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In the new China, well-off Chinese are becoming avid tourists.

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Seaside resorts are developing fast and accommodation improving.

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In this programme, booking into a hotel at Beidaihe on China's east coast.

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And how the Chinese spend their leisure time.

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From martial arts,

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to walking the Great Wall.

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The Summer Palace - Yi he yuan - is one of Beijing's most popular playgrounds.

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Ni hao.

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It's a vast area of lakes, bridges and pagodas,

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that is totally man-made.

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The Summer Palace used to be the preserve of the Imperial court.

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A century ago, the infamous Dowager Empress Cixi had this marble boat constructed

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with funds she should have spent on building up the Chinese Navy.

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The focal point of the park is an imposing Buddhist temple.

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Every year, the Dowager Empress would hold her elaborate birthday celebrations here

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and release 10,000 birds into the sky.

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From the top of Longevity Hill the Qing rulers would survey Imperial Navy drills.

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and gaze over their magnificent creation with pride.

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The Chinese have a fascination with water -

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especially in the north where they are used to drought, dust and hard winters.

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Some visitors hire their own boats.

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To hire a boat.

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I'd like to hire a boat.

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How long for?

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For one hour.

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-Ni hao.

-Wo xiang zu yi tiao chuan.

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Zu duo chang shijian?

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-Yi ge xiaoshi duo shao qian?

-Ershi kuai qian.

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20 yuan.

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-Zhe bian qing.

-Xiexie.

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Bu keqi.

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MUSIC PLAYS

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Chinese city dwellers take their leisure seriously.

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During the Cultural Revolution, dancing wasn't allowed as it was considered bourgeois.

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Now the people can't get enough of it.

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In recent years, China's sports lottery has paid for keep fit areas in local neighbourhoods,

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and they are well-used.

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LAUGHING AND SHOUTING

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Table tennis is everywhere and the Chinese are among the best in the world.

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Ping pong.

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Soccer.

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There's a growing passion for it in China.

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They've introduced a club system and they have players on the international scene.

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Now they are setting their sights on the World Cup.

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As eating habits change, people are getting taller.

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And that's good news for basketball.

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There are regular matches against the United States

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and notable successes from China's Olympic team.

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To talk about sports you like, say...

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I like basketball.

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Chinese martial arts...

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are enjoying a huge revival.

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During the Cultural Revolution they were so out of favour, they almost disappeared.

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At Beijing Normal University, the top team are put through their paces.

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As yet, martial arts aren't represented in the Olympic Games,

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but the Chinese want to change all that

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and get them in to the 2008 games in Beijing.

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Active leisure pursuits are becoming more and more popular with young city dwellers,

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keen for adventure and a taste of the great outdoors.

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Hiking.

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Not surprisingly, Changcheng is a favourite destination.

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There is ample opportunity to enjoy nature.

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Nature.

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I love nature.

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These are the first generation of young Chinese to have the chance to explore not just their own country,

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but others too.

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Back in the 1950s, the rippling sea at Beidaihe was an inspiration to Chairman Mao,

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a consummate poet as well as a revolutionary.

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Beidaihe was to become the Communist leadership's favourite summer haunt.

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Today, China's government elite have heavily guarded villas and beaches to themselves.

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Under Mao's leadership, sanatoria were built in lush surroundings.

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Here, model workers would be rewarded with a free summer holiday.

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The oil industry, the railways, banks and state enterprises

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all had their own holiday villages.

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But in the new China, communist reward systems have all but disappeared.

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State-run industries have less cash to spend,

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and workers' holidays have to be paid for.

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To stay in business, sanatoria are now hiring out their facilities to conferences and training schools,

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as well as taking holiday-makers.

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Some are even allowing private villas to be built in their grounds.

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As Beidahe's tourism has grown,

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so has the number of luxury hotels.

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Hotel.

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The Diplomatic Mission Guest House was originally built by the Chinese government for visiting foreigners.

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It's colonial style architecture makes it an attractive place to stay.

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Do you have rooms available?

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Do you have rooms tonight?

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Tonight.

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Nimen hao.

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Ni hao. Jintian wanshang you fangjian ma?

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-You.

-Duo shao qian yi tian?

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-Wu bai yuan.

-Hao ba. Women yao yi jian.

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How much is it a night?

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500 yuan.

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Taking a holiday by the sea is a new experience for many Chinese.

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Largely for economic reasons, it is officially encouraged.

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China now enjoys two-day weekends, longer public holidays

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and far more incentives to make money and spend it.

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For previous generations, such leisure opportunities

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would have been beyond their wildest dreams.

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Taking photos.

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Swimming.

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Volleyball.

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Football.

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In Beidahe biking is one of the most popular ways of getting around.

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To ride a bike.

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Tandems are the latest trend.

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They're rented out by the hour, be prepared for a hefty deposit though.

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For an hour, how much is it?

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We'll hire one...

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for two hours.

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-Ni hao.

-Ni hao.

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Yi xiaoshi duo shao qian?

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Yi xiao shi ersho kuai qian.

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Women zu yi liang. Liang ge xiao shi.

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Sishi kuai qian. Yajin si bai.

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The deposit is 400.

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In midsummer when temperatures soar, boat trips are a top favourite with Chinese sun-seekers.

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Boat.

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What time does the boat leave?

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Jiu dian shi fen.

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At ten past nine - literally nine hours ten minutes.

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Beidaihe seems well on the way to becoming one of northern China's liveliest seaside resorts.

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-Ni hao.

-Ni Hao.

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Time will tell if planners and developers have the foresight

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to preserve its unique character and charm.

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CHEERING

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SHIP HORN BLASTS

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