欲速则不达 (yù sù zé bù dá) - More haste,less speed
James Hanshaw , Contributor
Excellent article with a lot of important information. Perhaps I could add a couple of anecdotal points. I have a brother who lives on the water edge of Sydney Harbour with priceless views to the nearby, world famous bridge. Many expensive homes in his neighbourhood have been bought by mainland Chinese who use them just part of the year.
I live in Zürich, Switzerland, and many of the top shops in one of the world's most expensive shopping streets - Bahnhofstrasse, Zürich - employ Chinese speaking people to cater for the large number of Chinese visitors/shoppers coming here. My wife and I have rather nice Swiss watches but the prices we see them paying for watches and jewellery make us feel like paupers. Many Chinese are not shopping for the same items in Hong Kong anymore but are travelling further afield to places like here to buy them. James
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爱不是占有,是欣赏(ài bú shì zhàn yǒu, ér shì xīn shǎng)-Love is not about possession, it's all about appreciation.
they were once relaxing as they believed it is not the materials that make a man happy But spiritual fulfilment inside.A book a violin,under a tree facing lake can give all the satisfaction one need.But then others started looking down on them- Then came the gushing drive that was hidden inside this great nation. Today they are speeding past like the bullet train they have invented.
Having worked hard the are now letting it go and the world is drowning.This is only a tip of the iceberg
