Guilin International Scenery Tourism Festival Celebrating

2009 Guilin International Scenery, Culture and Tourism Festival will take place from November 11th to 17th, 2009 in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

The Tourism Festival, themed on “Stunning Scenery and Glorious Cultures”, is highlighted by a series of well-prepared activities, such as a grand opening ceremony and cultural performances, tourism and food expos, and an art parade. People can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, have delicious local snacks, appreciate the exotic customs, wander through the expositions and take part in the parade with local residents, from which tourists will surely have a lot of fun at their pace.

Guilin, one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world, has opened scenery tourism festival annually since 1992, which attract a large number of tourists at home and broad every year. This festival should not be missed for those who are visiting the City.

Beside the big event, there are lots of attractions that deserve tourists’ visits. Here I just list some highlights around Guilin City. Seven Star Scenic Area, the biggest and the most famous park in Guilin which was visited by many celebrities like Bill Clinton; Li River Cruise, a ship cruise viewing the stunning scenery of Li River and exotic local lifestyle; Prince Palace, the only royal architectures attracting thousands of travelers at home and abroad; Zhengyang Street, a commercial street where lots of shops and restaurants and banks; Reed Cave, a fairyland for people to adventure. Whatever, you will surely find more.

As an old Chinese saying goes, east or west, Guilin’s scenery is the best. Guilin welcomes travelers with breathtaking landscapes, exotic minority cultures, mouth-watering foods and hospitable residents. Guilin is an ideal resort to relax, rejoice and refresh for a better life.

Why Do People Become Obsessed With Celebrities?

You only have to step into a local shop and look at the rows and rows of glossy magazines to see that we are a nation that is obsessed with celebrity. Heat magazine is one of the biggest selling magazines in the UK with a circulation of over half a million, and this is only one of a long list of celebrity gossip magazines that is produced each week.

The title of the ultimate British celebrity magazine should probably go to Ok! magazine. It is a favourite of many celebrities who will turn to the magazine to reveal any revelations or scandal in their lives. Ok! covers more celebrity weddings, pregnancies and engagements than any other magazines. Most celebrities will use Ok! as a platform to promote something good in their lives and it is well known that they will receive a hefty payment in return. Ok! magazine was first published in 1993 and since then there has been a huge influx in rival magazines all claiming to be the first port of call for inside celebrity gossip.

But what is it about celebrity that fascinates us so much? In my opinion there is more than one reason. For some people it is simply a case of lifestyle envy. Celebrities appear to have it all: money, looks, a fabulous lifestyle and worldwide recognition. They seem to live a magical lifestyle that some of us aspire to achieve. Celebrities have become a new form of god figure and we allow ourselves to fantasise that our lives could one day be like theirs. Some people even feel that proximity to celebrities will elevate them from a normal person to celebrity status. Or perhaps they think that maybe they can befriend a rich celeb and that they will share some of their wealth with them? Either way this is a pretty deluded state of mind. It is very unlikely that a celebrity will allow an average Joe to ride on the coat tails of his or her success.

Another reason for our celebrity obsession is our natural human instinct to be interested in other human beings. Essentially we are pretty nosy creatures. We like to hear what is going on in the lives of people around us. This becomes heightened when directed at the world of celebrity as their lives are so different and more extravagant than ours. We are naturally fascinated by the unknown and unfamiliar. However, this curiosity can be a double-edged sword. We are fascinated by the seemingly perfect lives of celebrities but at the same time we are always waiting for something to go wrong.

We do not always want to hear how well someone is doing and it is a well known fact that scandal always sells more than good news. Sometimes it takes someone else’s bad news to make us feel better about our lives. Of course this seems a twisted logic but it is a fact, and the magazine circulation numbers back this up. People are much more likely to want to read about a married footballer’s sleazy affair with a page three model than the good news that a pop star is set to break America. Just look at the current Cheryl and Ashley Cole situation. The bottom line is: scandal sells.

Each week the media churn out pictures of flawless celebrities that have been air-brushed thus setting an unrealistic goal for the likes of you and me. This is why when a celeb is spotted without her makeup we feel better because they are instantly put on a level with the average person. An element of normality is created. We rejoice in seeing a celeb looking bad because it makes us feel better about our bad hair days and so-called fat days.

Celebrities and Their Chihuahuas

Celebrities and their Chihuahuas has become a huge craze in recent years. It seems the popularity of these tiny dogs began with the Chihuahua that stared in the famous Taco Bell commercials. Then of course came Reese Witherspoon in the big screen movie Legally Blonde with her little pal Bruiser. At the top of the craze was non other than Paris Hilton when she appeared on the cover of Seventeen Magazine with her Chihuahua Tinkerbell.

However, these celebrities were not the first to love this amazingly loyal and easy to care for dog; Marilyn Monroe had one of her own that she called ChooChoo. Many stars now have there own Chihuahuas, and some have many more than just one. The daughter of Rod Stewart was seen playing on the beach in a blue bikini with her Chihuahuas, and Brian Littrell was photographed with his wife and two Chihuahuas. The much-loved judge on American Idol, Paula Abdul, has two Chihuahuas named Tumbellina and Tulip.

Madonna and Hillary Duff both have a Chihuahua named Chiquita. These are just a few of the many celebrities that have Chihuahuas. Chihuahuas make wonderful pets for celebrities because they travel well and are very easy to care for. Chihuahuas are extremely low maintenance and love to be around one person or family. They hardly ever run off because they are so content with being with people rather than other animals. They are also easily carried around in shoulder or handbags made for small dogs, which is another reason they are popular choice among so many celebrities.

Chihuahuas were first discovered in the early 19th century along the border of Mexico and Arizona and were first called Arizona dogs. It wasn’t until later when it was discovered that the dogs were actually coming from the Chihuahua region in Mexico where they got the name. That seems to have suck with them even now that we are into the 21st century. At first it was believed that Chihuahuas were a mix between a rodent and a dog that was magically created by what were known as Medicine Men.

For the first time in history, Chihuahuas have made the top ten list of most licensed and registered list of dogs in many places around the U.S. in the past year. We all know that this has a lot to do with the media, but the fact that these dogs are so easily cared for and are very loyal play a huge roll as well. Chihuahuas also live decently long lives for dogs; they can live anywhere between fifteen and nineteen years but most live to be about sixteen years of age.

It is no secret that Chihuahuas are loved for their amazing intelligence, loyalty, and love of humans. The dogs are very easy to train and adjust very well to change, which makes them great pets for families or individuals that are constantly on the move. The dogs are so smart that they are popping up more and more on TV and the Big screen. If you decide you want one of these precious dogs make sure it’s the qualities of the dog you are after not the fact that your favorite celebrity owns one.