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Video: Hangzhou documentary profiles British designer
When Briton Rachel Addy was first sent to Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, at the age of 21, the then-design intern was deeply impressed by Chinese silk. “It’s very light and comfortable to wear. The silk here is premier and soft,” she said. Addy is also the founder of a nonprofit networking service that helps expatriates looking to start businesses in the city. She is one of 12 expatriates featured in a minidocumentary series called I am in Hangzhou as the city prepares to host the G20 Leaders Summit early next month.
Culture: Opera actors brave heat to perform outdoors
Qinqiang Opera is known for its high-pitched singing. For villagers at Changwu, a county in Shaanxi province, the most exciting tradition is temple fair, while the most important event in a temple fair is the Qinqiang Opera performance. The Changwu art troupe recently staged 11 grand plays in Penggong village, and each lasted for three hours. The actors had to endure the heat because the play was staged outdoors.
Photos: Flight security training attracts young people
Aviation security officers, also known as flight security officers, are responsible for the safety of passengers and crew on civilian aircraft. It is not easy to become an officer, though. After a preliminary training for two and a half months, applicants must undergo at least 100 hours of training on real airplanes. Despite the tough test, many young people want to choose this as their career. Visit our website to meet some of the trainees.
Society: Accordion performance in Xinjiang sets record
A total of 1,517 accordion performers played the melody Beautiful Tarbaghatai in Tacheng prefecture, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Saturday. The performance lasted for seven minutes and 20 seconds, setting a Guinness World Record for the largest-scale accordion performance in the world. The previous record of 1,361 people playing accordion together was set in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in 2014.
List: Shanghai tops global ranking of vibrant cities
Shanghai is the most economically vibrant city in the world, according to asset management company Schroder’s Global Cities 30 Index for 2016. The cities in the ranking shared common factors, including an increasing working population, high levels of disposable income, top universities and excellent transport infrastructure. Visit our website to read more about the 10 most economically vibrant cities in the world.