Hangzhou
and your Business Opportunities |
| Hangzhou is the capital of the coastal province
of Zhejiang. In 2002, about GDP 170 billion Yuan
RMB (ca EURO 19 billion) was generated, or a per
capita GDP of EURO 3167 (population in Hangzhou
reached about 6 million in all - 3 million in the
town and the rest in the suburban or urban areas). |
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| Since 1998, housing prices soared like a unsaddled
horse - average price increased from RMB 2000/m2
to more than RMB 6200/m2 today. Huge money has been
pouring into the real estate industry - from the
wealthy Wenzhou businessmen, speculators, big real
estate developers, buyers from Hongkong, Taiwan,
and overseas. |
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| With the real estate booming follow other commerce
and industries. The Westlake is renovated; completely
new business areas and residential quarters are
uprising; many industrial zones are mushrooming;
giant bridges (the longest in the world as a example),
highways, tunnels, airport expansion, railways,
museums, plazas, entertainment parks, stadiums etc
etc. |
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| All these projects are all in the size of billions
of RMB, and are highly profitable. But how do you
know all these projects ? Where are they ? How can
I get a foot on them ? Are there any chances for
me ? How shall I approach these projects ? These
and other critical questions are all vital to any
one who wants to only be successful in Hangzhou
in particular and in China in general. |
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| Solaires Business
International is a service and consultation
entity in China, providing you with China Hangzhou
business, project and investment opportunities information
and consultation services: |
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Hangzhou
Business Consultation |
| This part of our services center on providing
you with a hands-on, first hand and up-to-date project
and business development opportunities in the greater
city of Hangzhou. So you know exactly what's happening
here and where you should go for a business; this
is going to be integrated into a comprehensive,
150+ page long information package named HZInfo updated monthly. |
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We tell you all projects, investments,
construction, business opportunities and development
of the city of Hangzhou where capital is needed
regardless whether they are:
- new construction
- expansion or extension
- refurbishment,renovation or conservation
- properties or assets on sale
- restructuring of state owned assets
- merger and acquisition
- transfer of ownership or operation rights
- BOT, TOT projects
- etc. etc. etc
In the
- environment protection and ecosystem
- IT and telecom
- electricity power generation and distribution
- real estates and housing
- tourism
- transport and logistics
- utilities - water
- energy - gas, petroleum, solar, windpower,
tidal, wave power
- service
- manufacturing and
- service
industries in the greater Hangzhou areas. |
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| And if you have identified from our report a certain
or several projects then you may rely on us to provide
further information and consultation - more in depth
information and business strategies towards a bidding. |
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| Working
with Beijing Global Strategy
Ltd |
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| We've been working with China Strategy Limited
(CSL) or Beijing Global Strategy Ltd since May 2003,
both for translation and consultation
of business in Beijing. Right now my assignment
by CSL is to update the InfoPackage which is a comprehensive report on business and
construction development out there in Beijing, China's
capital. Check for updates if you're interested
in doing business over there or go straight forward
to CSL's
website. |
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Hangzhou Info Services |
| Hangzhou was once labbeled "Paradise on the
Heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou in the World".
It was considered on of the best living places in
China. But not now. With more and more skyscrapers,
cars and people, it looks more like a commercial
city, a district of Shanghai. It is loosing its
attractiveness day by day. The only thing left is
the West Lake. |
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| However, I have to stay here for a while as I
have no alternative. As long as I am still living
in Hangzhou, I have to deal with local people, supermarkets,
shopping malls, banks, neighbors and more. Here
I try to tell you about some of my daily life and
some general information about the city, and of
course the key events occurring here. For example
the West Lake Fair to be held in mid October every
year. It's not intended to be a tourist or business
guide, nor is it a complete introduction. It's the
city of my observation, with my viewpoint of course.
And you don't need to agree with me. |
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| I personally don't like the city at all. Its native
citizens are very narrow-hearted. It's too hot in
Summer and too cold in Winter. Most of the city
is dirty, dusty, noisy, chaotic, crowded, polluted.
Hangzhou is the dirtiest and dustiest city I have
ever been and the city population is at least one
level less educated than the metropolitans I know
before in Shanghai and Beijing. When I ride 10 minutes,
my mouth is already full of dust (I'm living in
the western part of the city, if you live around
the Lake you will not have so much dust). And my
lung gets containminated each time going out. The
bicycle and my clothing get lots of dust and mud
when riding out, especially on raininy days. Many
roads are uneven and bumpy. Busses, people, bikes,
triwheeels (man or engine driven), are interweaving,
they go everywhere and anyway they want. The Wenyi
Road is in complete chaos and covered in dust all
the days. The whole society is in chaos. |
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| Sept 08, 2003 |
| Today we have better weather. Temperature drops
to 32 C, and the low is 23 C. Yesterday we were
still on high - 35 C, and the day before 37-38 C. |
| But the neighboring environment doesn't change.
Unbearable noise out of wall drillers, sewers, cutters
come from my neighbors and from the work shop just
opened within the yard. |
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| The gasoline tube of my neighbor's motorbike was
cut off and his fuel was taken by the thefts overnight.
Here security is very bad. Two days ago there was
a street fighting, and I saw the police car coming
to take away the fighters. |
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| Tourist
Guide |
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| Universities |
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Note: there's only one true university in the
whole province of a population of 47 millions,
the size of Grerat Britain. |
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| Trade |
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| House &
Housing |
The housing prices are more than tripled over
the last three years. For example, the normal
house price per m2 in the Hushou Nan Road was
about RMB 1500 - 1800, and now it's well above
5000. The area where I am living now is far away
from the downtown area, but prices have skyrocketed
to 6000-8000 per m2. This area, in quality and
distance to living is similar to Beijing 5th ring
or Shanghai's outskirts. Prices of housing are
much higher here in Hangzhou than in Beijing and
Shanghai. But living facilities and environment
are much worse, except the areas just around the
West Lake area.
I found my room with the help of brother-in-law.
But many go to the agents who charge you a monthly
rate first before you are allowed to have a look
of your house. This money will not be retunred,
or only half will be repaid to you if they cannot
find a house for you for a certain time period.
Some go to the Internet for searching a house.
Here belwo are some popular sites for you: |
- http://www.livinghangzhou.com/
- http://www.fangease.com/
- http://www.zzhz.com.cn/
- http://www.xici.net
- http://hangzhou.sou-fun.com
- http://www.169house.com/
- http://www.soufang.net/
- http://www.sofang.com.cn/
- http://www.525jia.com/main/house/
- http://www.51house.com/
- http://www.fangcool.com/
- http://www.021house.com/
- http://www.efangnet.com/
- http://www.ehouse.cc/
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| After finding your house, you shall sign a contract
with them, here is my
own samplar. |
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| In any circumstance, Hangzhou is not the right
place for buying a house, if you are not rich enough.
But this list (incomplete) warns you not to buy any houses from
them. |
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| Job |
The provincial capital dosn't have the right
place for me to work. Here there's no multinational
companies in the power generation sector - except
the GE Hydro which acquired the hydroturbine manufacturer
later in 2002. GE has a representative, but they
work on electrical and medical fields; Siemens
too. No energy companies. Local companies can't
provide the working atmosphere, company culture
and salary I'm used to.
If you care nothing for the above, you can find
a job from one of the following sites: |
- http://www.jobchina.net
- http://www.51job.com
- http://www.zjrc.com
- http://www.zhaopin.com
- http://www.chinahr.com/
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| I have tried these sites and the International
sites (see below) as well, all but in vain: |
- http://www.asia-links.com/asia-jobs
- http://www.asia-net.com
- http://www.monster.com
- http://www.asiadragons.com/china/employment/
- http://www.recruitex.com/
- http://www.globalenergyjobs.com
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| And now I have to work alone. |
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| Girls |
Women of Hangzhou are very practical, much
worse than those in Shanghai or Beijing. By "practical"
it is meant that they care for money at top consideration
when dating with boys or men. Nowadays they first
concenrs is the house status of his sex partner,
then income, job, family, and look. Few favor
scientists, researchers, Ph.D. or scholars like
me. No considerations will be given to the morality,
personality and other virtues highly praised in
western cultures.
Girls here are not as beautiful as many think.
They look undernurished, not attractive as a mature
woman. It seems they will fall down at the slightest
wind blow.
Many come from rural areas, without much education
in school and at home. Their clothing looks shabbier
as those in Shanghai and Beijing.
I was only introduced one woman who works in
a governmental department. I have paid movie tickets,
drinks and taxis to her home. But she never said
thanks to me when she got out of the taxis. She
also never cared for my whereabouts in the taxis,
and she kept talking in the aboriginal tongue
during the journey. It was raining heavily and
wind blew hastily. She only cares for herself
and she is typical of Hangzhou Ren, particularly
Hangzhou women. Shall I continue my dating and
marry such terrible race ? Certainly not !
But I did meet a nice girl from Guizhou. She
even invited me twice for dinner and I repeatedly
tried to invite her for dinner or lunch, but she
refused. Possibly because she knew I was not quite
well off at that time, possibly she didn't like
me at all. But she was different creature - she
cares for others. With her, I found some owmenlike
characteristics - with the other one, I only see
a whore, a prostitute who exchanges her body for
money or properties. |
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| If you still want to try some girls, here are
places you can go for finding your girlfriend: They
are not restricted to Hangzhou. Most of them serve
the whole world. |
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| Friends |
Making friends in Hangzhou is very difficult
here. Provincial inhabitants are very closed-up
to themselves. They never actively contact you
if you don't contact them first, in order to show
that it's you, not they, are in need of them.
Living here for three year dosn't give me a chance
to have a friend, it's nearly a miracle. Earlier,
whenever I go, I always have one or two close
friends, and that's almost enough.
Now I have only one friend - my computer. |
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| German
Companies in Hangzhou |
| All in all there are only a dozen of Germany invested
companies in Hangzhou. The reasons are manyfold:
lack of promotion by the local authorities, complixities
of opening a joint venture or fully owned company
or even a representative office, less skillful and
diligent labor forces, too close to Shanghai etc. |
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Bohme
Tel.: 0571-86840501, 86912315, Fax:
www: http://www.boehme-chemie.com
Sunjoy Group
Tel.: 0571-86818900-226, Fax: 86818911
Email: [email protected]
http://www.sunjoygroup.com
FESTO
Tel.: 0571-87223797,87223799, fax: 87223796
http://www.festo.com.cn
[email protected]
Staeublin
Tel.: 0571-86912161, 8691-2162
http://www.staubli.com
Bosch
Tel: 0571-88850987,8891-3077, Fax: 8891-3011
http://www.bosch.com.cn
[email protected]
Zoppas
Tel.: 0571-86910445, Fax: 86913546
http://www.zoppas-industries.it
SurTec
Tel: 0571-82696469,82696636, Fax: 8269-6395
http://www.surtec.com, http://www.surtecchina.com
[email protected]
SAR
Tel: 0571-88212386, 13957134221
http://www.sar-china.com
[email protected], [email protected]
WSH Hangzhou
Tel: 0571-87950376
SplenDecor
Tel: 0571-86910178
SECA
Tel: 0571-87701231, 13967110933
Eden Schmidt
Tel: 0571-85881129, Fax: 85881826
Bayer Crop Science
Tel.: 0571-86912255, Fax: 86911107
DO CERAM
Tel: 0571-88039952, Fax: 88039952
PAGID Friction
Tel: 0571-85302726, Fax: 85302240
Boris M Lutz
[email protected] |
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