Best wishes for a wonderful Year of the Dragon 2012.
诸位朋友们，愿大家有个美好的 2012.
Old Entries for the ‘lifestyle’ Category
Happy Dragon Year
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Season’s Greetings
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Branding China – Talent 1st, Guanxi later
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011One of the biggest and most important projects for the coming year lies ahead, the ‘Dragon exam’ to win back consumer trust and overcome the ‘Made In’ lack of self-confidence.
Branding is more than an Ad at NY Times Square, Li Ning versus Nike or billboards at UK Olympics, branding starts at home where products and creators have their roots, to win back consumer’s trust of the Made and Create in China.
China has great talent and produces nearly 60% of all Italian, French, Swiss, US luxury design products. The creative industry need to differentiate between high-middle-low level Quality and Creativity. Here experienced implementation is needed to support and select the creative leaders. Chinese Fine Arts became very powerful and is well respected in China and abroad, now its time to focus on bigger disciplines.
Good old times
Saturday, December 10th, 2011Shanghai’s 1930 glamour with legendary beauty queens in nostalgic dance hall styles. Dress code: 1930 Gangster & Glam @ Island6.
Darling, let’s go shopping
Saturday, November 26th, 2011Its time to think about gifts for the upcoming Year Of The Dragon.
Some hot collector items are now available at HK Christie’s and BEP WDC. Wang Guangyi ‘s paintings versus the treasury Lucky Money collection. Both gifts start with an attractive issuing price, except of expirations in returns and fluctuation, which might be different. Gift Advisors at Vatican Bank recommending Wang’s Coca Cola.
Why Do We Need A Common Dream?
Saturday, September 17th, 2011Discussions on Weibo (China’s Twitter) increased about Helen Wang’s newly translated book The Chinese Dream. Questioning: What is the Chinese dream? Wang try’s to find a simple answer by comparing China with the US American dream and fails. At least Wang’s book brought up a discussion on defining common values, which are in China more important than copying other cultures. Chinese people are pragmatic and for them good health, good fortune, and a good family are their assets.
The ones following this blog remembering a post of a postcard-flyer from 2009 picked up in a Cafe in Shanghai, mentioning: American Airlines – America loves China. So, honestly: Do we need a common dream?
Nostalgic Cheongsam Blogger
Sunday, August 28th, 2011Young people normally don’t care much about the vanishing traditional fashion styles, for most of them global-western-uniform-fashion styles are just so tempting. Nowadays traditional Cheongsam dresses known as Qipao are most likely seen as cooperate uniforms worn by restaurant, hotel and spa staff. The elegant Qipao dresses got replaced by global fashion. China’s past beauty seams to be threatened with extinction. What great elegance could be spotted on the streets if people would just believe more in their own talent and beauty.
Shaolin Weekend
Friday, August 26th, 2011This home trainer program provides an entertaining weekend !
Ancient City Tour – Ci Cheng
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Recommending Ningbo’s Heritage Town – Ci Cheng, which presents several
Chinese hand crafted art exhibitions, covering the traditional production of porcelains, furniture, fabrics and clothes. Joining a guided tour by traditional folkloristic specialist Huang Yung Sung through the ancient town.
Summer Camping Tour
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011Many people don’t know the creativity of chinese people.
Here an amazing example for mobile living, spotted on the street in China.
