Where in the world would you like to shop? Rolex watches for 100 Renminbi (USD14.30; EUR9.25)? Gucci handbags for almost similar price too? Crazy? No, it’s not.

If you feel buying counterfeits is not a crime, then please make a trip to Luo Hu Commercial City, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. For me, buying counterfeits is part of the China experience!

Located at China-Hong Kong border, Luo Hu Commercial City is a consumer-driven phenomenon. It is not China’s fault; it exists because tourists and expatriates want to buy fakes. Buying counterfeits adds a clandestine thrill to a holiday and enables people to believe they have got some incredible bargains. If you are such a person who enjoys bargaining, make sure you bargain hard, hard enough to knock fifty percent of the offered price. You also have to be on the alert for poor quality items.

Alongside legitimate shops in Luo Hu Commercial City are dozens of stalls offering a various range of fake wallets, watches, handbags, clothes and DVDs. The mall is crammed with trade marked luxury brands like Rolex, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Patek Philippe, Bvlgari, D&G, Burberry, Kate Spade and many more. And if these displayed goods don’t meet your requirements, please ask for product catalogues. They got plenty!

Buying counterfeits is exciting. That is the central appeal of the Luo Hu Commercial City!

In China, if you are doing business, I’m sure you will find yourself sitting around the big round table in a separate room of a restaurant with a group of Chinese and you smile at each other, absolutely not knowing what to do and how to behave. Don’t worry.

Chinese people love to eat and love to enjoy their time during the meal. This can be seen and heard if you sit next to them.

One of the most well-known points is the fact that Chinese do not really care for their noises and sounds while eating. It is common to slurp and sip in China; you should thus not be offended by this behavior.

Yet, you should not believe that you are unable to follow a conversation just because of all the slurping and sipping. You should just keep in mind that some occasional noises are nothing to be ashamed of and it would not offend the Chinese table manners.

It is also allowed to speak while chewing or to smoke while eating – or even both things at the same time. Hmmmm….

But, do I care? What is more important than food and closing the business deal?

Just enjoy it. It’s Chinese hospitality.

I am in Shenzhen, China for a business trip.

So far it’s a smooth trip since my arrival at Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport) from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Malaysia Airline’s MH072 yesterday.

At 2,650 m above sea level, the Gulmarg Golf Club in Kashmir is among the world’s highest golf courses, and it may just be the most beautiful. The British built the first 6-hole course here in 1890. By the 1920s, the splendor of this mountain setting was so famous that two 18-hole courses and a 9-hole course were added.

Today, play takes place on a single 18-hole course, with the land rising and falling wildly all the way from tee-off to clubhouse. Buried under snow for three months of the year, the turf is wondrously soft, and balls fly faster in the rarified air.

The club offers temporary memberships to tourists, come and enjoy the game of golf and soak in this picturesque paradise.

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Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macao or Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East.

Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on April 13, 1987; Macao became the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on December 20, 1999. China has promised that, under its “one country, two systems” formula, China’s socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macao, and that Macao will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years (until 2049).

Macao is known for its tourism and gambling industry since 150 years ago. This industry consists mainly of tourism, hotel, gambling and catering businesses and recreational activities, holding an important position in the economic structure of Macao. It provides more than 70,000 jobs, accounting for some one third of Macao’s total employed population; and it contributes up to 42 percent of Macao’s total output value.

The number of travel agencies and hotels in Macao fully indicates the prosperity of local tourism and gambling industry. Presently it has some 120 travel agencies, over 100 hotels and inns with more than 8,000 rooms. It also boasts over 200 entertainment and recreational facilities, including bars, dance halls and night clubs.

Gambling plays a principal role in Macao’s tourist and gambling industry, with diversified species including lottery tickets, casino gambling, greyhound racing and horse racing.

It is a gambling heaven for some of you. Thinking of flying to Macao now?

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