Chinese Culture - The Culture of Shanghai Shanghai University 30.11.2012 Shanghai – Brief Overview Shanghai is an important commercial harbor and the most important industrial town of the People ’s Republic of China. The administrative area has more than 23 million inhabitants. The status of the town corresponds to that of a province; the town is subordinated directly of the central government. Shanghai is an important traffic interchange and an important cultural center and educational
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Say Hi from Shanghai! (1) Shanghai is also called as “Hu” it is the largest city in China. This eastern part of China is considered as the most influential center in the economic‚ financial‚ cultural‚ international trade‚ science and technology aspect that is why it is considered as the international metropolis from all over the world. The new skyscrapers and old buildings have good combinations that draw the skyline of the city. Tourist can experience the perfect mixture of the past‚ present
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Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 by the Li family who took power after the assignation of the Sui dynasty emperor. The Tang Dynasty is the most influential empire of China’s civilization. During this time‚ China achieved the peak of its civilization and became the center of trade in the east. The emperors of Tang have imposed a strong foundation on their government as the leaders were according to education and merits. The study of medicine is one of the highest contributions of
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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone is a free-trade zone launched in Shanghai‚ China on September 29‚ 2013. It is reported that there will be revolutions in finance‚ social service‚ cultural service‚ shipping and professional business services. There are several characteristics of this FTZ (Free-Trade Zone). Firstly‚ this FTZ focuses on function innovation and this is different from other bonded areas in China which focus on special policies. Secondly‚ this FTZ is different from the Singapore
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The Tang Dynasty lasted for nearly 300 years‚ beginning in 618 A.D.‚ China was reunited‚ and ending in 907 A.D. Their emperor Li Yuan‚ who later became emperor of Gaozu‚ had a son named Tang Taizong. Tang Taizong helped form the Dynasty into the largest‚ richest‚ and most centralized government of that time. Tang Taizong’s reign as emperor‚ lasted from 627 A.D to 649 A.D. He formed a very strong central government and perfected the civil service examination. He greatly promoted foreign trade and
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sexuality‚ many people use this theme as a main topic of their novels‚ articles or any other literatures; included Wei Hui – one of the controversial Chinese feminist writer – who put women and sexuality as her main topic in her forbidden novel‚ the Shanghai Baby. Having lived in a state of quasi-servitude for over two thousand years‚ Chinese women began to demand liberation from their serfdom within the family clan complex. They sought to outlaw arranged marriages‚ selling of wives and children‚ infanticides
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Shanghai Tower Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper that is still under construction by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co.‚ Ltd. The location is same as its name‚ Shanghai China. Shanghai tower proposed in 2008‚ started construction in 2009 and the tower will finish in the year of 2014 and start to use (The Skyscraper Center). After the construction‚ the tower will be used for luxury retail‚ bank‚ restaurant‚ conference‚ meeting‚ and banquet functions (Gensler). The tower has 128 floors
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Creativity at Shanghai Tang Background Shanghai Tang was founded by David Tang in Hong Kong in 1994. It was a retail store selling high quality product made in China‚ such as traditional Chinese costumes‚ Chairman Mao wrist watch‚ qipao‚ traditional Chinese silk products with Chinese design. Its target customers at the first place were those high ended tourists. Taking around 1 year‚ instead of 2 year which is typical period a new retailers need to make business in break even‚ Shanghai Tang turned
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Shanghai Tang – Case Study With regard to the problem of the lack of a creative director‚ we suggest a variety of solutions. Firstly‚ considering that the coordination of six designers have a vital importance in order to give compactness and homogeneity to the collections‚ the presence of a creative director is essential. Given the increasingly influential economic crisis ‚ we realize that hiring a new creative director can be a huge responsibility‚ so we think it could be useful to make each
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Case Study Shanghai Tang: The first Global Chinese Luxury Brand? 1) What is a luxury brand? A luxury brand is a brand that consumer associates it with luxury. Most of its products are luxury goods. It includes brands whose names are associated with luxury‚ high price‚ or high quality goods. A luxury brand is associated with sophistication (1 out of 5 brand related dimensions). Brands that are considered upper class and charming‚ high in sophistication dimension scale: E.g Cartier
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