M+ International Music Festival Official Aftermovie | Hefei, China
I was hired to film an international music festival in Hefei, China. Here is my rendition of the final product for the event!
The official statement from the festival director:
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's Open Door policy, and to highlight the great achievements and internationalization of Hefei's developments, the 2018 Hefei M+ Music Carnival and German Culture Week was successfully held at the Anhui Sports Center from November 29th to December 5th, 2018.
M+ is also the 20th anniversary of the first Chinese music festival,
held in Mingzhu Square, Hefei in 1998.
为纪念中国改革开放40周年,彰显合肥城市发展取得的巨大成就以及国际化进程,2018合肥M+星空音乐嘉年华暨德国文化周于2018年11月29日-12月5日在安徽省体育中心成功举办.
同时,M+,也是1998年在合肥明珠广场举办的中国第一个音乐节20周年纪念.
Best Hotels in Hefei Hanting Express Hefei Mingzhu Plaza China
No.758 Lianhua ROad,Shushan District,Hefei city,Anhui Province, 230000 Hefei, China
Best Hotels in Hefei Hanting Express Hefei Mingzhu Plaza China
Accepting only Mainland Chinese citizens, Hanting Express Hefei Mingzhu Plaza offers affordable accommodation in Hefei.
Hanting Express Hefei Mingzhu Plaza is 30 minutes' drive from Hefei Railway Station.
All air-conditioned rooms feature a TV, a hairdryer and an electrical kettle. The private bathroom comes with a shower, slippers and free toiletries.
Sofitel Grand Park Hefei
This hotel in Hefei is close to the Ming Zhu Park, the European City and the Anhui International Exhibition Center. The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei is also close to Pearl Square. The airport is an eight minute drive from the Sofitel Grand Park Hefei. The hotel is also close to the rail station and can be reached by taxi or shuttle service.
There are 309 standard rooms and suites styled in contemporary European designs. The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei offers satellite TV, a minibar, IDD telephone, high speed Internet access, a safe, bottled water and coffee/tea service in each room. Each room has a private bathroom with a spa tub.
The Sofitel Grand Park Hefei is ten stories tall and looks European. Several onsite restaurants serve Chinese, Cantonese, Anhui, Brazilian BBQ, and Western styled entrees. A conference center can seat up to 450 people in the largest room. The hotel also has a swimming pool, business center, fitness center, snack bar, arcade, wedding chapel, Turkish bath and a nightclub.
Xinwencai Conference and Exhibition Hotel
The Xinwencai Conference and Exhibition Hotel (Hefei Xinweicai Huizhan Jiudian) is located on South Jinzhai Road to the south of the Mingzhu Square in Hefei Development Zone within easy reach of the Hefei Internationa Exhibition Center and downtown area.
On offer are various well-appointed rooms and suites. For dining options, it serves Chinese and Western cuisines in grand banquet halls and private dining rooms of different styles.
In addition, this Hefei hotel features ten conference rooms of different sizes and styles.
Dalian's Metro and Trams (China)
The Dalian Metro or Dalian Subway / 大连地铁 / 大連地鐵 is a rapid transit system in the city of Dalian that opened on 1 May 2003. The system currently in operation consists of 4 lines: Line 1, Line 2, Line 3, and Line 12.
The lowest fare between two stations is one yuan; the fare between more than two stations is two yuan. The full fare between Dalian Station and Golden Pebble Beach is eight yuan; between Dalian Station and Jiuli the fare is seven yuan. The Pearl Card is a discounted, monthly smart card. SEE: /
Trams in Dalian have been operating continuously since 1909 making them one of the oldest tram systems still in use in Mainland China. There were once eleven routes in operation in Dalian in the Northeast China. Only three routes remain in use today (201, 202 and 203). Notably, most of the staff on Dalian's tram system are female, i.e. – driver, conductor, points man — even the depot manager. The tram system was the only rail network in the city, until Dalian Metro opened in 2003.
Between 15 October 1999 and 1 December 2002, route No. 202 was reformed. Some of the vehicles of type DL8000 retired and others were sold to Changchun city (now in operation as route No.54 of the Changchun Tram system). For the replacement of the DL8000 cars, the Tram Factory of Dalian Public Transport Group built type DL6WA tram cars. From 10 June 2006 to 30 December 2007, route No. 201 and 203 were reformed and merged as the new route 201. Consequently, many tram cars were replaced with type DL6WA cars. Today 27 cars of type DL3000 built by the Japanese in the 1930s still remain and serve on the merged route 201 after retrofitting.
There are two tram routes operating as of 2018. Tram routes of Dalian are prefixed by 20. The tram network serves the down-town and south-western areas in the city. There used to exist a Line 203 which ran the eastern half of what is today Line 201 from Dalian Rail Station. Lines 201 and 203 was merged to create a larger Line 201, and now the modern 201 trams stop service at Huale Square (marked as 区间, which means services on only part of the route) and a free shuttle tram service will be running the rest part.
The Route 201 is divided into two zones delineated by the Dalian Railway Station: the western section is between Haizhiyun Park and Dalian Railway Station, and the eastern section is from Dalian Railway Station to Xinggong Street. The fare is 1 RMB if only one section (including riding on/off at Dalian Railway Station) is used. When riding both sections consecutively, the passenger needs to pay 1 RMB into the fare box in the car when embarking and a crew member collects another 1 RMB when at the Dalian Railway Station stop. If you use Dalian's contactless transit smart card, Mingzhu IC card, the fare is discounted to 0.9 RMB for one section and 1.7 RMB for riding both.
Route 202, after the initial full-line transformation of that route was complete in 2002, a single flat fare was applied for the whole line. The fare was 2 RMB, however the system had been changed and now the fare is 1 RMB. There are no ticket sales within the tram cars. It is necessary to pay the fare in cash or with a Mingzhu IC card when boarding.
Nanjing
Nanjing ( listen; Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade–Giles: Nan-ching) is the capital of Jiangsu province in Eastern China. It has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China for several periods. Its present name means Southern Capital and was widely romanized as Nankin and Nanking until the pinyin language reform, after which Nanjing was gradually adopted as the standard spelling of the city's name in most languages that use the Roman alphabet.
Located in the lower Yangtze River drainage basin and Yangtze River Delta economic zone, Nanjing has long been one of China's most important cities. Having been the capital city of six different dynasties since 3 A.D., it is recognized as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It was the capital of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period, and the capital of the Republic of China prior to its flight to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War. Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has long been a national centre of education, research, transport networks and tourism. The city will host the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
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