Wind power facilities at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center have become a significant local attraction for visitors. And the seaboard city of Qingdao has a new low carbon formula undergoing for the development of its economy, which will also have a great impact on the local tourism. The city’s Mayor Xia Geng said that ” Development of a low-carbon economy is a strategic option for Qingdao’s sound and sustainable development. The following years will see Qingdao to put great efforts into developing new sources of energy while reducing emissions.” Priority is given to environmentally friendly concerns such as high-tech powered projects, the service industry, energy-saving and eco-friendly businesses and cultural enterprises. And companies are now encouraged to conduct more research on developing low-carbon technologies.

Nanjing of China has won the hosting right for the second Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2014 on 10 Feb 2010. And Nanjing residents were hugged together to celebrate the big winning and regard the winning as a great opportunity and honour for them. The vision of the YOG is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sports and adopt and live by the Olympic values. And Nanjing residents are ready to take the responsibility and will act as a great host to the world.

Facts about Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu Province and one of the big urban centres in eastern China. It stands on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River — the third longest river in the world. The city lies in the midst of hills, water and forests, which provide an eco-friendly living environment. With its booming economy and rich and long culture, Nanjing is showing a new dynamism in its development. As being granted the honour of hosting the Games, Nanjing will make its efforts to make the Games a successful one, and contribute to cultural exchange and sustained development of the Olympic Movement.

The 2010 World Expo will be held between May 1 to Oct 31 in Shanghai, China, and the expected visitors will reach 70 million.

The theme of Expo 2010 is “Better City, Better Life,” representing the common wish of the whole humankind for a better living in futre urban environments. This theme represents a central concern of the international community for future policy making, urban strategies and sustainable development. Expo 2010 will create blueprints for future cities and harmonious urban life styles, providing an extraordinary educational and entertaining platform for visitors of all nations.

Shanghai has recently been ranked second in the list of “most attractive cities in the world”, with Hong Kong third and Beijing fifth, according to the Global Times. And cities are valued by their political stability, security and economic situation. This is a very good news to all the Chinese people and it indicates that China has played bigger and bigger role on the world stage.

Tiger is a very special animal in Chinese Culture. The pattern on the fore head of a tiger is very similar to the Chinese character which means “king”, so Chinese people believe that tiger must be the natural-born king. Here are some interesting stories about the Tiger.

When the tiger arrived at the human world, the tiger learned the lion, bear and the horse are the strongest animals. So the tiger challenged them and won. When the other evil beasts heard this, they all hide in a forest of where no one leaves and was never seen again.

People born in the Year of the Tiger are generally well liked because of their charming personalities. Often, failing at a given task or being umproductive in his personal or professional life can cuase a Tiger to experience a deep depression.

To the Chinese, it is the start of the Golden Tiger Year. The Tiger is the third sign in the cycle of Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 animal signs. It is a sign of courage.