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Couldn't agree more! NEVER take preventional malaria drugs, they're a farce, the medical companies inflating the problem to make money!!

If you go to a very high risk area, just take a treatment dose.

With your itinerary, I'd just take some repellent.

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I'm looking for exactly the same thing!

My search has been pretty unsuccessful... I looked up the Chinese name of stevia (甜菊属) and apparently there are some distributors around the country. I was thinking about ordering but wasn't sure. Maybe somebody has experience with this?

I was planning on bringing Stevia and agave nectar from Europe...

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Yes, sure, I agree with your second point, but you need time and not many people have/take enough time to travel these days.

About walkability, it's possible to walk up to the Shizong temple, see all the grotto's and walk back to Shaxi through different routes, totally possible and I'd recommend that if you have more than 1 day.

But if you also want to see the Baoxiang temple and the Haiyun temple on the same day, that would not be possible on foot. That means you have to take the car and go in reverse direction, so first visit those temples, have a car waiting, have lunch when you come down, take the car to Shizhong temple to see the grotto's and walk down to Shaxi.

And then it's a matter of knowing the right trails, but that just takes some practicing and wondering around, or again, taking a good guide if you don't have time.

There are a lot of interesting walking possibilities, I've even heard that there's a trail connecting to the one to Misha, but I've never actually found it.

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Yes, please ignore my advice if you want to.

I do have pretty valid reasons to give the advice, though. I've visited this place more than 10 times, both professionally and personally. Because I had this privilege, I've managed to map out the perfect route. That took me quite a bit. I've walked from Shaxi, I've walked from the other side, and I ended up wasting a lot of time. That's why I advise people to take a van, because the distance between the places is not walkable in one day.

You see, some people who read this might only have 1 day to get the most out of their day on Shibaoshan. That's why I think it's relevant to give this advice.

But if you don't like planning and are annoyed by people planning a perfect route, or want to get the most out of their trip, then please don't get a guide, don't do research, don't prepare, and don't listen to my advice.

But I think it's relevant advice for other people, that's why I spent my time giving it.

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Very nice informative article! Thanks.

If you visit Shibao mountain you should plan well, or get yourself a good guide. Renting a van for the day is an absolute must. First visit Huayun and Baoxiang temple and then take the car to Shizong temple and walk back to Shaxi from there. It took me quite a while to figure out a "perfect route" through the Shibao mountain area.

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This place is without doubt my favorite restaurant in Kunming. It is truly Simao-style, but adds its own unique touch. The ingredients vary per week and the ingredients are all carefully sourced in specific markets or brought straight from the mountains. Their wild vegetables are always sweeter than other places in Kunming. There are plaques on the wall that say: "we don't feel the need to enhance the flavor with weijing or jijing, we do our best to source the best natural foods for you". You will not see any grease after finishing the plate, not even with the deep fried dishes. They are very flexible with ordering combinations and the super-friendly owner-chef will be happy to step out of the kitchen and give you some great advice. If he has time, because this place is crowded on most evenings. Service is friendly and attentive (but it is still Kunming). You get free home-made kimchi and apple vinegar with all meals. They have cold Fenghuaxueyue beer. Without doubt a safe Chinese eatery, really delicious food, friendly people who are passionate about their product. A true gem, in my opinion.

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I heard Richland Hospital has proper testing material.

I think the medical staff is of the same level as other Kunming healthcare facilities. I needed to translate some specifics of a medical report I got in another specialized hospital. I wanted to do this by letting the Richland doctor have a phone call with the specialized doctor that had done the tests. I came in and there sat a young physician with a translating nurse. When the phone call to the other hospital wasn't successful he wanted to have look at the report himself. I asked if that would make sense if he wasn't a doctor that was specialized in that specific field. He told me he wanted to have a look anyway. To my horror, he promptly misdiagnosed me with a truly appalling disease. When I came home I was puzzled. I didn't have any symptoms, how could I have something that serious. I checked the internet and found out that the condition that he described DIDN'T EVEN EXIST. Well, I have to give him, he had me stressing out there for a minute. I wanted to confront him with his mistake but apparently all the doctors had taken the weekend off. Eventually, in combination with my visit to the other state run facility, I was in constant uncertainty and stress over the period of 4 days for something that turned to be NOTHING. I had NOTHING.

Please use the highest level of common sense in dealing with local healthcare. The situation is grim. Best to let them test (if the facilities are ok) and make conclusions and decisions by yourself, if serious ask a physician in another country. Never blindly trust anything they say.

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Really friendly people, very tasty proper Indian food, all made with fresh ingredients and very reasonably priced.

For sure the best Indian food in town!