Archive for the ‘Shanghai sports’ tag
Shanghai 8 Swimming Pools Temporarily Close due to World Swimming Championships
Swimming is a popular sport in Shanghai, and even more people will go swimming in hot summer although swimming is relatively expensive. If you want to swim this days, please be noticed that 8 big swimming pools have been temporarily closed due to that the 14th World Swimming Championships will hold in Shanghai from July 16 to 31.
These 8 pools are as following: Read full story…
Yao Ming will Retire after 9 NBA Seasons
After 9 seasons, the NBA superstar from Shanghai of China will retire, the Alliance disclosed it last weekend. Yao Ming and his Yao team have not confirmed the message, while Yao team will hold a official conference in Shanghai on July 20 to introduce Yao Ming’s future plan.
Yao Ming has a great influence on Chinese people, and also the influence of NBA in China, especially the Houston Rockets. After the retiring news released, it has become the top one topic in China’s microblog Sina Weibo. Read full story…
Swimming Is a Luxury Consumption in Shanghai
With the weather getting hotter and hotter, swimming is a good sport for citizen. In shanghai and other big cities of China, swimming turns into a luxury consumption. It’s difficult to find a swimming pool that costs less than 20 RMB for a ticket.
I went to swim this afternoon with a friend in SMIC school located in Qingtong road. It costs us 350RMB to buy 11 tickets, nearly each for 32 RMB, compared to that the minimum monthly wage is 1120 RMB in Shanghai.
