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LIFESiZE: LIFE in ShenZhen for Expats Shenzhen
Daily Digest Welcome to the "Survival Kit" for Shenzhen Expats! Refer to Shenzhen Daily Digest Index for Digests from other weeks, and see LIFESiZE Home for more Shenzhen information. Check the LIFESiZE blog for updates. Monday,
October 17, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Digging deep rewards as a geology student WHEN Ding Jie enrolled as a geology student in the Earth Science Department at Sun Yat-sen University in 2000, she was considered a failure for not qualifying for more popular majors. Not yielding to outside pressure, she fell in love with her major and her single-minded pursuit of her subject paid off. Today, Ding, a 25-year-old from Shenzhen, has just started doctoral studies at Cambridge University with a three-year Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award funded by the British Government worth US$44,000 a year....(PDF Version has photo) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only) A long list of restaurants:
Photo of Taijiquan (Tai Chi) enthusiast "Jaco Anicic, a French yoga instructor living in Shenzhen for five years..." the caption also mentions that "A national kung fu competition will be held in Shenzhen by the end of November." ‘SZ needs more self-promotion’ THE city of Shenzhen should promote itself better in Europe as many Europeans know little about the city, said Guy Bertrand, consul of the Belgian Consulate General in Hong Kong. Tuesday,
October 18, 2005 At a Glance: New bus route to open BUS route No. 108, from the Overseas Chinese Town East Station to the Old Street (Laojie) Station in Luohu, opens Tuesday. Five days in space [A recap of China's second manned space flight] Hakka culture finds roots everywhere Although a young city, Shenzhen has a strong Hakka heritage, found in numerous ancient Hakka houses and in the Hakka traditions among local people. The Hakka culture, together with the Cantonese culture, has contributed a dynamic history to the city....(PDF Version has photos) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
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October 19, 2005 1st white paper on democracy due THE Information Office of China’s State Council will issue a white paper on the country’s political democracy Wednesday. This will be the first time that the Chinese Government will issue a white paper on political democracy, an official with the office said in Beijing on Tuesday.... Cooperation growing more mature INDIAN Ashish Rahinj calls himself a “half expert on China” as he had been working in China for six years and knows a lot about the country....(PDF Version has photo) Death of author Ba Jin:
Bauhaus school exhibits to grace SZ design exhibition EXHIBITS from the Bauhaus museum of design in Germany are set to dazzle Shenzhen residents Oct. 25 at its China debut.... Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Districts to be divided BAO’AN and Longgang, two districts outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ), will be divided into eight clusters for urban planning purposes.... Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Sweetening life with chocolate at Rococo LOCATED in the attractive Nanhai Rose Garden section of Shekou, Rococo chocolate bar is a great place to enjoy a sweet and peaceful moment. Relax over chocolate delights or make your own chocolate creations....(PDF Version has photo) Thursday,
October 20, 2005 Basic facts about China’s political democracy IN 1953, the first general election took place in Chinese history — with the biggest-ever turnout....There are nine political parties in China.... Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Fish lantern dance shines again in city A PEARL of Shenzhen’s ancient sea culture, the fish lantern dance was performed here for the first time in 50 years at the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Yantian District this September....(PDF Version has photos) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Minibus routes to close soon TWO more minibus routes, numbered 436 and 437, will close Oct. 30 as part of a government plan to phase out minibuses within the special economic zone before the end of the year... A postman’s route to UPU rostrum WHEN Wang Shunyou inherited his father’s mail delivery job in his mountain-locked hometown in Southwest China 20 years ago, he never imagined the job would lead him to a rostrum in Switzerland....“I am going to tell my foreign peers the hardship and loneliness of Chinese postmen on horseback mail routes,” Wang told reporters before leaving for Berne....(PDF Version has more photos) Real estate prices rise by 12% REAL estate prices in Shenzhen rose by 12.18 percent to 6,639 yuan (US$824.7) per square meter in the first three quarters of the year... Safety products expo to open in Shenzhen THE 10th China (Shenzhen) International Public Security Products Expo will open Nov. 1 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center... SZ food safety budget ￥800m SHENZHEN plans to set aside 800 million yuan (US$99 million) for a package of plans to ensure food safety over the next three years.... SZ takes good care of women and children THE health care for Shenzhen’s women and children is among the best in China, said Chen Yumin, deputy director of the municipal health bureau, at a conference on women and children’s health held Wednesday at the Citizens’ Center....According to Xu, the city has set up a sound system of services to take care of the health of women and children, including seven hospitals designated for women and children, 52 hospitals with maternity wards and 345 community clinics by the end of last year.... SZ to boost employment chances of the disabled THE Shenzhen social security bureau will levy a fine on all employers who do not hire a certain number of disabled people, as required by the local government, according to a new policy published in the latest government gazette Wednesday....The new policy would ensure more enterprises fulfill their obligation of promoting employment of the disabled, a source with the city’s federation for the disabled said.... Friday,
October 21, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Creative Cantonese cuisine at China Spice (restaurant review) (PDF Version has photos) City plans more universities SHENZHEN hopes to establish one or two universities in the next five years to produce more skilled personnel in the fields of science and medicine.... Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Photo Highlights "Focus on Chaozhou traditions" Promoting business opportunities for Greater Pearl River Delta area SUPPORTED by the American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong, the 2005 Guangdong-Hong Kong Business Conference in the United States was held at the San Francisco Hilton on Oct. 14....(PDF Version has photos) Shenzhen eases burden of small businesses SHENZHEN will slash the fees relating to preliminary environmental and hygienic evaluations for private and small businesses, to lower the threshold of business registration.... SZ to have 4 more large malls FOUR large shopping malls in the city, covering over 400,000 square meters, will open to customers in 2006....(Central City shopping mall, near the MIXc, end of the year; SOHO Park, also near the MIXc, April 2006; Yitian Holiday Square, near Window of the World, the beginning of 2006; the Garden City Center, Shekou, May 1, 2006) Veteran manager runs new hotel AFTER 35 years of running hotels in many different countries and regions, German G. Michael Bischof is now the Swiss-Belhotel Suites and Residences, Shenzhen....(PDF Version has photos) Television: HTML ATV World HTML, TVB Pearl HTML, Both PDF
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