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Food and Fast Cars in Macau
By Linda Tancs
The lure of good food and fast cars isn’t lost on the organizers of November’s events in Macau. Beginning on 13 November, Macau launches its international food festival at Sai Van Lake Square. Highlights include delicacies zones comprising Asian, European and local cuisines. On 19 November, sports enthusiasts will gather for The Windsor Arch 56th Macau Grand Prix, headlined by the official FIA Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup. One of only a few locales authorized to carry the FIA World Championship title, many top drivers annually converge on Macau from around the world. The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, now in its 43rd year, is likewise considered one of the most challenging road races in the world.
Beijing Celebrates Diversity
By Linda Tancs
Sixty years of Communist rule will soon be feted in Beijing when National Day celebrations commence on 1 October. In addition to its spectacular military parade on Tiananmen Square, the city has erected giant columns to celebrate China’s ethnic diversity. Rivaling the attention given the Bird’s Nest of Olympics fame, the pillars of red and gold are an imposing sight in a city basked in notoriety for its reinvention. Consider the refurbished Palace (now Peninsula) Hotel, the World Trade Center, Grand National Theatre and redesigned airport. Maybe the pillars are as much a tribute to architectural diversity as anything else.
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Chinese New Year Continues
By Linda Tancs
Here’s one New Year’s celebration that doesn’t end the morning after. Chinese New Year is a fifteen-day event (having begun this year on 26 January), culminating with the Lantern Festival, when brilliantly decorated paper lanterns are strung and parades mark the end of the New Year festivities. This year marks the Year of the Ox. Legend has it that Buddha invited all the animals to meet him on New Year’s Day. Of the twelve that arrived, Buddha named a year after each one. The other animals are rat, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar. The ox is denoted as hardworking and dependable, marking a characteristic of those born every twelve years under its influence. As an English proverb says, “The old ox plows a straight furrow.” May your path be long and prosperous.
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Financial Centers to Link Via Continental
By Linda Tancs
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced its tentative approval of a new route linking Newark and Shanghai. Continental Airlines was awarded the coveted route, which will begin non-stop operations in 2009. Start saving your pennies now for this shoppers’ paradise.
New Venetian Opens
By Linda Tancs
How about a little Asian fusion? No, not cuisine. Just mix a little Chinese culture with some Italian-themed entertainment and the result is: the Venetian Macao, the latest casino complex in the tiny peninsular city. Twice the size of its Las Vegas cousin, it’s billed as the largest building in Asia. And if its gaming revenues continue to outpace Vegas, it just might give Monte Carlo a run for its money.
Wonders of the World
By Linda Tancs
What a wonder-full world. After a global vote, the results are in. The newest 7 wonders of the world are, in no particular order: The Great Wall of China, Rome’s Colosseum, India’s Taj Mahal, Jordan’s Petra, Peru’s Machu Picchu, Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer, and Mexico’s Chichen Itza. Will the losing candidates demand a recount?
