在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

  Home>News Center>China
       
 

Eating out: Delicious dining, dating, debating
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-12-20 00:37

People go to restaurants not just for delicious food. They gather for reunions, dating, fun, negotiations and even for work meetings.

Whatever the reason, such diners are the backbone of China's robust catering industry. The Ministry of Commerce estimates a total turnover of 730 billion yuan (US$90 billion) for this year alone, a 10 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) jump over the target set at the end of last year.

Liang Boping, a 50-ish environmental volunteer, said she loves to discuss work while out to dinner.

"It's a place free of pressure and ideas can spurt," said Liang, from the Beijing-based Women and Environment Network under the sponsorship of the Canada-China Co-operation Project in Cleaner Production.

She said that discussions with other volunteers after work while dining has become a routine for her organization, in which about 10 environmentalists are involved.

"That's because we all have jobs and environment protection is our spare time work," said Liang, adding that gathering at meals is a good time for her peers.

While more and more people are choosing to eat out in the Chinese capital, South China's Guangzhou sees the greatest number of diners with more money spent at restaurants than in any other part of China.

The southern city is followed closely by Shanghai, with Beijing coming in third.

The statistics from the Beijing Municipal Commercial Bureau reckon that Beijingers spent 29.47 billion yuan (US$3.55 billion) on food in the past six months, nearly 30 per cent of which went to restaurants.

Different Chinese cuisines have opened kitchens in Beijing, and there are international entrees from countries, including Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Italy, France and Brazil to tempt the hungry.

More Chinese people enjoyed eating out last year, which brought increased profits to Chinese restaurants. As a whole, the country's catering industry cooked up 596 billion yuan (US$72 billion) in the first 10 months of the year, a 22 per cent increase over the same period last year.

" November and December will see further increases in that momentum," said an official surnamed Li from the China Cuisine Association. His confidence was based on the fact that many people like to eat out in the winter time. "Most important, it's festival season as Christmas and the New Year approach."

Li said private consumption holds the primary position in the market, with more than 80 per cent of consumers ordinary people.

"Increasing salaries and peaceful living conditions are the leading forces behind the development."

It's not just in China where people are having to loosen their belts. Statistics released by the American National Restaurant Association say the restaurant-and-food service industry is projected to reach a record US$440.1 billion in sales this year.



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

EU aims to lift China arms ban by mid-2005

 

   
 

Religious affairs rules promulgated

 

   
 

Russia strongly supports 'One China' policy

 

   
 

Sunken ferry kills 10 students, owner arrested

 

   
 

Electric vehicles may be used for 2008 Games

 

   
 

Tariff cuts will not hurt domestic auto industry

 

   
  Eating out: Delicious dining, dating, debating
   
  Hu: "One country, two systems" thriving in Macao
   
  Tariff cuts will not hurt domestic auto industry
   
  Electric vehicles may be used for 2008 Games
   
  Sunken ferry kills 10 students, owner arrested
   
  EU aims to lift China arms ban by mid-2005
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 一区二区不卡 | 午夜一区二区三区 | 久久成人毛片 | 欧美一区二区在线 | 午夜激情福利 | 中文字幕精品在线观看 | 一区在线视频 | 亚洲超碰在线 | 伊人久久精品视频 | 91在线看片| 久久国产精品免费 | 日本黄色免费 | 国产成人免费 | 伊人久久中文字幕 | 手机成人在线视频 | 欧美一级做性受免费大片免费 | 天天操天天做 | 日韩久久精品 | 久久久天堂国产精品女人 | 亚洲欧美在线播放 | 99视频网站| 欧美精品一二三 | 黄色成人免费网站 | 午夜视频免费在线观看 | 一区二区三区久久 | 日韩欧美一区二区在线观看 | 久久机热这里只有精品 | 亚洲一区二区精品视频 | 国产黄a三级三级看三级 | 福利网站在线观看 | 免费91| 天天噜| 国产成人a亚洲精品 | 日韩二区三区 | 黄色片免费观看 | 国产一区不卡 | 久久超| 六十路av | 久草综合在线 | 欧美日韩在线视频观看 | 国产一区中文字幕 |