Re: Shanghai Recommendations 2
 

Wishing all sinkies who will be staying in China this Spring Festival a Prosperous Lunar New Year ahead.. :D

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Happy Year of the Horse Bro!

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Seems like a warm and polluted winter to start off the Year of the Horse!

Hiaz!

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I heard you went bk SG for CNY.. Seems like some places in the North, winter just started.. :p

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Yeah i am back in sinkie land for CNY, will be back in Shanghai mid next week.

Just saw on news that several provinces are hit with heavy snow, freaked weather as it is spring now and still got snow!

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ya enjoy the hot sunny SG while you can.. the weather here has gone crazy.. flights delay.. spring also delay.. tot this year also be a galloping horsy one.. shai s just wet all day.. grey rainy spring season ahead.. :confused:

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Ya..Shanghai was raining the past 2 days, today sunshine again, but cold...

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Thanks..Shanghai was not too bad..

Shanghai becomes Asia's most stylish city
 

Report from China Daily / ANN dated 10 February 2014 :-

Shanghai becomes Asia's most stylish city

SHANGHAI - Shanghai has surpassed Tokyo and Hong Kong to become Asia's most stylish city, a new survey has found.

According to research by Global Language Monitor, a United States-based data research firm that catalogs trends in word usage, Shanghai is the reigning fashion capital of Asia, ranking 10th worldwide.

New York ranked first in the 10th annual survey on global fashion cities, followed by Paris and London.

Asia is well-represented in the top 20, with Tokyo at No 11, Singapore at No 19 and Hong Kong at No 20. Beijing didn't make the top 55.

"As China further emerges onto the world stage, Shanghai leads the fashion charge," said Bekka Payack, the New York-based fashion director for the outfit.

Global Language Monitor tracked more than 250,000 print media and social media channels looking for buzzwords associated with fashion and haute couture. It then traced the contextual usage and frequency of the words to set a gauge for ranking global fashion houses.

China's commercial hub deserves to be Asia's fashion capital, said Qi Xiaozhai, dean of the Shanghai Commercial Economic Research Center.

"Shanghai has made a triumphal return by jumping 12 places from last year's ranking. It should return to its rightful place in the top 10," Qi said.

Shanghai has become a hot destination for multinational brands seeking to engage a population with an increasing disposable income and craze for the latest lineups. For instance, Apple has four retail outlets in Shanghai, more than Tokyo and Singapore combined.

Besides, luxury shoppers in Shanghai continue to splurge on fancy items, with average consumer's spending even more than New Yorkers. Shanghai residents spent an average of US$1,000 (S$1,268) on their last purchase, double the amount of their New York counterparts, according to Milan-headquartered marketing firm ContactLab.

Around 91 per cent of Shanghai residents said they plan to make a similar purchase in the next six months, compared with 77 per cent of New Yorkers.

Chinese account for 29 per cent of the world's luxury expenditures, a Bain & Co study found in December.

In world-class cities like Shanghai, shoppers have grown more sophisticated as they realise the only way to show their uniqueness and personality is through "fashion with personalized mix and match", not with accessories that everybody can wear, said Brunno Lanes, a Bain partner in China and lead author of the study.

Shanghai residents have the style and figure to carry out the latest fashion trends, said Sujata Sahai, a translator and documentary writer from India who lives in Shanghai.

"I find people here are a lot more brand-conscious and spend a great amount on fashion. They all turn out very pretty," she said.

Shanghai is ahead of Singapore and Hong Kong in terms of getting dresses properly matched, said Sahai, who has travelled extensively in the region.

The landmark China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is likely to gain further traction among foreign businesses lured by loosened investment curbs, said Sun Lijian, vice-dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University.

High-end retail chains, including Lane Crawford and Galeries Lafayette, have recently entered the Chinese market. Meanwhile, as mainstream Western labels have occupied nearly every street corner, domestic brands should aim to redefine China's fashion trends, Sun said.

For instance, the biannual Shanghai Fashion Week, a festivity that once attracted the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood, is giving heed to local brands this year.

"Indigenous brands were given a boost after China's first lady Peng Liyuan wore all made-in-China outfits during her foreign tour. Wealthy trendsetters will like distinctive high-end goods that require a trained eye to detect. These are opportunities for Chinese brands," Sun said.
------ KatoeyNewsNetwork

Re: Shanghai Recommendations 2
 

Dear brothers,

Sorry to jump in. Does anyone have any suggestions if there is any happy ending massage/fl action at the Radisson blu new world?

Thank you so much.

Lost....

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yup.. pm me for details.. :p

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Thank you bro,.... just PM you. Cheers

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anyone got the number or website of a reliable hotel delivery service - you know, meet in the lobby and then up to your room? Scared of going to parlour in case raid.

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Look for bro eBonkie, so far experience on service is great and gals are not bad also

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Dear Brothers

Will be going shanghai in Mar for short business trip. Should have time for a couple of hour in the 桑拿. Just don't know which to go as i am not familiar. Will be staying at courtyard marriott at puxi. Don't mind taking taxi and go further as long as the 桑拿 got good quality and wider selection. Join a few shanhai qq group but really got no idea which one to go (cos most of them cannot see face one).

Any brother tried 钻石会所? The selection in the Qzone seem good?
Alternative will be 豪泉会馆 or 骏源会所?

also saw a call in website 莱茵缘. But mention pure massage only. Not sure how true is the pure massage also doubt the girl quality but the phote looks really hot even though cannot see the face. any brother tried before?

Sorry, might have asked too many question. Apprecaite senior and experience bro guidance on Shanghai. Thanks.