I was married in 2008 to a Shandong woman. We applied at an office in Jining. At that time, all we needed was my passport, a translated document from the embassy of my country proving I was single, and a photo of the two of us for our marriage certificates. I can't remember what I paid for the certificate showing marital status, but the cost of the Chinese paperwork was something like 10rmb (plus cost of translation and photos). It was pretty straightforward. I'm surprised to learn that it can take up to a year for the office to approve the marriage. I am quite certain mine took no more than a day.
This is interesting. I didn't realise that the housing reform was in effect outside of Shanghai, Beijing and Chongqing. Do these new regulations also apply to smaller cities like Dali and Lijiang?
This is great to know. One of my concerns with living in Yunnan was not having access to a good dentist. I currently have my dental work done overseas, and this should save me some time and money in the future.
It sounds like nothing has changed in 5 years. I was living in China from 2006 to 2008 and this annoyed me to no end. There is a way to get around it however (though I don't know how legal it is). At least in 2008, it was possible to subscribe to a VPN (virtual private network) in some northern European country for something like $50-$100 a year.
Some places have adequate trash collection service but locals still choose to burn the trash to cook with and heat their homes. It's pretty common with the elderly. They also like to burn coal inside their homes when radiant or electric heating is available to save money.
I am living in Shandong Province, which is just about ground zero for air pollution. The main crop here is wheat, and they burn it.
When I stayed in Dali for the entire month of February, the air quality index was over 100 almost every day. There is very little industry in Dali, but you can clearly see where the air pollution is coming from...farmers burning stuff. I have a clear view of the valley, and I toured it several times on a bicycle.
Not all the pollution in China comes from factories. A lot of it comes down to bad personal choices like driving a car to save face when a bus or bicycle would do instead. How about all the uncontrolled exploding of firecrackers? When the government tried to regulate it people got angry that their right to foul the air was being infringed upon.
How about the 700 million farmers that are constantly burning garbage and organic material (rather than rotating crops)? Agricultural pollution in China is huge problem, but it's not something that can be dealt with easily because many of these farmers simply can't afford to adopt modern farming methods. It will likely take decades to move these people into urban middle class environments and switch to large scale farming.
Anyone know when Metro Line 3 will come online? I read in another article that the local government was being pretty quiet about it. I thought I recalled a completion date of spring 2015, but maybe it's been pushed back to 2016 now?
Documentary Under the Dome captivates China
Posted bySome places have adequate trash collection service but locals still choose to burn the trash to cook with and heat their homes. It's pretty common with the elderly. They also like to burn coal inside their homes when radiant or electric heating is available to save money.
I am living in Shandong Province, which is just about ground zero for air pollution. The main crop here is wheat, and they burn it.
When I stayed in Dali for the entire month of February, the air quality index was over 100 almost every day. There is very little industry in Dali, but you can clearly see where the air pollution is coming from...farmers burning stuff. I have a clear view of the valley, and I toured it several times on a bicycle.
Documentary Under the Dome captivates China
Posted byNot all the pollution in China comes from factories. A lot of it comes down to bad personal choices like driving a car to save face when a bus or bicycle would do instead. How about all the uncontrolled exploding of firecrackers? When the government tried to regulate it people got angry that their right to foul the air was being infringed upon.
How about the 700 million farmers that are constantly burning garbage and organic material (rather than rotating crops)? Agricultural pollution in China is huge problem, but it's not something that can be dealt with easily because many of these farmers simply can't afford to adopt modern farming methods. It will likely take decades to move these people into urban middle class environments and switch to large scale farming.
New high-speed rail line to link Kunming with Dali
Posted byAccording to this link (now almost a year old), the line is scheduled for completion in May 2017. It will run at 200km/h.
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Kunming north-south metro lines near completion
Posted byAnyone know when Metro Line 3 will come online? I read in another article that the local government was being pretty quiet about it. I thought I recalled a completion date of spring 2015, but maybe it's been pushed back to 2016 now?
Life in Kunming: A graffiti artist's perspective
Posted byI demand a firing squad.