Forums > Study > research in China Shanghai government is much more progressive, more open minded to outside ideas, and has a history of international co-operation at all levels. You are more likely to get support there.
Shanghai is a diverse city, with rural and urban poor, as well as rich middle class. There are all levels of society. A study in Shanghai may not be exactly what you want to do, but it looks like you are much more likely to be able to do it.
I don't know how much you know about the culture in China, but people do not like to say 'no', on most occasions you will just get no reply. Sound familiar? At least now it sounds like you have found a gatekeeper, or someone who knows one.
IMHO take what is on offer, especially if your timescale is limited. Otherwise you may well end up with nothing.
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Sources of places of interest info I am looking around those, but Google Trips seems to be competition for tripadvisor, which is not really what I need.
The beauty of the old Panoramia, is that you could look on Google Earth at an area you will be travelling though, then select the picture icons to see what is in that area.
Forums > Travel Yunnan > Sources of places of interest info I am looking for resources for trip planning. Google Earth used to be good for places of interest, using the Panoramia photo database, but Panoramia is no longer supported, and all of the images have gone; waiting to be replaced by new pics.
Some online tourist sites are worse than useless, as you get directed there from a search, but all the site has is hotels, that may actually be 10 km away.
Lonely planet is out of date and, in the digital age, does not seem to be relevant.
Does anyone know of any good sources for identifying places to visit in China.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Wikipedia gone Yes, in the same way that boiled rice is an alternative to a full banquet.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Accomodation Registration Form The 24 hours is if the rules are applied strictly. I have returned on Fridays in the past. The police person who does the registration is off on the weekend and we have never had a problem registering within the week.
One time I forgot to re-register after a trip to HK. I remembered and registered about 2 months later. They were more irritated about having to do the paperwork, than bothered about the late registration. I ended up only paying one day fine.
Chinese man kills ostrich in bizarre suicide attempt
Posted byLike the links to Youku.
Great enhancement.
Manufacturer addresses Kunming metro safety, comfort concerns
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Just de-railed, no signal needed.
Can Kunming become a real international city?
Posted byDefine international city.
If you mean and international trade centre for SW China, I think Yunnan has missed the boat. Chongqing was on a par with KMG 6 or 7 years ago. It is now streets ahead. With the global recession, and even China's economic downturn, there are few opportunities to develop a new trading centre in SW China.
I know KMG and YN govt. want it, but I don't think they will get it. For Vietnam/Thailand/Etc. the extra flight time to Chongqing does not add a lot to the total door to door time. And when you get there all the main financial services are needed are already well developed, unlike KMG.
The other issue is how do you staff institutions from a work pool of people with a poor work ethic. Yunnan has never been known to be industrious. Chongqing is a cut-throat business environment, like Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shanghai. In Yunnan people want easy money, and then kick back and play Mah-jong.
Bronze Age relics unearthed in Baoshan
Posted by@voltaire
Thank you for a very informative and interesting post, explaining more of the relevance of this find.
Flying Tigers memorial opening tomorrow
Posted byPerhaps words like 'tomorrow' should not be used in editorial that will be read at a later date. At the time of me writing this, tomorrow was already yesterday ;-)