From Caixin Global piece, in response to how migrant workers and street vendors may be affected:
"... it could be difficult to impose them on street vendors due to their concerns about inconvenience and taxation, industry insiders said."
Normal English writing below discussing the new regulations issued by the Central Bank, not a machine translation:
Estimated high speed rail fares to be sold in two weeks are posted. Cheaper than flight.
Kunming to Puer ~CNY130
Kunming to Xishuangbanna ~CNY180
I recall daily and annual transfer quota to Weixin from the major banks can be set by bank app, on their website, or in person at teller. Those security settings were for transferring out from account balance. I also remember WeChat Pay has 200K annual limit. Not sure if that quota was altered for foreigners.
Have your wife tried transferring via red envelopes on WeChat Pay for lesser amounts?
From my own experience, more authentication requirements for secondary WeChat account transfers for foreign passports in the past two year or so.
My pleasure.
Yunnan accounts for just over 4% of China's land area, yet harbours half of all the country's biodiversity of flora and fauna (vertebrates). Additional bittersweet factoid why COP15 was held in this province.
National Geographic published a piece (13-minute read) on Gaoligong Mountain four days ago titled "Southwestern China harbors one of the last vaults of biodiversity:"
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For a limited time until June 26, 2022, the 66th top floor observatory will be open to public for free. Visiting hours: 14:00 - 21:00, weekends and holidays. One of the best breathtaking views of the cityscape. Great for family. Below the skyscraper is intersection of MRT Line 3 (pink) with Line 2/1.
For those following the tragic saga of the baby calf elephant (born at Kunming Zoo), who was forcibly separated from its mother to perform as solo act elsewhere for profit, there's finally some good news. After months of social media uproar and complaints over the cruel treatments of the calf in tears during training in leaked vids, the calf is soon returning back to our local zoo. The visibly depressed mother and calf will soon be reunited after a brief quarantine period. One extra star for the zoo for adhering to the voices of the public. A step in the right direction. More compassion for our animal friends in captivity.
China-Laos railway now connecting cities of Kunming and Vientiane
Posted byThe Wall Street Journal currently features the China-Laos Railway on its front page in a special video report:
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This WJS report reveals China's BRI plan to connect SE Asia via this railway. Journalists Nikki Walker and Todd Holmes obviously didn't travel to the border SEZ themselves. This area has been a ghost town with stalled development projects for several years, but may slowly pickup in the future if one is cautiously optimistic.
Four Days in China's Spring City – Rediscovering Kunming
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Actual Himalayan mountain range can be seen in Northwestern Yunnan in volcanic, natural hot-spring cities such as Tengchong. Despite being tail-end, they are still massive.
Four Days in China's Spring City – Rediscovering Kunming
Posted byNice to see the return of travel blog pieces on this site.
Moon and Chalice boutique hotel has turned into a must-visit "打卡" (punch-in time slot) destination for selfie taking tourists who come to Kunming in the past couple of years.
Snapshot: Dali's San Yue Jie
Posted byHigh speed rail tickets from Dali to Lijiang are back online.
Snapshot: Dali's San Yue Jie
Posted byAfter years of closure due to covid, one of Dali's biggest san yue jie festival is officially back in full force, from May 4 and ending May 10. Highest local officials have attended the festivities.
For those travelling by train to Dali, the Dali station is under complete renovations. No. 8 bus (3 yuan) to old town is across the street.
Hai dong train station (aka North Station) will be built in five years and slated to be the biggest train station in Dali.