www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Opinion
Home / Opinion / Op-Ed Contributors

Golf thrives, but on unregulated course

By Bai Ping | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-06 07:11

If you haven't heard of Zhangjiajie, think about Hollywood blockbuster Avatar that reportedly drew inspiration from the beautiful, rugged mountainous area in southern China for its special-effect illusions in the "Pandora" jungle.

Coincidentally, Zhangjiajie in Hunan province that attracts millions of middle-class tourists every year is also embroiled in a conflict between modern man and nature, where local officials and developers are defying a national ban on building new golf courses in order to protect farmland and conserve water. Their first unauthorized 18-hole course, designed by an American architect and named a sports ecological park as a disguise, is already up and running. Investors are pushing forward another two despite political pressures and opposition from local people.

Yet Zhangjiajie is just one of the salient examples of a policy conundrum that has been troubling the public, government and developers for years.

Industry figures show that the number of golf courses in China has soared to about 600 from 170 in 2004, when the government imposed a moratorium on building new courses. A total of 39 new "illegal" courses opened last year, albeit catering only to members on a trial basis as they tried to skirt around the ban.

The army of Chinese golfers, defined as those who have played at least one round in the past 12 months, has swollen to more than 1 million and keeps increasing. The rising popularity of golf is palpable with long queues at driving ranges becoming more common and games slowing to a snail's pace on popular courses, especially on weekends.

However, while many professionals are taking to golf, some still perceive it as an elitist pastime of the moneyed class. While courses are generally built in beautiful, green surroundings, they are often regarded as a ruse for housing developers and a potential threat to the natural environment. In answer to such concerns, the government responded with harsh measures, including the ban on new courses and hefty tax on golf equipment as luxuries.

But now golf fans and opponents both are mocking the policies, for they have largely been ignored by local officials and found to be self-contradictory sometimes.

Most provinces and cities have been adamant in their quest to have more golf courses to attract more investment and tourists. Top government agencies, too, differ in their views on the issue. While those in charge of land, housing and the environment refuse to budge from their tough stance against new courses, the pro-golf camp comprising culture, sports and tourism departments encourages the development of courses and considers the curbs too rigid and unrealistic.

Previous 1 2 Next

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 狠狠色婷婷丁香综合久久韩国 | 在线观看视频亚洲 | 精品热99 | 一级做a爱片特黄在线观看免费看 | 免费在线视频成人 | 久操精品视频 | 亚洲一片 | videosfree性欧美另类 | 99久久精品免费观看国产 | 国产精品一区二区免费 | 91婷婷射| 欧美成人第一页 | 国产丝袜美女一区二区三区 | 国产精品久久久久久福利 | 国产在线手机视频 | 天天看夜夜操 | 亚洲精品国产成人中文 | 成人观看视频又黄又免费 | 色视频在线观看视频 | 黄在线看 | 国产亚洲国产bv网站在线 | 亚洲精品线在线观看 | 国产黄色三级三级三级 | 直接在线观看的三级网址 | 亚洲欧美影院 | 九九99香蕉在线视频网站 | 久久香蕉国产观看猫咪3atv | 97夜夜操| 三级全黄的视频 | 日韩美女一级毛片 | 亚洲精品人成在线观看 | 亚洲欧美日韩精品永久在线 | 曰本三级 | 亚洲国产精品线播放 | 久久视频精品36线视频在线观看 | 乱人伦中文字幕视频 | 亚洲天堂2018av | 日本韩国三级在线 | 欧美成人全部费免网站 | 337p欧美| 久久欧美久久欧美精品 |