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Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming's tripadvisor problem

@Ishmael, not disgusting, just the real world. All of us currently enjoy lots of 'free to view' content. Without revenue streams to support these they would be behind 'pay walls'. As has happened to a lot of newspaper and other sites that cannot gather enough 'card carrying' or other revenues.
GoKunming is supported by card carrying revenue, at least. Another site I am involved with is supported by member donations.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Kunming's tripadvisor problem

This is common practice. You can pay to get bumped up almost any search results list on most browsers, and have been able to for many years. It is also a major source of revenue for sites like trip adviser. These sites are independent review bodies, they are companies and that means that their main purpose is to make money. That is how your 'free to access' information is paid for.

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Forums > Study > research in China

Having followed this thread over the past couple of days, a few new thoughts spring to mind.
Usually in China people will not say no, as they do not want to be the bringer of bad news. They just don't get back to you. Sound familiar?
As for annoying people, I think that will get you nowhere, and could well put up barriers. You might be able to corner someone face to face. They may even say yes, and then they will do nothing and become un-contactable.
Are you doing undergrad, masters, or doctoral/post-doc research? If it is the first two, I doubt you would get a response.
Someone also mentioned 'guanxi', in China it is not what you know but who you know.
Remember, just because you really want to do something, and that it may even be of value, does not mean that others are obliged to help in any way whatsoever, and altruism is not common.
Anyone who might be in a position to help you will also consider that anything that might shine a light into a dark corner may cause them, or their bosses, some loss of face and they will not want to get involved, unless they are ordered to from above.
If you really want to do research on Chinese subjects, you will probably need to work with secondary data, if you can get access to it. This way you can work on your own.

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I would guess that large infrastructure projects may be treated as state secrets. Sites may not be off limits (to Chinese nationals), but rather like collecting phone numbers/addresses, or using a GPS to map routes, it could get non-nationals into trouble.

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A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.

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Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.

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In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.

They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.

They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.