Kunming according to Mario

1. How my partner portrays Kunming. Kunming according me has many faces. -"Spring" is the first keyword. That's because in this season there is the most beautifully weather there. You may describe it as comfortable or kinda smooth. All in all it may be named as the almost perfect balance between warm and cold weather. -The second word which belongs to Kunming is "flowers" because of the fact that Kunming is defined by flowers. Especially downtown Kunming are seled many flowers in the markets there. As well as there in the suburbs you are able to look on breathtaking flower fields portraying things over dimensional. -"Ethnic" fits as a further word. In Kunming living 25 different ethnic groups. Summed up you can explore more as one culture. -"Heaven" fits to the gorgeous sceneries there like as I had mentioned before the breathtaking flower fields. Just like that you can go downtown to shop in the markets or go somewhere else in Kunming. - Finally I'd mention the "abundant" kinds of foods to eat at Kunming.

2. School life: Firstly it is worth mentioning that a school day in Kunming takes definitely  more  time as in Germany. These student's day starts at 7:30 am and ends finally at 6:30 PM. Afterwards three hours or homework have to be done in average. Together counted with the length of the dinner it's just possible to go about 11pm to bed. Here comes a little introduction to the well known  school issues.

Subjects: On every school day there are all in all 9 subjects to do on a day. Five get to it before noon and in the afternoon are following the other four. In the category science there are: physics, chemistry, geography, biology as well as maths. In case of languages you have the subjects Chinese and English there. History and politics act about our society. Furthermore subjects you have there as well subjects can categoris

ied as art. They are music and arts. Finally they have PE there to.

Classes: In comparison to an average German school the classes in China are much larger. One class there inhabits more as 40 students. On the other hand side German classes can consist out of the half of 40 students.

School activities: At last there are of course school activities. One I would introduce you  closer namely the "model United nations". It's about you get in the role of a country and you portray it during talking about political  issues. For myself that activity sounds much fancy. Surely other activities are offered there are to good to try.

Options after graduation: After graduating from high school students have two options to move on. Firstly they can study further in an university for getting better jobs in meaning of better salaries or they can straighten be educated in an company if the grades don't fulfill the university's demands. Good education has in China a big importance so mainly students there have bound to study  hard.

3. A one day experience for Kunming: Firstly I was recommended to go early  to the "Dian Lake" at 6 am because of  good kickstarting my day with fresh air in the         morning. The "Dian Lake" is located very closely to Kunming and it is relative big. As a Kickstart in my day the best would be to run alongside  the lake. A run around the whole lake would require a very good fitness so you'd better run partly  alongside the lake. All in all two hours supposed to be enough for discovering the landscape there so I can heading to the next point.

At approximately 8 am the second point supposed to be done. Therefore I have to climb the western mountains in Kunming. On the top of it I'd have a full view of Kunming that's why this is something what definitely  must be done during visiting Kunming. Like the name says this mountains are located in the westside of Kunming. For this plan two hours are planned to.

If I retain exactly the schedule I will arrive at approximately 10 am at the railroad restaurant which is located in 1903 established park in Kunming. To give you some background information the restaurant named "railroad" restaurant because it's an dedication to railroad workers who built in the past a railroad to Thailand. Just this business was very tough. Eating there portrays a nice way of discovering locals foods' taste.

In the afternoon at approximately 2pm the tour goes on with an exploration tour in Kunming older streets to get to know Kunming's history. To go for a walk there slowly is the best way to get to know the history. Because of the fact that a slow walk there supposed to be the best four hours therefore are planned before going back to the place I live.

On the schedule for the one day exploration stands the "green lake park" which has a amazing location namely downtown Kunming just on the shore of the   "Green Lake". Recommendable would be a visit at night because you can go for a walk there to discover nightlife. An other point why the park at night supposed to be visited are the restaurants. If you are there yet you may eat dinner there. Finally it depends on you when the day should end.

Here are two tips they might improve your experience. An opportunity to take a car for the exploration would be the best way for the transportation between the destinations. Secondly you'd better bring your own bottles. Please pay attention to protect our environment and do this to reduce plastic waste.

4. Food: Kunming has representative a big variety of food where comprehensive the Chinese typically food count in. As well as that people in Kunming also like west meals. Particularly Kunming is a portray from food of the world. So if you consider to open a restaurant which represents your country's food you'll good to go. Additionally there are no eating habits and all in all Kunming's people are up to different foods.

To get to know Chinese food clearer I am going to introduce you especially one called "cross the bridge noodles". The name is derived by an old Chinese legend where the main events about a poor one living under a bridge. This person where offered this meal to avoid starving. Basically it consists out of rice noodles in a chicken soup. As a supplement there is a brought variety of vegetables to add.

Every restaurant has an other way to cook the noodles but there's to a guideline where you can lean on. Just prepare well cooked chicken soup afterwards you can add the rice noodles just like the other ingredients. Obviously it sounds simple but the way may be very tough. Lastly you can serve it in a bowl or in some more where you put in the supplements. By the way the flavour may described as mellow or for the most people delicious.

Lastly you can serve it in a bowl or in some more bowls for the supplements.

5. According the last point "festivals" I am going to introduce you a special Chinese festival. It's the "torch festival" from the "Yi People" who are an ethnic group living to close Kunming. This event events annually on the 24th of June and it's regarded as the "Yi people's " new year. On this day flaming torches be carried at night to a square where a "big torch" is. This means that there is a massive heap to ignite. During the ignition of this heap people gather around the fire to dance to the sound of drums and "gongs". Gongs is a typically Chinese percussion instrument. Furthermore there are also a special instrument be played which has three strings. Unfortunately I don't know how it's called. Mostly this festival be described as wonderful.

To make it greener you could replace the torches to avoid air pollution.

Lastly I think it's  surprising that Chinese people celebrate Christmas. I think it's totally  alright they do it.