Saturday, September 25, 2010

Xiamen Moon Cake Gambling (Bobing) in Mid-Autumn Festival Fun

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Have you ever been to Xiamen ?  Have you ever known about Xiamen ?  Do you in Xiamen Chinese New Year is never as hot as Mid-Autumn Festival?  A recent China Daily article gave you a link to the above questions .

The moon is becoming rounder and brighter - so the Mid-Autumn Festival must be just around the corner.
And people are surrounded by pile of mooncakes which would cost them months to consume.

Yet in Xiamen, a coastal city of East China's Fujian Province, you find a pack of six dice inside after opening every gaudily-decorated box of mooncakes.

Gambling? Right, but it is definitely legal. Because the stakes among the locals are mooncakes - and that is how this unique celebrating activity has got its
Chinese name "Bo Bing." It is played only around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival and The Moon Cake

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Moon Cake Festival: A Mid-Autumn Festival (Chung Chiu), the third major festival of the Chinese calendar, is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month. This festival corresponds to harvest festival s observed by Western cultures (in Hong Kong, it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival).


 
Contrary to what most people believe, this festival probably has less to do with harvest festivities than with the philosophically minded chinese of old. The union of man's spirit with nature in order to achieve perfect harmony was the fundamental canon of Taoism, so much so that contemplation of nature was a way of life.

Peace Hotel Brings Shanghai History Back

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Peace Hotel

A History, A Miracle
Number One mansion in the Far East
Now , Today , in 2010 ,  renamed  as
Fairmont Peace Hotel


20 Nanjing Road East
Shanghai,
China









With its old jazz band ( average age over 75) ,  9 Nation Suites , and new Presidential Suite originated from Sassoon Penthhouse , it is coming back .

Monday, September 13, 2010

The Charming Dance of Penang in Xiamen Trade Fair (CIFIT) - Travel Forum

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2010's Xiamen Trade Fair has more to tell you , the Travel Forum was mixed with culture .

After I finished the Yoga Show , I was attracted by the main Stage , the Fujian Local Dance was just about to be over.    It is a dance that shows the tea celebration , the Hui'an ladies are very unique for their clothing, Just a pity I come up with the end.




And then A group of Malaysian Dancers jumped up to hook the eyes of all the audience .


The Beautiful Yoga Duo Show at the Xiamen Trade Fair - Travel Forum

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As I walked into the Hall of CIFIT ( Xiamen Trade Fair ) , I had been an explorer  of all kinds of interests , business , shopping, interior design, traveling, dancing show ....... , as many as one can find.




Today ,What  I want to show you is not you will imagine in this Fair.
Goya Show , by two girls
I just saw them through a tree by chance , all the people watch them at the front side , but I catch few pretty good shots at the back side .



Monday, September 6, 2010

UNCTAD's second World Investment Forum Starts Today in Xiamen

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The UNCTAD's second World Investment Forum (WIF) is to be held on 6-9 September, 2010 in Xiamen, China. The Forum is being organized in connection with the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), to take place in Xiamen on 8-11 September.






The special program of the Forum  the Ministerial Roundtable on "Revisiting investment policies" is to take place on 7 September.




The 6th Straits Travel Fair Starts Today in Xiamen as part of CIFIT

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When the time comes , for Xiamen , it is really something special !


China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen starting
today , inlcuding NCTAD's World Investment Forum 2010 (WIF), The 6th  Straits  Travel Fair,etc.


Wednesday, September 1, 2010

UNCTAD´s 2nd World Investment Forum (WIF) set for 6-9 September in Xiamen, China

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Great news coming to Xiamen says that  UNCTAD´s 2nd World Investment Forum set for 6-9 September in Xiamen, China.   What does it mean?




The China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, takes place on September 8-11 every year in Xiamen, China.   and this year WIF joins in to make this event even bigger .


About the Golden Key
CIFIT's "golden key" logo, consisting of numbers "9" and "8" and letters "CIFIT", indicates that CIFIT takes place on September 8 each year in Xiamen, and symbolizes both CIFIT's sustainable prosperity and your golden key to success.




Global Fun Carnival opens up in Xiamen

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Though Global Fun Carnival  had already boarded Xiamen in July ,2010, some facilites were not established  then,  you could read some bad comments on it through the website.




But  on 27th August, a promotion fair for the "Global Fun Carnival – Xiamen Stop" was held at the main venue of the Global Fun Carnival Xiamen Stop.
Hundreds of travel agency leaders and tourist guide representatives from Xiamen and the surrounding cities were participating in the fair.