Everyday I give about two tours - three on some days, but I don't like to because it's too tiring, so I just do two. I charge 30Y for each tour, and I can make about 60Y a day - almost 2000Y a month. I live a very simple life. My housing costs only 150Y a month, very cheap - because I am only one person. f I can have 50Y leftover each day, then that is very good for me. I prefer to give tours to students, because they are more inquisitive. They like to take time to enjoy the park and will take 5 hours - while adults just want to walk and look at everything as fast as possible taking only 3 hours. How do I get into the park you ask? I buy a a year ticket, which costs 300Y.
My Lao Jia (hometown) is Heilongjiang, in the northeast. My entire family is there, including wife and daughter, who is 25 years old this year. I came over to Kunming to find a job in 2004. I very rarely go back now, but my daughter visits me about twice a year. I let her use my digital camera when she comes. I enjoy taking pictures of landscapes, and in addition to being a tourguide, I do photography on the side to earn some extra cash. It's not professional mind you, but I enjoy it and I do it for cheap, so its worthwhile for other people. I just taught it to myself.
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