01Neusoft’s Jeff Zhu returned to Dalian after 18 years in the US
02Performing Arts Centre, Xinghai Square
03Light rail trams run on original trolley lines
04Xinghai Square, the largest public square in Asia
05Staff at Neusoft
06Dalian’s mayor, Bo Xilai
07‘White cloud’ pillar at Xinghai Square
08Hugo, maître d’ of Riviera Restaurant, with Waitress Tracy
09Gated residential community in Zhongshan
10Dalian shipyard
11Furao Group office
12Yu Hengzhuang of Dalian Software Park
13Public recreation area in central Dalian
14Students at Neusoft Information Institute, a private university
Offering an alternative lifestyle to Shanghai and Beijing, Dalian is a vibrant student city with an easier pace of life. You might not have heard of it but this is one of the world’s biggest outsourcing centres.
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Issue 40
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Issue 32
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Issue 51
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