龍 Monday 23 January was the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This year is the Year of the Dragon, a highly propitious year as the dragon is associated with power, vitality and action and was a symbol of the Chinese Emperor. It is considered good luck to be born in the Year of the Dragon and maternity hospitals in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are expecting a mini baby boom. The Year of the Dragon is also good news for companies producing baby products such as baby clothes, toys and medicines. Temple Fairs are in full swing during Chinese New Year celebrations including…
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Helping to make the legacy of the Games work
BBC - Olympics31 Jan 2012 | 10:01 amI completely understand people who are sceptical about the legacy of London 2012. From the start, "legacy" was a neat bit of positioning by the bid team - the difference, arguably, between London's success and the failure of the candidacy from Paris. But everyone knows that the success of the Olympic Games is judged most of all on sport and the image the host city projects to the world. Whether the Village is lived in 10 years later or how much economic benefit was won by Atlanta or Athens will barely create a ripple on the global news agenda. Compare that with the indelible images of Michael…
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Year of the Dragon 2012
30 Jan 2012 | 7:40 pm龍 Monday 23 January was the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations. This year is the Year of the Dragon, a highly propitious year as the dragon is associated with power, vitality and action and was a symbol of the Chinese Emperor. It is considered good luck to be born in the Year of the Dragon and maternity hospitals in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are expecting a mini baby boom. The Year of the Dragon is also good news for companies producing baby products such as baby clothes, toys and medicines. Temple Fairs are in full swing during Chinese New Year celebrations including… -
Valentine's Day In Hong Kong
2 Jan 2012 | 10:44 pmValentine's Day in Hong Kong is big business with florists, chocolate shops, hotels and restaurants all having improved sales. Check the local listings magazines for Valentine Day's deals at the big hotels like the Peninsula, InterContinental and the Regal Hongkong Hotel in Causeway Bay, live music cabarets, aphrodisia dessert buffets and romantic dinner offers. In 2010 Valentine's Day fell on the first day of the lunar new year holiday making it a doubly busy day. © Beijing-Visitor.com Hotels in Hong Kong Hong Kong Job Search Books on Hong Kong Hong Kong Personals Tags Hong Kong Valentine -
Beijing Hutong Pedicab Tours
2 Dec 2011 | 12:31 amA number of companies now offer tours of Beijing's hutong by pedicab. The narrow street's of Beijing's hutong are not really suitable for cars, making pedicabs and bicycles the best and most environmentally sound way of seeing them. Beijing hutong pedicab tours usually take in the Drum Tower, Prince Gong's Mansion, a Siheyuan (traditional Chinese courtyard house), Lama Temple and Pipe Tobacco Alley close to the Bell Tower. There is usually a stop for a drink at a hutong cafe or teahouse. A number of large Chinese tour companies offer pedicab half day and full day tours. © Beijing-Visitor.com… -
Christmas Services at Churches in Hong Kong
30 Nov 2011 | 10:23 pmWith more Christian churches than any other city in China, Hong Kong has a special Christmas atmosphere. In both Hong Kong and Macau, Christmas Day is a public holiday, though Christmas Day in not a public holiday in mainland China. Hong Kong's department stores and shops go into overdrive in the run up to Christmas and the Christmas lights of Victoria will be shining throughout December. The large number of Christian migrant workers from The Philippines are often enthusiastic church-goers. Here are a list of churches in Hong Kong with Christmas services and Christmas mass. St John's… -
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Post Videos from Your iPhone or iPad
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New Themes: Currents and Debut
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Import from Tumblr in 3 Easy Steps
2 Feb 2012 | 6:06 amWe’ve recently noticed that a fair number of you have been bringing your tumblelogs over from Tumblr to WordPress.com using one of the variety of Tumblr to WXR conversion tools which exist on the web. We thought you would appreciate an easier way to import your content, so we bring you 3 easy steps to import your content. Authenticate with Tumblr To bring your tumblelog’s content to WordPress.com, head to Tools → Import in your WordPress.com dashboard and look for the Tumblr importer. If you don’t already have an account here on WordPress.com then head over and sign up… -
Chrome Users: Try the WordPress.com Extension
27 Jan 2012 | 1:54 pmWant to receive WordPress.com notifications instantly, even when you’re not on WordPress.com? Add the new WordPress.com extension for Chrome and as soon as you get a new follower or a new like on one of your posts, a notification will appear in your browser: Simply click the icon to view your latest WordPress.com notifications: Start following new blogs without visiting WordPress.com The Chrome extension also makes it easy to follow sites from your WordPress.com account by displaying a Follow button whenever you’re browsing a site that has an RSS feed. Clicking the Follow button… -
Your Stats Have a New Home
26 Jan 2012 | 10:46 amAre you addicted to checking your site stats? You are not alone. The stats dashboard has always been one of the most popular admin screens. It’s gratifying to know that people are visiting your place online. With the WordPress.com front page evolving into a one-stop shop for posting, exploring, following and reading blogs, it seemed natural to put your blog stats there, too. Stats are becoming more and more about interacting with your readers and other bloggers. You’ll still see your summary stats and chart on your main dashboard, and the full stats page in your dashboard will…
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Helping to make the legacy of the Games work
31 Jan 2012 | 10:01 amI completely understand people who are sceptical about the legacy of London 2012. From the start, "legacy" was a neat bit of positioning by the bid team - the difference, arguably, between London's success and the failure of the candidacy from Paris. But everyone knows that the success of the Olympic Games is judged most of all on sport and the image the host city projects to the world. Whether the Village is lived in 10 years later or how much economic benefit was won by Atlanta or Athens will barely create a ripple on the global news agenda. Compare that with the indelible images of Michael… -
No tomorrow for rhythmic gymnasts
18 Jan 2012 | 2:17 amTomorrow died for Britain's rhythmic gymnasts on Tuesday. A group of seven teenage girls who, with their parents' help, funded their own bid for Olympic glory, fell a minuscule fraction short of the standard required to reach London 2012 - missing their target by the sum of 0.273 marks. If that sounds small, it is. The margin between the greatest success they could have imagined, reaching their home Olympic Games, and the horror of failure after all that time and money, could scarcely have been smaller. Everybody cried. The girls, some of them lying prostrate on the floor in tears, hid behind… -
New year, new look for BBC 2012 online
17 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amFor the latest in our occasional series of guest blogs, here's the man without whom the BBC 2012 site wouldn't be what it is. Mark Coyle, who runs our 2012 online operation, explains what's changing about it as we get closer to the year's big events. Out with the old and in with the new - welcome to the new-look BBC 2012 site. Our site launched in July 2010 with the purpose of showcasing the BBC's online, television and radio content arising from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. We've tweaked a few things since then but now, with the arrival of 2012 and the pace increasing by the day,… -
Piece of World Cup lands in Olympic Park
11 Jan 2012 | 9:39 amEvery so often I post a quick update on what we're up to - mainly to keep everyone informed of what the BBC 2012 project is doing, but also in the interests of accountability. This blog literally answers to you. So two things to mention today. First, a long-running theme: we've secured outline planning permission for our studio in the Olympic Park. This will perform a similar function to the presentation studio we used in Beijing - being at the centre of the action and with a panorama of all the main venues. The only difference here is that it will be able to accommodate simultaneous… -
2012 Olympic ticket fiasco causes concern
6 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pmWhen people ask me about the online ticketing system for London 2012 one word springs to mind. Shambles. It's a word that feels very out of place when considered alongside the rest of the project. So much has gone right for London 2012 since the city was awarded the Olympics back in 2005 - in particular the achievement in making sure that all the venues will be ready in time. Ticketing has been the one area that has appeared to lurch from one fiasco to the next. Olympic mascots Wenlock (left) and Mandeville have been busy touring the UK promoting the London Games amid ticketing fiasco. Photo:…
