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For many years China is one of the world’s top travel and business destinations. Growing in a rapid pace, changing in a more rapid pace. Now is the time to go to China and see for yourself. As a tourist, this country has endless opportunities for your itinerary: mountains, forests, rivers, sea, nature, cities, culture, history, and fascinating people. As a business person China offers you opportunities, endless opportunities, just waiting for you to come and take them.

And knowing your way in an enormous country like China is already your half way there. Knowing where to go and how to get there eases your travel in this hectic country. And knowing how to talk to who is your first step into your new business. The diversity of China’s landscape, the buzzing cities, remote villages, temples, nightclubs, Buddha’s and businessmen and one of the oldest civilisations being in fact one of the most modern ones gives you reasons enough to visit China now, yes; China Go Now!


A National Symbol, The Dragon

Dragon is a fictitious animal but has the most influence and impact on the Chinese.
From the beginning, the dragon was attributed with various divinities, and was aid to be the god of rain, thunder, cloud and wind. The carriage of the Sun God was drawn by six dragons. The candle Dragon in the north was the God of Light. The Ying Dragon in the south was the God of Water and War who helped Yu, the legendary founder of the Xia Dynasty (21st-16th BC), tame floods and battle wars during the prehistoric period. The Kui Dragon of the East Sea was the Muse of the east; and the Black Dragon was the God of Celestial Positions. The Great Dragon was said to have nine sons, who had interests in different fields such as music, sports, law, architecture and religion, so this dragon governed almost everything except marriage and love.

When praying for favourable crop weather, the Chinese people used to create dragon images to contact the dragon god. Today’s dragon dances were rituals designed to beseech the dragon for abundant rain and harvest. The ancient people in the lower and middle reaches of the Yangtze River cut their hair and tattooed their bodies to convince the dragon god that they were similar to him sot that he would not harm them. Today’s dragon-boat race was originally intended to entertain the dragon god.

Chinese DragonAccording to ancient Chinese mythology, the dragon stalked across the sky, carrying wind, cloud thunder and lightning, and dived into seas, causing terrifying waves. It had infinite power and was predictable. Hence the ancient saying, “You never see the dragon’s whole body.” In paintings, dragons can always be seen half hidden behind clouds, imparting a mystique. In 501 BC, Confucius, the most famous philosopher in Chinese history, asked Lao Zi, another great philosopher, for the third time about rites of civility. Lao Zi’ philosophical theory and his criticism on the slave owning system so shocked and inspired Confucius that he was entranced for three days. He signed to his pupils that Lao Zi was as mysterious and unpredictable as the dragon, that his theories were integral when joined, and like scattering clouds when apart. Lao Zi’s surname was “Li”, so later on all the people with the surname “Li” were called “the dragon family”.

Famous Chinese Herbal Tea

Wang Lao Ji addDrinking herbal tea is a local habit. The herbal tea is prepared by simmering medicinal herbs which are cold in nature and able to remove internal heat in summer and alleviating sore throat in dry winter weather. Local people tend to suffer from excessive internal heat as they eat a lot of fried food and live in a city with a subtropical monsoon maritime climate thus, drinking cold tea has become a part of the local dietary habit.

The herbal tea has a long history in Guangzhou and is available in many varieties. Since the 1980s, a great diversity of herbal tea granules and soft-package herbal tea has been developed and become a favorite drink for many families in the summer. To try it you find the red cans with yellow words “Wang Lao Ji” in supermarkets all over China.

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President Hu Jintao world's most powerful person

Hu JiangtaoBEIJING – Forbes magazine has named President Hu Jintao as the world’s most powerful person, a move that analysts say shows global acknowledgement of China’s contribution to the world’s economic recovery.

Obama had previously been considered the world’s most powerful person but his party’s defeat in the midterm elections may have had some influence on the latest rankings. China’s peaceful rise on the world stage is also likely to have been a decisive factor.

Analysts said China’s burgeoning economy might have tipped the scales in Hu’s favor. They noted that China’s remarkable contribution to the world’s economy helped it gain a strong international reputation.


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