On December 31, yet another Shenzhen Midi Music Festival kicked off at the Longgang Universiade Center in Shenzhen. The two-day festival spanned two years, becoming the last music festival of 2014 in China and sounding the first note of Chinese rock music in 2015. A year ago at the very same venue, tens of thousands of fans and China’s top...
When you're in Incheon, you could be the star of a movie. After the successful conclusion of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, held on October 4, 2014 — a grand event for 4.5 billion Asians — Incheon has gradually emerged as a hub of Hallyu culture. The crews of the wildly popular Asian TV shows "Running Man" and "Infinite Challenge" ...
“When I first started exploring the market, no matter where I went, I would always be staring at other people’s shoes. Whenever I saw a nice pair, I’d either ask to take a photo with my camera or secretly snap one from the side.” Reflecting on his entrepreneurial journey, Xie Jiajun couldn’t help but laugh: “Back then, I almost got mistaken for a ‘creepy photographer’.” Arriving in Tai...
Nowadays, online marketing is increasingly recognized by businesses, and WeChat marketing is gaining even more momentum. The "Travel with Love, Pray at Guanyinshan" series of events primarily used WeChat as the main medium of communication. Travel influencers posted photos and text on their personal WeChat Moments under the hashtag #TravelWithLovePrayAtGuanyinshan...
On December 31, the largest outdoor activity platform in China, Green Field (绿野网), held the country’s first-ever glowing ski New Year’s Eve event at Beijing’s Jundu Mountain Ski Resort. Over 1,500 skiing enthusiasts lit up the slopes with twinkling lights, celebrating the turn of the year in a unique and creative skiing night, while also cheering for Beijing’s bid to host the 2022...
Beijing, Jan. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 31, HowToTrip, China’s largest outdoor activity platform, hosted the country’s first fluorescent skiing New Year’s Eve event at Beijing Junshan Ski Resort. Over 1,500 skiing enthusiasts lit up the slopes with tiny lights, celebrating the turn of the year in this unique and creative way...
The winter of 2014 in Beijing was exceptionally cold, but for Sheng Faqiang, Chairman of Beijing Toread Outdoor Products Co., Ltd., who had just returned from an Antarctic expedition, such temperatures were nothing compared to the extreme cold of Antarctica. Sheng set off on November 15 of this year, following polar travel experts — the agency “Beauty of the Poles” — for...
Dubai, UAE, January 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The grand New Year’s Eve celebration held in downtown Dubai, featuring the most dazzling fireworks display in history, vibrant LED lights, and laser shows, became the most-watched major New Year’s event in the world. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20...
The Bangkok Ball descended from 872 feet above the world’s highest open-air restaurant, making Bangkok a globally renowned destination for New Year’s countdown celebrations. Bangkok, January 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As the seven-foot-tall Bangkok Ball descended from the world’s highest open-air restaurant S...
On January 2nd, Beijing time, one day before the start of the 2015 Xiamen International Marathon, the official pacing team of the Xiamen Marathon, jointly created for the first time by the organizing committee and EZON, the event’s official exclusive sports watch partner, made its official debut. The team included running celebrities such as Professor Huang Lisheng from Xiamen University and marathon columnist “Running to the Ends of the Earth,” among others...
Thankfully we made it here—a fun-filled 2014 China Footwear Industry Gala. Some say 2014 was the toughest year for the footwear industry, but we believe it was a year of accelerated change. Still, none of that means much—against the intensifying wave of the internet, a free space of consciousness has been created for those in the footwear industry...
From January 28–31 (Wednesday–Saturday), 2015, the annual ISPO BEIJING – Asia Outdoor & Fashion Trade Show will celebrate its eleventh year in China. As one of the representative exhibitions in China’s outdoor industry, it boasts a large number of loyal fans from the outdoor sector. Shanlishi Outdoor, as a long-standing exhibitor at this event...
As the new year begins and everything is renewed, Xianyang tourism had a smooth start during the 2015 New Year’s Day short holiday, with a steady increase in the number of visitors. During the holiday period, the city received a total of 600,000 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 26%, achieving total tourism revenue of 240 million yuan, up 30% year-on-year. During the New Year’s Day holiday, Mawei Yi was packed with visitors...
The star of this article, the PRW-3000-2B, is the latest masterpiece from Casio's third-generation Triple Sensor digital display series. For this new addition to the PROTREK lineup launched last year, you've probably seen it shine the most during mountain climbing or other outdoor activities—but you might not have expected it to also take control of your daily life...
The Beijing Red Cross 999 Emergency Center is conducting a simulated helicopter medical rescue drill for ski injury scenarios. Photo by Zhong Jing, Xinhua News Agency Beijing Channel. Xinhua News Agency Beijing Channel, January 4 (Zhong Jing) — On the 2nd, the Beijing Red Cross 999 Emergency Center carried out a simulated helicopter medical rescue drill for ski injuries at Huairou International Ski Resort,...
News from WestNet: As winter sets in, skiing has become the top winter recreational activity for many residents of Xi'an. On January 1, a ski resort in Xi'an organized an event featuring numerous bikini-clad women to promote the sport and add some "sizzle" to the snowy slopes. Reporters learned that...
Expanding the New Silk Road Territory Shenzhen, January 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Temasek International's acquisition of Xinxin Travel became a highlight in the travel industry in 2014. Following that, it also acquired "Hangzhou Fanmei Aviation International Travel Agency Co., Ltd." Just after the start of 2015...
The hotel is under a long-term net lease -- a 15-year triple net lease by the hotel operator, with the lease also guaranteed by Club Méditerranée SA. London, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), a global net lease REIT (real estate investment trust) specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suit financing and single-tenant net lease property acquisitions...
Beijing, Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Organized by the Asia-Pacific Hotel Pre-construction Alliance, Asia-Pacific Hotel Dream Factory, and Hotel Professional Managers Magazine, and co-organized by the Shandong Provincial Tourism Hotel Association, Chengdu Tourism Hotel Association, Jinan University School of Hotel Management, International Royal Gold Butler Professional Institution, Jinhé International Hotel Management College, and others...