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Hello From Montreal - Part 13 - 360 degree Views From The Tower At The Olympic Stadium, Bugs And Nature At The Insectarium And The Botanical Garden, A

July 2, 2006

Appropriately rested from my action packed day yesterday I had a leisurely breakfast and headed out on the subway at 9:30 am. I love the subway system in Montreal since it's safe, efficient and all the major sights are accessible via underground transportation. And the interesting thing is the trains run on rubber wheels - none of that metallic clanking that I am so used to from places like Toronto, New York City or Chicago...

My first destination for this morning was Montreal's Olympic complex, located in the Hochelaga-Maissoneuve area, originally a city founded in 1883 by local farmers. Hochelaga-Maissoneuve was integrated into Montreal in 1918 and today is one of Montreal's main working class neighbourhoods whose residents are 90% French-speakers.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium is best accessed from the Pie IX subway station and upon leaving the station I walked across the vast concrete expanses surrounding this historic stadium, built for the 1976 Summer Olympics. One of it's nicknames is the "Big O" and it was supposed to be one of the most advanced structures of its time, holding just over 56,000 people. It featured a retractable roof that was held in place by cables suspended from a 556 foot tall tower, incidentally the highest inclined tower in the world.

The stadium was extremely expensive and its final cost came to more than C$1 billion, the debt on which was only paid off by the city in 2006. Interestingly, Jean Drapeau, Montreal's mayor at the time, announced that "The Olympics can no more have a deficit than a man can have a baby", now a popular quote among Montreal residents. Due to various strikes, construction delays and complications, the retractable roof did not open until 1988, but that option was abandoned in 1992 in favour of a new stationary roof which continued to have various structural problems and a new replacement roof is being considered for installation once again. Despite these issues, Montreal's Olympic Park is a sight to behold and an interesting place to explore.

Between 1977 and 2004 the Montreal Olympic Stadium was the home of the Montreal Expos Major League Baseball team which was transferred to Washington, D.C., in the 2005 season. It also used to be the home of the Montreal Alouttes, Montreal's team in the Canadian Football League. Today the stadium is used for a variety of purposes including trade fairs, sporting matches, motorized sports, live shows, exhibitions, film shoots, balls, social activities and more. Since its opening, Montreal's Olympic Stadium has been one of the busiest covered stadiums in the world.

Montreal's Olympic Stadium is a fascinating, unusual yet aesthetic building and I decided to explore it in more detail by taking the funicular which in about 5 minutes takes you to an observation deck that provides a 360 degree of Montreal. Going up you have an unobstructed view eastwards towards the pyramid-shaped buildings of the former Olympic Village and at the top I enjoyed a perfect view of downtown and the skyscrapers, Montreal Royal and the various bridges spanning the St. Lawrence River.

The former Olympic cycling track, called the Biodome, has been converted into an artificial habitat that features four different ecosystems: a Tropical Forest, a Laurentian Forest, a St. Lawrence Marine Ecosystem and the Polar Worlds of the Arctic and the Antarctic. For me, my next item on the agenda was the Montreal Botanical Garden. I left the Olympic Stadium and walked under the Sherbrooke Street bridge and found myself right next to the entrance gates of Montreal's Botanical Garden. The C$12.75 entrance fee gives you access to both the gardens as well as the Insectarium, so I started off with an indepth introduction to the world of insects.

Open since 1990, the Montreal Insectarium holds hundreds of species of butterflies, moths, bugs and spiders. Its scientific collections hold 140,000 specimens and its exhibition collection consists of about 20,000, about 4000 of which are on public display. There is also a live collection of arthropods with about 100 species. Not only does the Insectarium focus on the science of insects, but it also explores insects in an artistic, cultural and even gastronomical context. In 2005 it even held an insect tasting event!

Well, this scientific introduction had warmed me up enough to continue my explorations outside in the Botanical Garden. Right across from the Insectarium is a marsh and bog garden garden that features a variety of gorgeous water lily specimens.

Moving on from there is a sizeable rose garden with about 10,000 roses from many different varieties. The roses were a bit past their bloom, but I would imagine that this garden must look just magnificent when everything is in full bloom.

A bit further to the north is the Japanese Garden, designed as a contemporary garden by renowned Japanese garden designer Ken Nakajima. All the elements, stones, water features and plants have been chosen carefully and are imbued with a unique symbolism. The chinese Garden next to it is a result of a bond between the Montreal Botanical Garden and the Parks Department of the City of Shanghai. More than 120 containers were shipped from Shanghai in 1990 and 50 Chinese craftsmen were needed to assemble the components to build the garden.

I then strolled through the First Nations garden which reflects a natural environment and is the first facility of its kind in Montreal. After walking through some serene ponds and woodlands I reached the Shade Garden which hosts a large collection of primroses, astilbes, hostas and ferns and proves that even shady areas can feature brilliant colours and a variety of foliage and blossoms. Now it was serious time for an ice cream and I sat down one of the tables outside the Fuji Pavilion which is a 66-seat restaurant providing cold beverages, ice cream and frozen yogurt and light meals.

After my little rest there was another part of the city that I wanted to explore and that was Little Italy. So I decided to take the free shuttle bus that connects the Olympic Stadium, the Biodome, the Insectarium and the Botanical Garden and was comfortably whisked to the nearby Vieau subway station. From there I took the subway to the Jean Talon station, along one of the major east-west thoroughfares of Montreal.

Like many cities in North America, Montreal has a large Italian community. Actually, Italians represent Montreal's largest ethnic group. Many immigrants came over from Italy as early as the beginning of the 19th century and many of them went into the hotel and restaurant business. The majority of them arrived after the Second World War, and most of those immigrants came from the poorer regions of the Italian south. One of the key ingredients of Italian culture of course is its cuisine, made from fresh ingredients. The Marché Jean Talon is an anchor point in this community where local residents can purchase fresh produce, cheese, meat, pastries and other products. This market is different from others since its layout is mostly outdoors. More than 100 producers display their products here in the summer, and the market has a distinct southern ambience to it. You almost feel like you are somewhere close to the Mediterranean or even a Moroccan souk.

I wanted to grab a seat in a little local restaurant beside the market, but most of them were so packed that I decided I was going to hop on the subway again (easy to do with my convenient 3-day visitor pass) and check out the St-Denis area a little. Definitely time for a late lunch!

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Interview With an American Photojournalist in China

Q&A with Tom Carter, author of CHINA: Portrait of a People

American photojournalist Tom Carter has spent the past four years in the People’s Republic of China, traversing all 33 provinces and autonomous regions not just once but twice. The San Francisco native’s hardback book, a definitive 800-image volume aptly entitled CHINA: Portrait of a People, is due out this winter from Hong Kong publisher Blacksmith books. Tom took a day off from travelling to discuss the challenges of taking pictures in China, how he evaded censorship in the tightly-controlled republic, and to share a few insider tips on visiting what is to become the world’s largest tourism market.

Your upcoming book focuses heavily on photographs of people, from peasants to punk rockers, ethnic groups to entrepreneurs. As a lone foreigner in a faraway country, how did you approach so many strangers, let alone become intimate enough with them to take their portraits?

Most of my photos came about as a natural result of my curiosity and interaction with chinese people during my travels. It wasn't until the end of my trip that I thought about compiling them into a book. This is a tribute to all the people I met along the way. For the portraits, it just takes a sincere interest in your subjects to get that close. I don't believe in hiding behind a zoom lens; I was actually as near to all those people as you see in the pictures, sometimes just inches away. The candid life shots, which comprise a good third of the book, were actually more of a challenge. As a foreigner walking down the street in China, all activity stops the moment you are seen, so it’s tricky to photograph life before life stops to stare at you.

I don’t believe any book can capture the true spirit of a country with only pictures of places. Sure, a photo of a sunset over the Great Wall is nice, but what do you really learn from it? I wanted to show the people, and dispel the stereotype of the Chinese as a homogeneous single nationality.

You must speak the language pretty well.

That's the very first question I always get from other expats I meet in China! It humbles me to admit that my Putonghua borders on offensively poor. I taught English when I first arrived in China, which left me no time to formally study mandarin. I picked up my entire vocabulary while travelling. I call it Survival Chinese. I can communicate, but I'm usually left out of the gossiping granny circles. A friendly smile works well when all else fails. I might add, though, that Chinese dialects vary widely by province, so even most nationals have trouble understanding other Chinese outside their own hometowns.

You say you came to China as an English teacher, but four years later you’re a published photojournalist and author. Did you plan this career move?

Never, but that’s China for you, a real land of opportunity. teaching was just a means to an end, which was travelling. Out of that first long year on the road sprung my collection of photos, which resulted in a book contract and travel assignments from various periodicals, which brought me full circle back to my second spin around China. I believe I stand apart from my contemporaries in that I'm not sitting around a cushy foreign correspondents’ club "networking" [makes mock quotes with his fingers] and waiting for my next assignment; I'm out on the road finding my own. But maybe that’s why Reuters still hasn’t called me.

You’ve had a few run-ins with Chinese censorship of your images and articles. Care to share?

The concept of Freedom of the Press, something the west takes for granted, is still entirely alien in Communist China. The media is state-run and every single word and image that comes in and out of the country needs to be approved by the Ministry of Information. Crazy, huh? But since I’m an independent freelancer without the backing of any news agency, I lack official journalist credentials. Most of my images I've had to get the hard way, which has often resulted in confrontations with local authorities who view foreign correspondents as a threat.

For example, for the three single frames of coal miners with soot-covered faces that appear in this book, I and my Chinese travelling companion had to spend several days in the mountains of South Shanxi before we were able to sneak into a coal mine, grab a few shots then get the hell out before being caught. Mining is one of the most dangerous and controversial occupations in China, and is entirely off limits to journalists. Some of my best photos are hit-and-run like that.

There’s one incident in particular I want to hear about: a peasant riot that you photographed and which almost got you arrested. Tell us about that. To be caught up in a proletarian uprising – something both foreign and Chinese reporters in China rarely even hear about, due to rapid suppression of information, let alone eye-witness – was extremely frightening but probably one of the book’s most powerful images. I was subsequently "implored" by the local police to hand over all my photos, under penalty of incarceration, but a couple have managed to slip into the book [winks mischievously]. I'm still in China and would like to be able to leave without a trip to the clink, so it’s not something I can talk about in further detail, nor can we make the photo public until the book is on the shelves.

Guerilla-style documentary photography is something you are obviously proud of. Someone said you have "turned mundane daily life in China into a work of art" but one reviewer wrote that your photographs are "an assault on ordinary people who should be left alone." What's your take on such extreme responses?

Which one was the criticism? [Laughs] Actually, I prefer the term ‘street photography’, because that's exactly what I do. I'm out pounding the pavement from 6am to 6pm every day, learning about the culture through observation and interaction. Many photojournalists cover their assignments as quickly as possible so they can remove themselves from the elements, but I revel in the elements. I don’t have any technical or artistic preconceptions to my photos. The whole idea of spending an hour setting up a shot and then photoshopping it to death afterwards is not what I'm about. I just capture life as it is, then move on. If the picture turns out crooked, so what! Life is crooked!

I have no desire to make something palatable, even if it means not getting on Getty. On the other hand, any of my photos that are considered beautiful I credit entirely to my subjects. They are the ones who deserve the compliments.

China really is a vast country to explore, and you have been to every corner of it – 33 provinces and over 200 cities and villages. Travelling for a living sounds like a life of leisure, but what’s the reality?

You know, for all the tourism I’ve promoted for China with my photos and travel articles, you’d think the CNTA [China National Tourism Administration] could at least have comped my hotels. But the truth is I’ve never received a cent in financial backing. During the two years I spent travelling across China, I slept in 15 RMB [2 USD] flophouses with particleboard walls – which are illegal for foreigners to stay in – with the occasional youth hostel or night on a bus station floor. I taught English for two straight years beforehand so I could save up to travel, and I really had to pinch my pennies to make it last. The upside is that my insolvency resulted in experiences that staying at the Sheraton could never produce.

All travellers are running away from something. What's your excuse?

I come from a long line of nomads – my mother a Danish immigrant of good Viking stock and my father a hybrid Panamanian-Cuban-Italian – so drifting is in my blood. It’s my dream to travel the world, take pictures and write about it. I have no intention of succumbing to that thirtysomething syndrome of settling down. The world is my home.

So what day-to-day difficulties did you encounter during your marathon journey across China?

You mean hour-to-hour difficulties. My photos might excite a lot of potential tourists, but I'm not going to sugar-coat the reality of actually travelling in China. The consensus among backpackers is that China is probably the single most challenging country in the world to navigate. Aside from the obvious language barriers, you have 5,000-year old customs and extreme cultural differences that can be quite vexing for the typical westerner. Most of these nuances are not something that you can catch on film; travellers have to discover them for themselves, and that’s part of the fun.

What keeps you going?

I delight in the challenges that a country like China poses to westerners. Sure, I occasionally catch myself pounding the wall in frustration, but the thing about the PRC is that every turn is a new adventure. For me there’s nothing worse than being bored, and boredom is just not possible in China. See these lines on my face? They weren’t there before.

How did you plan your routes?

I haven’t planned a single route since I arrived in China four years ago. I just point myself in a direction, then let life carry me on its current. Not only does every Chinese person you ask where to go have an excitedly different opinion – even about which way is north – but there are so many undiscovered villages that are off the charts. Not to mention that the time it takes to get to these places is often days longer than how it appears on a map, making an itinerary kind of pointless.

Tell us more about surprises along the way, and any dangerous situations you’ve been in.

Surprises are the rule, not the exception. In addition to clashes with the authorities over my pictures, I’ve had everything from a near-lethal bout of encephalitis during my first year in China, to getting shanghaied by crooked English schools, which I wrote about for the Wall Street Journal. One of my favourites is the time I found myself at the business end of a North Korean machine gun when I accidentally crossed into the DPRK at Changbaishan. These are all stories I can laugh about now, though my mother doesn't think so.

It’s said that China is now undergoing the most prolonged period of sustained change in history. How has it changed since you have lived there, and how will it change in the near future?

I think China's most dramatic changes have been brought on by itself and that the now-clichéd term "New China" was something methodically planned out in their boardrooms. The Chinese government is addicted to what I call hyper-urbanization. You’ve got historic cities like Beijing, where they are bulldozing these ancient hutongs by the hour so they can build office towers, or the 2,000-year-old village of Gongtan in Chongqing that is going to be levelled this summer for a new power plant. I wrote an article about Gongtan for a local magazine but it was quickly quashed because the censorship bureau said "We don’t want to bring any attention to that place." These contrasts in architecture appear in my book because I feel it is imperative to capture this last glimpse of China’s old slate rooftops before the skyline becomes pure steel and glass. CHINA: Portrait of a People will probably become a history book, something Chinese people will look at twenty years from now and say "Ah yes, I remember."

It seems like everyone wants to know more about China these days. Do you see more people planning on visiting the country?

China will become the world’s largest tourism destination of the next decade, no doubt about it. The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Shanghai’s World Expo in 2010 are expected to attract between 50 to 100 million tourists annually. China’s doors were closed for so long that it’s only natural the world is curious about what’s behind them. What the pictures in Portrait of a People are doing is fuelling this curiosity by offering an intimate glimpse of humanity in China, and scenes of daily life that even publications like National Geographic overlook.

You’re something of an authority now on Chinese travel. Can you offer any tips for travellers?

Well, what China wants tourists to see is often at variance with what is actually marvellous about the country. You’ve got these highly-sheltered tour group packages that cover the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors in Shaanxi, a boat ride on the Yangtze and shopping in Shanghai [makes yawning noise]. Or you can remove yourself from the souvenir shops and luxury hotels, get a local street map and travel on word-of-mouth. Lonely Planet would go bankrupt if people actually took my travel advice, but you definitely see more of the real China my way.

Finally, what's next for someone who’s been everywhere in China?

My publisher and I have been talking about taking the "Portrait of a People" concept to other countries in the region. I would jump at the chance. So I have no idea where I’ll be this time next year.

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About the Author

TOM CARTER is the author of 'CHINA: Portrait of a People,' a definitive 600-page book of photography to be published by Hong Kong publisher Blacksmith Books.

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More people are becoming interested in travelling to the Orient, either in search of spiritualism, or just to get a taste of the unique culture that places like China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and others can offer.

China travel is particularly interesting because of the variety of interesting places and cultural hot spots that can be found. Another very important factor is that a holiday to China is very easy on your budget. The accommodation facilities are cheap, yet comfortable and tasteful, and there are several places to visit which tourists can easily avail of either through a holiday tour guide, or simply by getting a map and a backpack and setting off in search of adventure.

China is a country that has the largest population statistics, yet other than the cities, large portions of rural China are full of scenic beauty and tranquil settings and will give you the chance to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday activities if that is what you are looking for.

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One of the must-see places in China is the Great Wall. This remarkable manmade structure can even be seen from the moon and has been listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Wall is said to be over 6000 kilo metres long and was built to defend China from the Huns. It is certainly worth going to China just to see this one part of history, if not for anything else. Even if you take a flight to Beijing, the Great Wall is at good proximity to the city so you could easily pay a visit there.

Another great place to visit in China is Shanghai. This is an ultra modern city full of skyscrapers and steel and glass buildings located near the Yangtze River delta. The Oriental Pearl TV tower will offer you a breathtaking view of the entire city and make for some wonderful photographs and memories.

Shanghai is known as the "Oriental Paris" and makes for excellent cheap shopping. The prices are affordable and almost everyone who visits China takes a flight to Shanghai, China because this is the country's most important city, second to Hong Kong. Shanghai also draws tourists to places like Mt. Sheshan, Chongming Island, Dingshan Lake, and the shopping malls of Xujiahui, Yuyuan Shopping City, and Jiali Sleepless City.

If you are on a China holiday to Shanghai, then make sure to take in the sights of the Donghai Bridge, which is the world's longest bridge across the sea, the Jing'an Temple, and the beautiful Xujiahui Cathedral.

There are many cheap flights to China, if you are planning to go over and see the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. You can take a cheap flight to Beijing from London or any other place in the United Kingdom. Besides the Olympics, the Forbidden City is the greatest tourist destination in Beijing. Having been declared a world heritage site, the Forbidden City will give you an understanding of China's history, ancient culture, and traditions.

Honk Kong has many cheap flights that shuttle to and fro straight from the UK as well as from other parts of the world, so making your way to this exquisite city will be fast and convenient, not to mention gentle on your budget. Hong Kong will offer you a chance to experience a blending of chinese culture, as well as see firsthand the strong influences of the West, whether it is a traditional Catholic church or an English pub where ale is served. Victoria Peak draws several thousand tourists, being the highest mountain in Hong Kong and the best place for a panoramic view of the city. The view of Hong Kong at night from atop Victoria Peak is said to be one of the most incredible sights in China.

Since China is such a massive country, it is almost impossible to experience all that it has to offer on a single trip to the country. However, no matter which places you visit on your China travel holiday, you are guaranteed to come away enriched, especially if you include the Great Wall of China on your list and make a stop at Shanghai.

It doesn't matter whether you are backpacking your way from one place to another, or are on a luxury sightseeing trip, China will give everyone who visits an unforgettable holiday.

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How does Shanghai compare with New York?

I have always been fascinated with the city of Shanghai. Especially in the Oriental Pearl Tower.

It doesn't. Not really.

NYC is more cosmopolitan, much more diverse. Not as much in Shanghai; mostly chinese & caucasian mix. The cultures are very different. NYC has a much harder/assertive and straight talking way of operating (both in business & social). Shanghai is more 'read between the lines'. I find NYC more unforgiving versus Shanghai, but you can argue that you feel more in your place as a westerner in NYC.

Urban structures are very different. NYC is mostly straight lined streets. Shanghai has intersections that don't intersect. Shanghai subway is in full expansion and will/should one day rival the NYC system. Traffic is about equally bad, but sure; Shanghai drivers are more aggressive and less considerate. Although car-horn action wise there ain't that much difference. Shanghai people are only confrontational to one another. Anyone in NYC is confrontational to anyone else. Customer service and such is way way better in NYC, I it is a new concept here.

You basically have a city that woke up and has been transforming over the passed decade, and its people are catching up. We always joke that Shanghai is a metropole with farmland mentality. That is because we project our culture on to theirs. NYC is much more settled in its own identity.

Got to ask though; fascinated with the Pearl Tower?? It is really a dragon of a building. Much more interesting things around compared to that monstrosity

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State backup. Chinese agents to buy inventory. Aluminum sector.

Country. Chinese State Reserve Bureau (SRB) will purchase 300,000 tons of the. Aluminum at 12,300 yuan (about. U.S. $ 1,750) per month. Ton to push up the price. And production support, Friday. The Shanghai Securities News reported.

Price is. Special 10 per cent level in the market. Current.

SRB will purchase approximately. Half of the total. China Aluminum Corporation (Chalco) listed arm. State metals company Chinalco. Section. Rest will come from the other seven smelters. Told the newspaper.

Several. Sources said officials. Have to talk to buy more. This may include 1 million tons.

SRB treatment. important raw materials stockpiles.

This move. First government in crisis. To sustain the current market. Sick nonferrous metals industry. Slumping prices and weak demand due. And global economic crisis. The slowdown of the Chinese force. smelters slowed production and cut.

On Wednesday, Zhang Ping, Minister. The Department of Acting. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) submitted. As economic reports. Committee of the National People's Congress, House. Legislative top.

Zhang said. That the federal government will take measures. Immediate support to nine. Industry sectors, including metals. nonferrous.

Government at all levels now. Announced policy to assist. Sector as well as smelting. Relaxed control transmission. Rock out overlap, offering electricity subsidies. And increased loan ceilings.

Southwestern province of Yunnan, said. That it will purchase 1 million tons of metal. from nonferrous smelters and local provinces. Neighboring Sichuan province said. Will reduce the price of electricity for smelters.

The immediate impact. Price confidence.

Measures. These immediate effect on the market. With the Shanghai Futures aluminum percentage. 0.5 or more high three weeks.

Industry analysts said. General metal is regaining confidence. From planning and purchasing. Both steel demand. With more promotion. Construction of infrastructure.

"Although the market outlook. Will not return these will help. To plan its water supply. Through the crisis "Heng ku, Analyst. Securities major said.

Inventories of the Company. Of aluminum is approximately estimated. 1 million to 1.5 million tons of industrial sources. Said.

NDRC's Zhang said. And purchasing a backup. "Important measures" of the state. Council or to Cabinet. Increase market confidence.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Earnings of Non-metal and steel. Processing industry fell year. Percentage 34.1-on-year and iron. Steel industry by percentage. 13.7 percent during the first 11 months of 2008.

On Thursday, the same day. NBS announced lower earnings and announced SRB. Plan provides that Bao. Steel Group, China on the steel manufacturers. The price of steel in February. 100 yuan / ton to 300 RMB / per. Tons.

Baosteel's price adjustment at five. But only since August. Raised in the first period.

Month. November, China (cnmining). Decided to launch 4 trillion plan. Incentives Yuan demand. In two years.

Included. With another 3 trillion yuan in construction. Rail, and after building. New investments expected suspension. That will increase demand for steel. From 200 million tons.

On Tues Two days before raising prices. Committee, said Baosteel's Xu Lejiang. There are more inspired measures. Industry will not be found. Full recovery in the short term.

Wu Wenzhang general manager of Steelhome.com site. According to industry prices. Steel will return to profitable levels. In the second quarter next year.

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Supply in China: opportunities. Branding.

Chu Yuxun be excited. After the war she. On campus bullies. I am of her show. Wet and messy. กระทัน like. The teacher turned to her piano. Appears and recommended brands. New shampoo insisting Chu needs protein. Some to improve my condition. Her. Camera then zooms in on the logo. Shampoo and finish Slek image on the screen. For it seems like. All eternity.

North may be. Sound like TV, but. In fact, it is one of the scene. The number of product placements. From popular to highly controversial series. TV in China "have to see. Meteor shower "is often called. Meteor shower. To call "youth. Idol drama "Life and tell. Four men fighting rich and poor. But beautiful course in college. Same. Reflect the love story. clashes between different classes. Same way in chinese society.

The scene. Product placement is shown. Approximately every five minutes in between. Performers unofficial calculations. Operated by a group of people. See who was raped by many. Brand 'would appearances1. In fact. Was a product placement. Part of the driver. After the main debate meteor shower.

By checking the organization. Products available in this soap opera. Popular China, we will receive information. Depth in a way that will be. Used effectively by. Brand. This article will provide pictures. And placement of products. Brand discussed within meteor. Shower and review accomplishments. And their errors. Do. We'll see as the product. And can contribute. Height increase brand brand. But the product placements must. Close to a brand strategy. Carefully before a performance. Can create a brand in the country. China or abroad.

Image. And product placement.

As a product. Already several billion business. In U.S. dollars and. Still growing2. As in the project. Run, the popular fashion design. American game show to see. "Intend," many more brands. Since the models make. Wearing the sewing machine design. Used. examples significant. Transformers movie is more pressing,. Produced and may be considered. Position products; Cartoon series. Was created to add. Sale of toy manufacturer Hasbro. Since. Early 2000s, China began to see more. Product placement increased. In film and television drama. Of them.

General position. Products can be divided. Three categories: planning. Screen layout script. And plot 3.

• Location. Screen: Know logo. Or appear on television sets. Or film.
• Script. Title: Name to Know 'writing. A script and said. characters.
• Plot: known. Take an important role in. Conversion. (Such as the Pontiac Firebird. How Night Aston Martin DBS in the film and James Bond.).

All three types will increase. Efforts to create a brand. Products by adding known brand. Related Products brand. Development or delivery experience. To name a few brands. Paste. Scheme is often effective. Highest of the three types of instruments. Funds for brand building.

Recommended brands in the rain. Meteor.
Although the accused. Display of a dozen crowded. Than brand is recommended. Actually only seven brands. The production team of paid organization. Other man just as free. Show your producer4.

Seven brands were. Called "production partner". And receive credit in the end. Each. They:.

MG and brother. Young of both the Roewe brand. Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC).

Metersbonwe, brand. Clothing, China's leading casualwear.

Shampoo Slek, a Chinese C-BONS Hair Care. By Beiersdorf in 2007.

Computer. Tsinghua Tongfang.

Xiangpiaopiao tea with milk immediately.

Cityexpress. Equipment, GPS.

Asia Gulf Hotel is. In Xiamen, Fujian Province. Meteor shower set.

Time. admitting a lack of experience and expertise. Complexity of product placement. Manufacturers are proud to show. These are all seven. China and the brand is displayed. Promoting products. Country.

Size of local call. China recognized.
So it has. Product placement in the meteor shower. To be controversial? Real problems. Located in brand share. Product features. High. Brand associated with performance. The brand's past and will. Based on pride. Brand knowledge and brand. Section. Brand China is not very high. Strong brand, but they often are. Strength of a brand. The different forms and. Relevance.

In short. See some find that incredible wealth. Customers to purchase products. Local show room. Meteor display TV. Example. They wonder why characters. Top to wear Metersbonwe video. Tsinghua Tongfang Computer drinking game. Xiangpiaopiao and shampoo Slek. Because it found some. See product placement should not. Believe it detracted from performance. Branding efforts. This.

When the performance. Products as a method. Good for building sector. Pride and knowledge to increase. Brand share. A soap opera. To target specific markets. And different ad spot short time. Is enough to build the brand. Minds of consumers as a conversion. unfolds.

We now discuss the. Success and error. The brand is in the meteor shower. See what we can learn. Know.

Product success. Placement and error. Occurred.
In addition to China. Most of the brand. The meteor shower every two or lower. Class brands in the industry. Respectively, of them. Association. Character wealth in the meteor. Evidence of a shower. Try the brand 'to spread. Expanding market and will see a high-end.

For one of the motives of the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. (SAIC) has clearly they want. To create a distinction between. Themselves and MG brand Roewe. This is. Viewers see why wealthy youngsters. The meteor shower while driving. Their parents MGs are chauffeured around in cars. Roewe.

Founded in the United Kingdom,. MG brand in 2005 was purchased by Nanjing. Vehicle after purchase. SAIC5. MG is more than 80 years old, but still. Not well known by consumers. Chinese number. In the show, the. The male characters "a" to love. Racing. He is the owner of MG. Finish the race. All peers of the drive. He MG. Not only do car racing. View performance of the car focused. MG also broadcast their message. Brand is more MG, hip. And youth.

At the same time. After creating the SAIC Roewe brand. They can not buy. Rights in the name rover. From BMW. In 2,009, Roewe is a brand. And fastest growing in China. Seem to realize. Very good brand than MG. Position. Brand marketing objectives. Intermediate to attribute. Roewe's dignity and not. Violence is showcased in the series TV. Position. This high-end brand Roewe experience. To heighten the brand. Of.

On the other hand, see. The only thing of his consciousness. Slek products in meteor shower is. Converged. Bottle of shampoo is. Placed in a room and bathroom. Living in common - even field. Airport ads Slek. Characters. popping in and talk about Slek slogan was like. Piano teacher with the same language. Noble as the starting point of. This article. In the place page. LCD Slek have so many listed. Artificial and audience eventually. Offended. This is dangerous. That particular brand of high-dimensional. Regards.

Summary.
Broadcast. And co-produced by Hunan Satellite. TV's request to view the meteor shower was. Max TV during the AAA program. Almost every moment of it. It premiered back at August 8, 2009. In. August 29 final. List of season scores generated. Hunan Satellite TV Max. In 2009.

The success of the season. The first team is gearing production. Two seasons. It will be interesting to. Found that many brands will be rain. Meteor is a platform of products. Position and how high. Brand they are. Impact over the years to come. To.

A position products. Still in early stages of. Development in China will mean. Opportunity to know the area. Execute strategy and brand building. Brand justice. We are confident. That we will see other companies. Take advantage of platform. In this year.

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2 eMarketer. (2,009 June 15). Not Work Product Placement?
3 Russ. Cells, GA (1998). To the framework of the placement. Product: propositions theory. Progress. In consumer research (25) 1, p. 359.
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Vladimir Djurovic is the founder and Managing Director of Labbrand, a Shanghai based innovative brand agency specialized in brand research, strategic and creative services. Labbrand website at: http://labbrand.com/ is also the portal to Labbrand branding blog: http://www.labbrand.com/brand-source
and reviews of branding related hot topics, with a special focus on China.

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