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A glimpse of the week (8.13-8.17)
2018-08-17 17:35

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Today the Chinese are welcoming the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine’s Day). According to data from several booking websites, a large number of couples are choosing to spend the holiday travelling, as the number of airline ticket reservations to some romantic destinations such as Xiamen, Lijiang and Hangzhou have nearly tripled in recent years.
|Rickshaws, Shikumen, phonographs: the underground space of a shopping mall in Pudong has brought vintage objects reminiscent of the old days of Shanghai back to a modern space. The space, named Alley 1192, transports the visitors back to Shanghai in the 1930s by presenting those facilities of old Shanghai including small alleys, warehouses, street markets, ballrooms and wharves, which relive the city’s first golden era. [!--empirenews.page--]|Regardless of age, anyone can be a LEGO fan. On August 11, the 2nd AFOL Festival & LEGO Players Exhibition was held in Shanghai. [!--empirenews.page--]|What would it be like to have a live broadcast of the wonderful underwater world? A water-proof cell phone or camera is far from being enough. Now with BW Space, an intelligent tracking underwater drone, you can capture stunning photos or videos under the sea.[!--empirenews.page--]|In recent years, the Shanghai Book Fair has been the platform for publishers to showcase their brands. While books are still the focus of this celebration, distinctively designed exhibition spaces are also appealing to the visitors and bookworms.[!--empirenews.page--]|Qixi Festival, known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, is just around the corner and the amorous animals in Jinan Wild Animal Park can’t wait to make public displays of their affection. The loyal East African Crown Crane is famous as the “best lover”. Crown lovers stay together for almost 24 hours per day and enjoy entwining their necks.[!--empirenews.page--]|Today the Chinese are welcoming the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine’s Day). According to data from several booking websites, a large number of couples are choosing to spend the holiday travelling, as the number of airline ticket reservations to some romantic destinations such as Xiamen, Lijiang and Hangzhou have nearly tripled in recent years.[!--empirenews.page--]|This year marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Walt Disney’s Mickey. Born in 1928, the mouse has been popular for 90 years and is a common memory of generations of people. A bilingual limited edition of Mickey Mousecomics was released in the main venue of Shanghai Book Fair on the opening day of the fair.[!--empirenews.page--]|From August 15 to 17, citizens in Shanghai can have an amazing opportunity to fully enjoy the convenience brought by AI technology, as the 2nd China Unattended Retail Conference and Exhibition is being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.