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June 1, 2012, Friday
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A logo, pictured below, for West Lake has been selected from 1,500 submissions to promote tourism in Hangzhou.
It features the moon and a bridge reflected in the water, together forming an abstract image of Three Pools Mirroring the Moon - San Tan Yin Yue - a classic West Lake image.
At the bottom left there is a red stamp with two ancient characters that read Xi Hu - West Lake.
"The logo embodies four elements - the lake, the moon, the pool and a red stamp. The first three are natural things while the stamp represents the lake's cultural spirit," said Zheng Lang, creator of the winning logo and a designer at a local cosmetics company.
One version features a white design on a blue background, while another version switches the colors. Experts modified the original work.
Most of the 1,500 submissions came from China, but entries were also received from India, the UK and France.
The new logo will feature on booklets, maps, traffic signs, scenic spots and souvenirs.
West Lake was added to UNESCO's Cultural Landscape Heritage list in June 2011.
A third overweight
About one third of people who underwent a physical examination at a Hangzhou hospital last year were found to be overweight, said a doctor at the Second Hospital attached to Zhejiang University's School of Medicine.
In 2011, more than 80,000 people had check-ups at the hospital. Among them, 14,000 or 18 percent were obese and more than 30,000 - 38.4 percent - were overweight, said Jiang Zhengyan, deputy director of the hospital's International Healthcare Center.
Figures show that about 30 percent of urban residents in China are overweight - up 97 percent from a decade ago, while the number of people defined as obese jumped by 39 percent.
Chinese men with a body mass index of more than 25 are considered overweight, while the figure is more than 30 for women.
English in Metro
Broadcasts on Metro Line 1 will be in Mandarin and English, the city's Metro operator said yesterday.
Hangzhou is an international city and the Metro operators want to provide Mandarin and English broadcasts to guarantee most passengers can understand them, said a subway operator official.
Hangzhou's Metro is set to open this year.
Air-rail link-up
Hangzhou became the fifth city in China to have an air-rail combined link with Shanghai's airports, after a service began at Hongqiao International Airport on Wednesday. It allows passengers to transfer between a flight and train using a single ticket.
The service, jointly launched by the Shanghai Railway Bureau and China Eastern Airlines, sees travelers take a flight to either of Shanghai's two main airports and then transfer by rail free to Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou in Jiangsu Province. But the number of free train tickets is limited. First come, first served.
The Shanghai Railway Bureau will run 92 services every day between Shanghai and the five cities to link with around 900 daily China Eastern flights, compared to 22 routes each day previously.
The increase in links will reduce waiting times, say officials. Railway operators and airlines have historically competed with one another for business. The deal between China Eastern and the Shanghai Railway Bureau was signed in April.
Cheers to art
The top 10 entries in the Wine Art Contest of the Rhone Valley are being exhibited at Hangzhou International Cultural Exchange Center until June 10.
Co-sponsored by the Wine Industry Association of Rhone Valley, China Academy of Art and Alliance de Francaise in Hangzhou, the contest was themed "happiness, red and wine."
Students at the two schools submitted 30 entries, including paintings and digital designs. Ten were chosen for the exhibition.
First prize winner Zhang Jinghui is a student at the China Academy of Art. Zhang created the shape of a wine bottle using stickers and red paper.
"Stickers represent work and the bottle refers to leisure and happiness," she said.
It features the moon and a bridge reflected in the water, together forming an abstract image of Three Pools Mirroring the Moon - San Tan Yin Yue - a classic West Lake image.
At the bottom left there is a red stamp with two ancient characters that read Xi Hu - West Lake.
"The logo embodies four elements - the lake, the moon, the pool and a red stamp. The first three are natural things while the stamp represents the lake's cultural spirit," said Zheng Lang, creator of the winning logo and a designer at a local cosmetics company.
One version features a white design on a blue background, while another version switches the colors. Experts modified the original work.
Most of the 1,500 submissions came from China, but entries were also received from India, the UK and France.
The new logo will feature on booklets, maps, traffic signs, scenic spots and souvenirs.
West Lake was added to UNESCO's Cultural Landscape Heritage list in June 2011.
A third overweight
About one third of people who underwent a physical examination at a Hangzhou hospital last year were found to be overweight, said a doctor at the Second Hospital attached to Zhejiang University's School of Medicine.
In 2011, more than 80,000 people had check-ups at the hospital. Among them, 14,000 or 18 percent were obese and more than 30,000 - 38.4 percent - were overweight, said Jiang Zhengyan, deputy director of the hospital's International Healthcare Center.
Figures show that about 30 percent of urban residents in China are overweight - up 97 percent from a decade ago, while the number of people defined as obese jumped by 39 percent.
Chinese men with a body mass index of more than 25 are considered overweight, while the figure is more than 30 for women.
English in Metro
Broadcasts on Metro Line 1 will be in Mandarin and English, the city's Metro operator said yesterday.
Hangzhou is an international city and the Metro operators want to provide Mandarin and English broadcasts to guarantee most passengers can understand them, said a subway operator official.
Hangzhou's Metro is set to open this year.
Air-rail link-up
Hangzhou became the fifth city in China to have an air-rail combined link with Shanghai's airports, after a service began at Hongqiao International Airport on Wednesday. It allows passengers to transfer between a flight and train using a single ticket.
The service, jointly launched by the Shanghai Railway Bureau and China Eastern Airlines, sees travelers take a flight to either of Shanghai's two main airports and then transfer by rail free to Hangzhou and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou in Jiangsu Province. But the number of free train tickets is limited. First come, first served.
The Shanghai Railway Bureau will run 92 services every day between Shanghai and the five cities to link with around 900 daily China Eastern flights, compared to 22 routes each day previously.
The increase in links will reduce waiting times, say officials. Railway operators and airlines have historically competed with one another for business. The deal between China Eastern and the Shanghai Railway Bureau was signed in April.
Cheers to art
The top 10 entries in the Wine Art Contest of the Rhone Valley are being exhibited at Hangzhou International Cultural Exchange Center until June 10.
Co-sponsored by the Wine Industry Association of Rhone Valley, China Academy of Art and Alliance de Francaise in Hangzhou, the contest was themed "happiness, red and wine."
Students at the two schools submitted 30 entries, including paintings and digital designs. Ten were chosen for the exhibition.
First prize winner Zhang Jinghui is a student at the China Academy of Art. Zhang created the shape of a wine bottle using stickers and red paper.
"Stickers represent work and the bottle refers to leisure and happiness," she said.
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