to anyone since you only have to take care and be observant of what is going on ahead of you in traffic. I've heard that before and there is some truth to it but that doesn't necesarily mean it's the right way to run things (not to mention the obvious dangers under certain conditions).
Maybe when the next generation grows up having experienced their parents in cars and on scooters and having learnt some lessons things will improve,, I doubt it though.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Recycling batteries I don't have anything battery driven but it's a scary thought that 1.35 billion Chinese people don't have the option to recycle batteries. They'll probably end up in a landfill somewhere. Regarding the pollution here in China it probably have to get a lot worse before it gets better.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Advice on neighborhoods Kunming is fairly safe and a place near a park should be possible although there aren't that many of them in this city. Chinese neighbourhood is every place but Wenlin Jie and if you don't demand too much as your post suggests you can easily find a place to live for 5-600 a month. I am not sure what KCELC is but I am sure that you can get an acceptable flat within biking distance to any school in Kunming.
Forums > Travel Yunnan > New international airport Don't set your expectations too high,, there is a lot of talk going on as usual but remember that they also want this to be a 6 million people city by 2015. I doubt the airport and a light rail will improve traffic and living conditions markably in that light.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Electric bicycle ban.. "from today, electric bikes carrying people, riding in the car lane, going against the traffic flow, jumping red lights will be subject to penalties of 50 yuan or lower"
Sounds like common sense to me. Any initiative that can help the traffic situation and the safety here in Kunming is much appreciated. It will be forgotten in a month but still,,,
Kunming proposes reforms to chengguan procedures
Posted byWhile I think it's fine to regulate prepared food sellers I really don't have a problem with people selling fruit or vegetables out of a van or a cart. These people are usually sensible enough to set up where they don't bother traffic as opposed to say the morons in huge black show off cars being absolutely fine with parking on the sidewalk so nobody can pass.
In my area they recently closed the two nearest outdoor markets and opened a new one below a brand new apartment complex. Our regular go-to-cha-shao-rou seller moved there and he told us rent was up 400 percent. It's not hard to understand why many people would consider an alternative. We roughly pay twice as much for our greens as the vendors buy them for, so again, not hard to see why some farmers would try to sell their stuff themselves.
The "First offence,," idea is meaningless -to no one's surprise, it's a government proposal after all- so hopefully they can come up with something better.
Bruce: It's probably enough just to stand there and look at them. Filming or pretending to film can get you in trouble, especially as a foreigner. It's grounds for deportation to film government officials, government buildings and the police or military "in action".
Starbucks moving into Yunnan to support China expansion
Posted bySo comrades, come rally
And the last fight let us face
Starbucks unites the human race.
Interview: Dr Wang Xiaowei
Posted byGood man, good man. The world needs more of his kind.
Interview: Rocco Capasso
Posted byIf you aren't familiar with that area it can be a bit tricky to find. Start at Wen Miao bus stop (Confucian Temple) on Ren min zhong lu. You can spot a Dairy Queen from there. Turn left at the Dairy Queen and you'll be walking along the back of the mall, it's a small pedestrian street. It's probably a 3-4 minutes walk and Rocco's is in the left side. There are plenty of decent restaurants on that street as well and the prices are reasonable.
Interview: Rocco Capasso
Posted byInteresting story. I think it's hard for us more recent arrivals to understand how Kunming was just 10-15 years ago. After having tried a pizza at his newest place I personally am glad Rocco decided to settle here :)