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Forums > Living in Kunming > Great Scams

A great but somewhat rare scam in town is: Parking fees!

Yes, always ask for an invoice if some random person (mostly out of uniform and awkward place) comes up to you and asks for parking money.
If they can't give it to you (they ran out, also legal ones sometimes run out of them) you can check their parking attendant license (which they usually have on the front of their jacket anyways.

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Forums > Food & Drink > Kebab craving! Kebab!

Oh, Doner Kebab! I thought you guys were talking about Shish Kebab.
Yup, that would be nice to have for sure. With garlic mayo, salad in a pita bread. Yum Yum :D

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Forums > Food & Drink > Kebab craving! Kebab!

Kebabs are sold all over Kunming and Yunnan. It's a signature food here due to the large Muslim population. Nearly all muslim Restaurants have them on the menu (big skewers, small skewers, dried beef skewers and even tiny ones on toothpicks. They sell the skewers on the street, they sell them even mounted on bbq's on the back of scooters.
Just have to have the stomach for them as the ones sold on the street are not kept refrigerated. My stomach gets upset. But I eat them at least once or twice a week in a restaurant :)

PS: If they don't have them at your favorite restaurant, just ask if they can make some and give them a call to let them know you're coming for dinner and want to have ... skewers :)

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Forums > Living in Kunming > where to buy a cheap bike?

There are a TON of bicycle-shops everywhere.
The bottom price for a very nice NEW decent city bike which is light-weight and sturdy is ￥ 360 (including sliding lock).

Prices might be slightly higher if you're downtown.
If you go for a mountainbike or something similar or something fun or a folding bicycle you're looking for ￥ 600-1000.

Just bought 2 bikes a couple weeks ago so these are the latest prices :)

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Is there a list available of animals the government sees as endangered or forbidden? Not that I'd ever eat anything like those, but I want to know how far their list reaches in regards to foreign animals and if Yao Ming's efforts paid off. Thanks!

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Hmm, sounds like every day driving in KM. Risking your life in an attempt to get to where you have to be.
It feels and looks just like a Demolition Derby here.
(Today a guy threatened to ram our car twice! because he was jealous that we were driving 5 Kph faster than him and using our "indicator light" to offend him...)

It becomes really sad when drivers here don't care about making life hard for people who are ill, pregnant or disabled. Or cause injury or death to others because it is of no concern to them or is simply beneficial to them. I've seen it happen. No deaths yet, but close enough...

Golden rule:
"What you don't know won't hurt you."

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Expensive, but probably one of the best places in this whole province to find genuine top brands (Prada, Gucci, etc.) for outlet prices.
Their jewelry sections in the basement is also very large but I would never touch any jewelry in China.

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Unbeatable priced. Seriously!
Prices start from 25 yuan p/p when you have a member card (deposit money on it).
The theaters are very good and they also show movies in 3D.

They always have the latest movies. Actually, they show most foreign movies in their native language which is awesome as I don't understand much Chinese yet.
Chinese movies are frequently shown with English subtitles.

Just make always sure and ask before attending a show what the language and subtitles are, but I guess that's a given in China :)

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Personally this is one of my favorite halal restaurants in Kunming. ^_^

Known well among the upper class of Kunming, it is very classy and is very good for quality business lunches and dinners. Having been here many times, this restaurant truly never lets you down. It's a little more pricey (-or a lot more pricey than your average noodle and rice restaurant), but the staff is very well trained and the food is exquisite and above all safe (they don't serve pork). (this is an absolute pre- when having business dinners as you don't want your guests to become sick).

My favorite dishes:
Steamed whole fish (predator type) in light soy-sauce.
Ground beef and ground peanuts over baked eggplant.
The seafood ice platter (salmon, scallop and snail) is very delicate and good for making a quality impression.

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This is one of South Kunming's largest farmers markets. Originally named "seafood market" for its focus on fish, shellfish and other seafood, it now contains a large vegetable, fruit, meat, bakery and dried food selection.

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New Asia Athletics Park (Guandu District) is one of the most well thought-out developments of the city. As part of the de-urbanization plan, it accommodates the new government and trade districts of the city.
It is also one of the most child-friendly districts of Kunming.

Located next to the Guandu Ancient Town, New Asia Athletics Park boasts a hospital, dozens of playgrounds in car-free zones and parks, a quality hotel, a stadium with various sport facilities including badminton, ping-pong, basketball and football (there are more facilities).

In addition it has one of Kunming's top Halal restaurants with truly exquisite food and many other options for fine dining, a very good value cinema (who offers a card system allowing you to get tickets for about half price). They always have the latest movies (also available in English or with English subtitles).

It is next to the new Metro line (which already runs here), with easy access to the flower market and Chenggong University town. Carrefour Supermarket, Luosiwan International Trade City and the lake.

There is also a direct freeway to Kunming airport making it a very convenient location.

Planned for opening in 2014 / 2015 there is also the New Kunming Theater and a new Kunming / Yunnan museum.