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Iloveamma
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| tyroleanhat wrote: |
I wonder why Kunming wasn't mentioned yet. It's such a pleasant city with clean air, I always loved my time there. Lots of nature pretty close-by. The city is not huge but big enough to have some nice vegetarian restaurants - I would say.
Kunming is also one of the few cities where you can stay in winter and summer. These 2 seasons are usually very unpleasant in China. Speaking of which, I am in Chengdu now, and the air is surprisingly good in spring and autumn - on average not worse than many European cities. If you have a university gig, the hottest and coldest (at the same time dirtiest) months are a good time to escape China. |
Wow. Great...Thanks for this. Will check it out.
Does anybody have direct experience with Shenzhen and air quality? It is one of the three places I was also leaning towards. And what about Tianjin? |
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KayuJati
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| Iloveamma wrote: |
Does anybody have direct experience with Shenzhen and air quality? It is one of the three places I was also leaning towards. And what about Tianjin? |
I spent a year in Tianjin. The air quality was very bad in the winter from the coal being burnt for heat. Also, springtime brought sand in from wind storms on the Gobi desert north of Beijing.
You should check out cities in the deep south. In addition to Kunming, which has already been mentioned, check out Nanning, Guiyang, Guilin, and etc. I made a quick trip through that area (didn't make it to Guilin) but it seemed less polluted than in the north. I would be surprised in any of those cities did not have a Starbucks yet. |
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drrjon
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 2:08 pm Post subject: Chengdu Air |
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| I have lived in Chengdu a long time and I can tell you that during the winter the air here is very polluted. Another poster mentioned how good the air is here. Yeah right!! Recently the government shut down a couple of factories which has helped to improve the air but with all the construction around the area, the air is still toxic, especially when cold winter keeps the pollution on the ground. |
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Iloveamma
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 11:21 pm Post subject: Re: Chengdu Air |
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| drrjon wrote: |
| I have lived in Chengdu a long time and I can tell you that during the winter the air here is very polluted. Another poster mentioned how good the air is here. Yeah right!! Recently the government shut down a couple of factories which has helped to improve the air but with all the construction around the area, the air is still toxic, especially when cold winter keeps the pollution on the ground. |
Thanks so much for clarifying that and same to the poster above about the south.
I am so grateful for all the replies. |
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nimadecaomei
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, where I have worked in Chengdu for years you get a nice burnt plastic smell every morning. I will say the air was nice, got worse, and is now getting better. |
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bagua8
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Download an air quality app now and start checking numbers. |
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