The Palm this week staged an elaborate Chinese New Year celebration in recognition of Dubai’s Chinese Communities contribution to Dubai over the last year. The event, which was held on the oceanfront in the grounds of the Palm Sales Center, was attended by 600 guests, including the Chinese Ambassador, Zhang Zhijun, the Chinese Consul General, Yang Weiguo and many top businessmen.
The Palm plans to hold this Chinese New Year’s celebration on a bigger and grander scale each year in recognition of the important occasion and in appreciation to the Chinese Communities contributions to Dubai.
The Palm involves the creation of two man-made islands known as the Palm Jumeirah and the Palm Jebel Ali. Located just off the coast of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two palm tree shaped islands are expected to contribute to the city’s position as tourist destination.
The project will increase Dubai’s shoreline by a total of 120 kilometers and create a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment opportunities. Comprised of approximately 100 million cubic meters of rock and sand, each island will eventually support 50 luxury hotels, 2,500 exclusive residential beachside villas, up to 2,400 shoreline apartments, two marinas, water theme parks, restaurants, shopping malls, sports facilities, health spas and cinema. — (menareport.com)
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