second-tier spotlight
Second-Tier Spotlight: Nanning A Blank Slate For Luxury Brands
Often referred to as the "Green City," owing to its tropical climate and abundant foliage, Nanning, like many other provincial capitals, is fast becoming a magnet for some of the… Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Luxury (Finally) Coming To Hefei
It's not well known outside of China, and certainly isn't known within China as a very luxurious city, but at the end of this year, the eastern city of Hefei,… Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: “Rich Second Generation” Fueling Ningbo Luxury Market
Slipping mostly under the radar of international observers, the eastern city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has quietly become one of the China's most promising single luxury markets. Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Golf “Green Opium” In Wuhan
"China now just has two types of rich people: those who play golf and those who don't," one worker at Wuhan's Tianwaitian Golf Club recently told Xinhua. Read MoreSecond-Tier Spotlight: Hangzhou’s Rapidly Evolving Luxury Market
While Hangzhou's natural beauty has made it a draw for China's elite for centuries (and its domestic tourists in more recent years), its proximity to Shanghai has made it something… Read More