Facetious, tongue in cheek comment aside, dog consumption in China is a real issue.

Currently situated in my winter locale further South of South of Cloud where "狗肉店" (dog meat store/restaurant) are visible by the road. Stray dogs locked in tiny cages can be seen being transported to be eventually slaughtered. It's a blood boiling sight, yet is the peusdo cultural norm in some rural areas in the Mainland. And no, I'm not speaking of Guizhou.

More public voice of opposition needed for swift closure of these horrific practices/establishments. Top down orders from the State needed, as well as strict enforcement at local township level.

Regarding Bamei and others' assertion that most don't clean up after their dogs. I believe negatively bias is at work here.

Sort or like how we tend to perceive the more frequent bad luck when good luck is just as frequent.

For example, we tend to remember the current traffic lane or cashier line being slower whenever we switch over. The previous lane or line appear to move, cars or shoppers passing us fluidly as we grind to a halt.

In actuality, the correct decisions of switching are just as prevalent on average. We just easily forget them... yet the bad, teeth clenching scenarios stick.

Same applies to how children seemingly remember the times their parents wronged them, yet oblivious to the first bike daddy bought junior, or the innumerable acts of sacrifice mom gave to her most beloved.

This cognitive phenomenon of negatively bias is related to our survival instinct passed down genetically. This particular wiring/firing may have helped our ancestors avoid negative situations that hinder their procreation of offspring. Remembering that scary foe or nemesis lurking in a specific patch of forest so as to be more cautious next time may be useful.

It's probably true for noticing owners who don't clean up after their dogs while overlooking those that do.

In the near future, Kunming dog walkers may be required to leash their pets when making the neighborhood rounds. Failure to comply would result in warnings and fines. Three strikes result in confiscation of your dog, until the passing of a certain dog owner civic exam. Similar penalties apply for not cleaning up your dog's #2s.

These mandates have already been enforced in bigger cities like Guangdong. May spill over to Spring City like the national recycling campaign.

So perhaps dogs here will take part in a 文明er昆明, if not for their own safety. Particularly the untethered, berserk canines that exhibit affinity for chasing after pedestrians.

I just want to add. As morning stroller for many years, 95% of KM regulars pick up after their dogs based on my morning observations. Though turning blind eye when their best friends relieve #1 in public indoor spaces remain a problem.

Midnight tonight is the biggest online shopping day in the world. Official BMW flagship store on TMall are selling a variety of their motorcycles. Unfortunately presale deposits for discount prices ended.

Those interested in the BMW line up, just copy the link below. Opening Taobao or TMall app will automatically direct you to their store page, scrolling down just a bit the bikes will appear:

【BMW官方旗舰店】m.tb.cn/h.etflALE?sm=76192b 點ゞ撃°鏈バ接，再选择瀏覽噐咑ぺ鐦；或復zんíゞ整句话￥VpLKYui81ge￥后咑閞

Yes, on Qunar. Per your 景洪市告庄西双景 request:

198rmb from km train station.

Buses depart every hour from 8:30 to 10:30.

238rmb from 11:30 to 21:30 (no tickets from 13:30 - 20:30)

Last departure at 22:30 for 198rmb.

7 hour travel time.

Fyi, Qunar(去哪儿) is the best travel ticket buying hub for air, land, and sea in the Mainland, as well as cheapest hotel booking platform globally. Superior prices compared to booking vendors displayed by Tripadvisor. But particularly cheap for airfares.

Qunar is a gem that shows the best deals by all vendors in user-friendly interface. Much cheaper than Ctrip (aka trip.com) despite their monopolizing merger.

Yes Ocean. Most major VPNs are still hopelessly limited.

I say most, not all.

This is disappointing given national week and the more recent high profile "secret" meeting in bj have long passed. It feels like the longest VPN debilitation drought, like ever. Though for good reasons i need not delve into here.

Usual protocols are ineffective yesterday and today. But ones in the VPN protocol hinterland is effective.

Search for...

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This outlying protocol may be perceived tawdry, thus overlooked by gfw, yet is bypassing seamlessly. Look for apps that use this less known protocol service.

Good luck my fellow netizens!