DOCSLIB.ORG

JOIN 7 DAYS TOUR, ITINERARY AS BELOW: Picturesque Coastal City in Southeast China, Earning Itself the DAY 4: FUZHOU/MT

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
JOIN 7 DAYS TOUR, ITINERARY AS BELOW: Picturesque Coastal City in Southeast China, Earning Itself the DAY 4: FUZHOU/MT DAY 1: SINGAPORE/XIAMEN/NANPUTUO TEMPLE/GOLDEN COAST/HUANDAO ROAD/JINMEN ISLAND (EXTERIOR) (D) Assemble at Changi Airport for your flight to Xiamen. Xiamen is a JOIN 7 DAYS TOUR, ITINERARY AS BELOW: picturesque coastal city in southeast China, earning itself the DAY 4: FUZHOU/MT. WUYI (B/L/D) nickname 'Pearl on the East China Sea'. Upon arrival at Xiamen, head This morning, take a tour at the Yu Hill scenery site and visit Wuyi to Nanputuo Temple, located at the foot of the Five Old Men Hill. It Square. Thereafter, take a train to Mt. Wuyi. Mt. Wuyi is famous for was built in the last year of the Tang Dynasty and has a history of its natural conservation of a large number of ancient plant species, over 1000 years. Lastly, take a ride to HuanDao Road-Golden Coast wild animals and reptiles, many of which are peculiar to China. Its and get an exterior view of the Jinmen Island. After that, we’ll move tranquil beauty and intact environment offer a refuge to the primitive on to visit GongFu Tea. forest, so it is called the 'Natural Arboretum'. DAY 2: XIAMEN/JIMEI SCHOOL VILLAGE/QUANZHOU/ DAY 5: MT. WUYI/WUYI CANYON DRIFTING (B/L/D) KAI YUAN TEMPLE/TIANHOU PALACE/LUOYANG BRIDGE/WATER After breakfast, proceed to Mt. Wuyi BOAT MUSEUM (B/L/D) scenic area. Get a unique tour After breakfast, head to Jimei experience at the Wuyi Canyon School Village, founded by Drifting. Appreciate the lush trees Chinese patriot Tah Kah Kee. Jimei on spectacular mountains as well as not only collects the beauty of the fish swimming in the brook. Enjoy nature, of architecture but also the refreshing cool breeze and the reveals the love of overseas awe-inspiring surroundings. Chinese for their motherland. DAY 6: MT. WUYI/XIAMEN/GULANG ISLAND SCENERY SITE/CRUISE After lunch, visit the silk factory ALONG GOLDEN COAST (B/L/D) then travel to Quanzhou. Upon This morning, take a flight back to Xiamen to continue the tour. Upon arrival at Quanzhou, visit the popular attractions- East West Pagoda, arrival, visit Gulang Island Scenery Site. Gulang got its present name Luoyang Bridge, Tianhou Palace and Kaiyuan Temple. Kaiyuan temple because of the huge reef surrounding it. When the tide comes in, the through Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing till now, large scale repair for about waves pound the reef making it sound like the beating of a drum. The more than ten times in successively, build pattern is approximately island came to be known as 'Gulang'. Gu in Chinese means 'drum', divide into three part. and Lang, 'waves'. Also, get to visit the variety of colonial buildings *The passengers who want to take high- (Wan Guo Buildings) at Gulang. After dinner, get to visit medicine speed railway ($35), QUANZHOU tour will change to one free and easy day in shop. XIAMEN. DAY 7: XIAMEN/SINGAPORE (B) Free and easy before taking the flight back to Singapore. DAY 3: QUANZHOU/PUTIAN/FUZHOU/WEST LAKE (B/L/D) JOIN THE 8 DAYS TOUR: After breakfast, travel to Fuzhou, passing Putian. Fuzhou is both a DAY 7: XIAMEN/ZHANGZHOU/HAKKA HOUSE (B/L/D) historic and a cultural city with an over two-thousand-year of history This morning, head to Zhangzhou and in 908, Fuzhou was expanded. Visit Fuzhou West Lake; West Lake and visit the Hakka House, a building Park, situated in the northwest of Fuzhou in Hubin Road, is famed for style in southern China unique to the its similarity to West Lake in Hangzhou. West Lake Park is the most Hakka people. These houses, called completed ancient garden in Fuzhou City and is called a pearl of tulou, were often round in shape and gardens in Fujian Province. internally divided in many DAY 4: FUZHOU/XIAMEN/YU HILL/WUYI SQUARE/ compartments for food storage, GULANG ISLAND SCENERY SITE/WANGUO BUILDINGS (B/L/D) living quarters, ancestral temple, armory etc. You can also get to This morning, take a tour at the Yu Hill scenery site and visit Wuyi purchase typical Hakka merchandise such as hand-woven handicraft Square. Thereafter, return to Xiamen. Upon arrival at Xiamen, visit and specialty products. Gulang Island Scenery Site. Gulang got its present name because of DAY 8: ZHANGZHOU/XIAMEN/SINGAPORE （B） the huge reef surrounding it. When the tide comes in, the waves After breakfast, return to Xiamen and free at leisure thereafter until pound the reef making it sound like the beating of a drum. The island departure flight back to Singapore. came to be known as 'Gulang'. Gu in Chinese means 'drum', and Lang, 'waves'. Also, get to visit the variety of colonial buildings (Wan Guo Note: Buildings) at Gulang. *Return ticket can be extended without additional cost but a confirmed return date is to be given upon registration DAY 5: XIAMEN/SINGAPORE (B) *Due to unforeseen circumstances, itinerary may change without prior Free and easy before taking the flight back to Singapore. notice. *English version itinerary is based on Chinese version itinerary, should there be any All additiona .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Appendix 1: Rank of China's 338 Prefecture-Level Cities
    Appendix 1: Rank of China’s 338 Prefecture-Level Cities © The Author(s) 2018 149 Y. Zheng, K. Deng, State Failure and Distorted Urbanisation in Post-Mao’s China, 1993–2012, Palgrave Studies in Economic History, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92168-6 150 First-tier cities (4) Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Shenzhen First-tier cities-to-be (15) Chengdu Hangzhou Wuhan Nanjing Chongqing Tianjin Suzhou苏州 Appendix Rank 1: of China’s 338 Prefecture-Level Cities Xi’an Changsha Shenyang Qingdao Zhengzhou Dalian Dongguan Ningbo Second-tier cities (30) Xiamen Fuzhou福州 Wuxi Hefei Kunming Harbin Jinan Foshan Changchun Wenzhou Shijiazhuang Nanning Changzhou Quanzhou Nanchang Guiyang Taiyuan Jinhua Zhuhai Huizhou Xuzhou Yantai Jiaxing Nantong Urumqi Shaoxing Zhongshan Taizhou Lanzhou Haikou Third-tier cities (70) Weifang Baoding Zhenjiang Yangzhou Guilin Tangshan Sanya Huhehot Langfang Luoyang Weihai Yangcheng Linyi Jiangmen Taizhou Zhangzhou Handan Jining Wuhu Zibo Yinchuan Liuzhou Mianyang Zhanjiang Anshan Huzhou Shantou Nanping Ganzhou Daqing Yichang Baotou Xianyang Qinhuangdao Lianyungang Zhuzhou Putian Jilin Huai’an Zhaoqing Ningde Hengyang Dandong Lijiang Jieyang Sanming Zhoushan Xiaogan Qiqihar Jiujiang Longyan Cangzhou Fushun Xiangyang Shangrao Yingkou Bengbu Lishui Yueyang Qingyuan Jingzhou Taian Quzhou Panjin Dongying Nanyang Ma’anshan Nanchong Xining Yanbian prefecture Fourth-tier cities (90) Leshan Xiangtan Zunyi Suqian Xinxiang Xinyang Chuzhou Jinzhou Chaozhou Huanggang Kaifeng Deyang Dezhou Meizhou Ordos Xingtai Maoming Jingdezhen Shaoguan
    [Show full text]
  • Protection and Transmission of Chinese Nanyin by Prof
    Protection and Transmission of Chinese Nanyin by Prof. Wang, Yaohua Fujian Normal University, China Intangible cultural heritage is the memory of human historical culture, the root of human culture, the ‘energic origin’ of the spirit of human culture and the footstone for the construction of modern human civilization. Ever since China joined the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2004, it has done a lot not only on cognition but also on action to contribute to the protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage. Please allow me to expatiate these on the case of Chinese nanyin(南音, southern music). I. The precious multi-values of nanyin decide the necessity of protection and transmission for Chinese nanyin. Nanyin, also known as “nanqu” (南曲), “nanyue” (南乐), “nanguan” (南管), “xianguan” (弦管), is one of the oldest music genres with strong local characteristics. As major musical genre, it prevails in the south of Fujian – both in the cities and countryside of Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou – and is also quite popular in Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao and the countries of Southeast Asia inhabited by Chinese immigrants from South Fujian. The music of nanyin is also found in various Fujian local operas such as Liyuan Opera (梨园戏), Gaojia Opera (高甲戏), line-leading puppet show (提线木偶戏), Dacheng Opera (打城戏) and the like, forming an essential part of their vocal melodies and instrumental music. As the intangible cultural heritage, nanyin has such values as follows. I.I. Academic value and historical value Nanyin enjoys a reputation as “a living fossil of the ancient music”, as we can trace its relevance to and inheritance of Chinese ancient music in terms of their musical phenomena and features of musical form.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Article
    Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 324 International Conference on Architecture: Heritage, Traditions and Innovations (AHTI 2019) Exploration on the Protection Scheme of the Great Ruins of Southern Lifang District in the Luoyang City Site in Sui and Tang Dynasties Haixia Liang Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology Luoyang, China Peiyuan Li Zhenkun Wang Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology China Petroleum First Construction Company (Luoyang) Xi'an, China Luoyang, China Abstract—The great ruins are a kind of non-renewable district in a comprehensive and detailed way. Through the precious resources. The southern Lifang district in the analysis of the current situation of southern Lifang district, a Luoyang City Site in Sui and Tang Dynasties is the product of relatively reasonable planning proposal is obtained. This the development of ancient Chinese capital to a certain study can provide theoretical or practical reference and help historical stage. As many important relics and rich cultural on the protection and development of Luoyang City Site in history have been excavated here, the district has a rich Sui and Tang Dynasties, as well as the reconstruction of humanity history. In the context of the ever-changing urban southern Lifang district. construction, the protection of the great ruins in the district has become more urgent. From the point of view of the protection of the great ruins, this paper introduces the II. GREAT RUINS, SUI AND TANG DYNASTIES, LUOYANG important sites and cultural relics of southern Lifang district CITY AND LIFANG DISTRICT in Luoyang city of the Sui and Tang Dynasties through field Great ruins refer to large sites or groups of sites with a investigation and literature review.
    [Show full text]
  • (AHP)-Based Assessment of the Value of Non-World Heritage Tulou
    Tourism Management Perspectives 26 (2018) 67–77 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management Perspectives journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tmp Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-based assessment of the value of non- T World Heritage Tulou: A case study of Pinghe County, Fujian Province ⁎ Hang Maa, Shanting Lib, Chung-Shing Chanc, a Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518050, China b Shanghai W&R Group, Shanghai 200052, China c Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, N.T, Hong Kong ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: China's Fujian Tulou (earthen buildings constructed dating to the 12th century) represent a valuable source of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) human cultural heritage. As the Tulou have not been classified as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, they lack Conservation and reuse financial support, receive minimal attention and face structural deterioration. The purpose of this study is to Cultural heritage explore a methodological approach to assess the value of non-World Heritage Tulou (NWHT) and provide Evaluation system grounds for the reuse of Tulou accordingly. First, building-type, planar layout and other characteristics of Pinghe Tulou NWHTs in Pinghe are reviewed. Next, an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is applied to the value evaluation of Pinghe Tulou. Then, policy recommendations for reuse and redevelopment are put forward. The findings suggest that focusing on the reuse of Tulou alone is not justifiable. Rather, funding, public participation and the con- tinuity of community life are important factors relating to the reuse of NWHTs. 1. Introduction Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2008 (and are thus referred to here as ‘World Heritage Tulous’ (Fig.
    [Show full text]
  • Deciphering the Spatial Structures of City Networks in the Economic Zone of the West Side of the Taiwan Strait Through the Lens of Functional and Innovation Networks
    sustainability Article Deciphering the Spatial Structures of City Networks in the Economic Zone of the West Side of the Taiwan Strait through the Lens of Functional and Innovation Networks Yan Ma * and Feng Xue School of Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 17 April 2019; Accepted: 21 May 2019; Published: 24 May 2019 Abstract: Globalization and the spread of information have made city networks more complex. The existing research on city network structures has usually focused on discussions of regional integration. With the development of interconnections among cities, however, the characterization of city network structures on a regional scale is limited in the ability to capture a network’s complexity. To improve this characterization, this study focused on network structures at both regional and local scales. Through the lens of function and innovation, we characterized the city network structure of the Economic Zone of the West Side of the Taiwan Strait through a social network analysis and a Fast Unfolding Community Detection algorithm. We found a significant imbalance in the innovation cooperation among cities in the region. When considering people flow, a multilevel spatial network structure had taken shape. Among cities with strong centrality, Xiamen, Fuzhou, and Whenzhou had a significant spillover effect, which meant the region was depolarizing. Quanzhou and Ganzhou had a significant siphon effect, which was unsustainable. Generally, urbanization in small and midsize cities was common. These findings provide support for government policy making. Keywords: city network; spatial organization; people flows; innovation network 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Fujian's Industrial Eco-Efficiency
    sustainability Article Fujian’s Industrial Eco-Efficiency: Evaluation Based on SBM and the Empirical Analysis of lnfluencing Factors Xiaoqing Wang *, Qiuming Wu, Salman Majeed * and Donghao Sun School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350000, China; [email protected] (Q.W.); [email protected] (D.S.) * Correspondence: [email protected] (X.W.); [email protected] (S.M.); Tel.: +86-(0)-379-608-92800 (S.M.) Received: 17 July 2018; Accepted: 13 September 2018; Published: 18 September 2018 Abstract: The coordinated development of industrialization and its ecological environment are vital antecedents to sustainable development in China. However, along with the accelerating development of industrialization in China, the contradiction between industrial development and environment preservation has turned out to be increasingly evident and inevitable. Eco-efficiency can be seen either as an indicator of environmental performance, or as a business strategy for sustainable development. Hence, industrial eco-efficiency promotion is the key factor for green industrial development. This study selects indicators relevant to resources, economy, and the environment of industrial development, and the indicators can well reflect the characteristics of industrial eco-efficiency. The SBM (Slacks-Based Measure) model overcomes the limitations of a radial model and directly accounts for input and output slacks in the efficiency measurements, with the advantage of capturing the entire aspect of inefficiency. This study evaluates the industrial eco-efficiency of nine cities in Fujian province during the period of 2006–2016, based on undesired output SBM (Slacks-Based Measure) model and also uses a Tobit regression model to analyze the influencing factors. The results show that there is a positive correlation among the economic development level, opening level, research and development (R&D) innovation, and industrial eco-efficiency in Fujian Province.
    [Show full text]
  • Demarcation of the Hourly Communication Area: a Case Study of Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Metropolitan Area, China Yue-E ZENG1,A
    2016 Joint International Conference on Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME 2016) and International Conference on Information Science and Technology (IST 2016) ISBN: 978-1-60595-379-3 Demarcation of the Hourly Communication Area: A Case Study of Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Metropolitan Area, China Yue-E ZENG 1,a , Shi-Dai WU2,b,* 1College of Resource and Environmental Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, China 2College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China [email protected], [email protected] *Corresponding author Keywords: Hourly Communication Area, Traffic Waiting Time, Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou. Abstract. With the advance of urban integration in China, the hourly communication area has attracted significant attention during the development of urban agglomerations. Using ArcGIS 10.1, this study uses the data on traffic networks and data from surveys conducted in Xiamen- Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Metropolitan Area, Fujian Province, in 2014 to demarcate the theoretical HCAs by applying the convex hull method, and establishes the actual HCAs according to the traffic waiting time. The analysis shows that the extent of the theoretical HCAs of XZQ is beyond the scope of the cities’ domains, with areas of 15473.3 km 2, 16356.7 km 2 and 19276.9 km 2, respectively. Furthermore, this paper shows that the traffic waiting time in XZQ ranges from 31 to 61 min, resulting in the reductions in the actual HCAs of 91.7%, 82.9% and 83.9%, compared to the theoretical HCAs. There are only a few areas of intersection between neighbouring cities. Policies should not only pay more attention to the intra-urban public transit systems but also build adequate public transit terminals to facilitate passenger transfers, such as new metro or light rail systems.
    [Show full text]
  • U.S. Investors Are Funding Malign PRC Companies on Major Indices
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release FACT SHEET December 8, 2020 U.S. Investors Are Funding Malign PRC Companies on Major Indices “Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has prioritized something called ‘military-civil fusion.’ … Chinese companies and researchers must… under penalty of law – share technology with the Chinese military. The goal is to ensure that the People’s Liberation Army has military dominance. And the PLA’s core mission is to sustain the Chinese Communist Party’s grip on power.” – Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, January 13, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) threat to American national security extends into our financial markets and impacts American investors. Many major stock and bond indices developed by index providers like MSCI and FTSE include malign People’s Republic of China (PRC) companies that are listed on the Department of Commerce’s Entity List and/or the Department of Defense’s List of “Communist Chinese military companies” (CCMCs). The money flowing into these index funds – often passively, from U.S. retail investors – supports Chinese companies involved in both civilian and military production. Some of these companies produce technologies for the surveillance of civilians and repression of human rights, as is the case with Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang, China, as well as in other repressive regimes, such as Iran and Venezuela. As of December 2020, at least 24 of the 35 parent-level CCMCs had affiliates’ securities included on a major securities index. This includes at least 71 distinct affiliate-level securities issuers.
    [Show full text]
  • International System Summary: CHINA
    International System Summary: CHINA UIC Map of China’s High-Speed Rail Lines China is the fourth largest country in the world and domestic product (GDP) per capita of $8,400 ranks 120th. ranks first in total population. Bordering a total of 14 dif- Facing congested passenger and freight rail conditions, ferent countries, including Russia, India, Kazakhstan, and China chose to invest in capacity improvements on the ex- Vietnam, China has a widely diverse land use, terrain, and isting rail system and develop a dedicated high-speed rail climate. Maintaining several significant urban centers, network connecting the major population centers. The including Shanghai with 16.6 million people and Beijing figure above displays the International Union of Railways (capital) with 12.2 million people, the country is listed as (UIC) map of the 6,300 km (3,900 miles) of current and 47 percent urban. The country’s GDP of $11.29 trillion 7,200 km (4,500 miles) of planned high-speed rail network ranks as the third largest economy, following the Euro- lines in China. pean Union as a whole and the United States.. Its gross INTERNATIONAL HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM SUMMARY: CHINA | 1 SY STEM DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY Speed Year Length Stage According to the UIC, the first high-speed rail line seg- km/h mph Opened km miles ment in the China opened in 2003 between Qinhuangdao Under Consturction: Guangzhou – Zhuhai 160 100 2011 49 30 and Shenyang. The 405 km (252 mile) segment operates (include Extend Line) at a speed of 200 km/h (125 mph) is now part of a 6,299 Wuhan – Yichang 300 185 2011 293 182 km (3,914 mile) network of high-speed rail lines stretching Tianjin – Qinhuangdao 300 185 2011 261 162 across China operating at maximum operating speeds of Nanjing – Hangzhou 300 185 2011 249 155 at least 160 km/h (100 mph) as shown in the table below.
    [Show full text]
  • Min Yiming Born in June 1957 in Xi'an, China, Graduated from Xi'an
    Min Yiming Born in June 1957 in Xi’an, China, graduated from Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. Now lives and works in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. Min also serves as President of the Chinese Academy for Beaux-Arts and Territory Development for the City of Amoy and Director of the Academic Sculpture Society for the City of Amoy in Xiamen. Prizes and Awards 2014 Meiren Public Park Beaux-Art Price-Amoy Award for Excellence, Xiamen, China 2013 Competition Urban Sculptures for Art in Companies and Public Equipments 2013 “Dance in the Wind”, sculpture selected for the 1st International Sculpture Exhibition at Pingta 2013 “Aijing”, awarded at the Third International Competition Dedicated to Landscape and Environment Planning 2011 Named by UNO as one of the top 10 designers for a territory development project in South Taiwu, China 2010 “Sea-Music”, selected for the Amy Exhibition 2008 Jury member for the First City Architecture Competition-Amoy, Xiamen, China 2006 “The law is the law”, Gold Medal, 9th International Contemporary Art Fair, Beijing, China 2004 Third Price Borders - project with Belgian-Chinese artists 1999 First Price with Le banian-Jianbin public Garden, city of Fuzhou Solo Exhibition 2015 Therefore Protein studio, London, England 2014 Mention this moment, Espace Pierre Cardin Pairs, France 2013 759 Square Chi? Hong Kong Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China 2009 Posture, Paragon International Center, Xiamen, China 2005 Deep Space, Nihao Art Gallery, Xiamen, China 2002 Urban Expression, Xiamen, China 1998 Square Continuous Exhibition,
    [Show full text]
  • Coming Home to China Booklet
    UNCLASSIFIED Coming Home Booklet- Fujian 1 UNCLASSIFIED Introduction China’s economy has continued to grow rapidly over the past decade; it has become an important developing country in the world. With the continuous appreciation of RMB and burgeoning business and job opportunities, more and more overseas Chinese students choose to return home. This is the best testimony of the country’s growing strength. The Prime Minister of the UK has also visited China repeatedly in the last two years and established a “partners for growth” relationship between the two countries. Many Chinese people in the UK still feel lonely and homesick; they endure the hardship in another country for a better life of their family at home. After some years, the yearning for home might grow stronger and stronger. If you are considering coming back to China, this booklet may give you some helpful advices and a glance of China’s development since your last time there. It also gives you guidance from application materials all through to your journey back home, provides answers to questions you might have, and shares some successful cases of people establishing business after returning. You can find information on China’s household registration, medical provision, vocational training, business opportunities as well as lists of religious venues and non-profit organizations in the booklet which will help you learn the current conditions at home. China has many provinces and regions; this guidance only applies to Fujian Province. 2 UNCLASSIFIED Table of Contents PART ONE
    [Show full text]
  • Quality of Life in Chinese Cities
    Munich Personal RePEc Archive Quality of Life in Chinese Cities Shi, Tie and Zhu, Wenzhang and Fu, Shihe Xiamen University, Xiamen University, Xiamen University 12 January 2021 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/105266/ MPRA Paper No. 105266, posted 19 Feb 2021 06:32 UTC Quality of Life in Chinese Cities Tie Shi E-mail: [email protected] Wenzhang Zhu E-mail: [email protected] Shihe Fu E-mail: [email protected] Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics Xiamen University January 10, 2021 Abstract: The Rosen-Roback spatial equilibrium theory states that cross-city variations in wages and housing prices reflect urban residents’ willingness to pay for urban amenities or quality of life. This paper is the first to quantify and rank the quality of life in Chinese cities based on the Rosen-Roback model. Using the 2005 1% Population Intercensus Survey data, we estimate the wage and housing hedonic models. The coefficients of urban amenity variables in both hedonic models are considered the implicit prices of amenities and are used as the weights to compute the quality of life for each prefecture city in China. In general, provincial capital cities and cities with nice weather, convenient transportation, and better public services have a higher quality of life. We also find that urban quality of life is positively associated with the subjective well-being of urban residents. Key words: Spatial equilibrium, hedonic model, urban amenity, quality of life, life satisfaction JEL Codes: H44, J31, J61, R13, R23, R31 Acknowledgement: We thank Shi Li, Xuewen Li, Shimeng Liu, Minjun Shi, and participants of the 4th China Labor Economics Forum for very helpful comments.
    [Show full text]