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PEOPLE & POINTS
THIS WEEK> THIS WEEK NO. 8, 2014> PEOPLE & POINTS
UPDATED: February 17, 2014 NO. 8 FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Quotes of the Week
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"A growing number of Chinese tourists are not satisfied with simply taking photos in front of landmarks and shopping for luxury goods. Many of them prefer in-depth travel experience. They want to explore the city, visit the museums and gain a deeper knowledge about its history."

Han Fang, an employee at Mandarin Voyages, a French travel agency that deals mainly with Chinese tourists, commenting on the rise of Chinese tourists in Europe during the Spring Festival break

"It was a great honor to have spoken Shirley's lines. Losing her has brought sadness to the world."

Liu Chunyan, a noted hostess on China Central Television who has dubbed several of Shirley Temple's movies into Chinese, commenting on her death

"Chinese people who are buying a Bordeaux château want to service the market because domestic production cannot meet the growing appetite in China."

Li Demei, Vice Chairman of Wine Institute of China, commenting on Chinese people's increasing interest in wine

"Beijing must implement policies for controlling car ownership and use since they can help the government gain time to ease traffic problems. The move from private cars to a public transport system should be the ultimate goal for Beijing's policymakers in the transport sector."

Xu Kangming, a transport expert, commenting on Beijing's failure to meet its targets for easing road congestion in 2013



 
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