(From L to R) Han Mingze, Luo Honghao and Lin Hanfei of inline hockey squad of Guangzhou Pui Ching primary school attend a training session in the ice rink in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, March 12, 2017. When bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, China aimed to encourage 300 million people in the country to participate in winter sports, including those living in south and west China. In Guangdong, about 400,000 person-times participate in winter sports yearly. Now there are two indoor ice rinks in Guangzhou and 14 in the whole Guangdong province. Eight clubs here teach ice hockey, figure skating and skiing, which have about 60 professional coaches and near 100 part-time coaches. As a province cultivating a lot of superb roller skaters, Guangdong exploits a way to turn these roller skaters become ice skaters. At present, there are about 10 million teenagers under 15 years old in Guangdong, half of whom participate in roller skating. Over 200 primary and middle schools open classes on roller skating. Some of schools are featured in inline hockey squads. Guangzhou's Rollerfun Sports Goods Co., Ltd, the biggest roller skating club and the supplier of skating coaches in Guangdong, cooperate with these schools' inline hockey squads and ice hockey squads by providing coaches and rinks for them. Guangdong also plays a big role in manufacturing the gears of winter sports. For example, China provides 85 percent of the annual production of ice skates in the world and over 80 percent of them come from Guangdong. (XinhuaLiu Dawei)
BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China is expected to see robust consumer spending driven by lifestyle changes this year, according to a report released Tuesday.
China leads emerging countries in expectations for robust real wage growth in the next six months, while average consumer confidence scores 64 percent, compared with only 49 percent in the last survey, according to Credit Suisse Research Institute's (CSRI) seventh annual Emerging Consumer Survey.
The CSRI survey provides an analysis of the profile, mood and behavior of consumers across eight major emerging economies -- Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Turkey.
The survey highlighted some developing consumption patterns including more "conscious spending" among emerging market consumers with a focus on healthier, more environmentally-friendly choices.
This means greater outlay on skin care, quality foods and sportswear and greater willingness to use car-sharing services than to own a vehicle.
By 2035, the share of the population aged 65 or older in China is projected to be similar to that in countries such as the U.K. and the U.S., resulting in increased demand for healthcare services.
About 40 percent of Chinese consumers intend to increase the time spent on playing sports, while almost 80 percent agree that they have started to eat more healthily, the survey showed.
As they become wealthier, Chinese consumers will continue to improve their lifestyles. Growth in spending on large-ticket items continues to outstrip that on more staple items.
Meanwhile, entertainment spending among Chinese respondents has risen by more than 50 percent since 2010 and now represents over 10 percent of monthly household income, the highest among the surveyed countries.
The relaxation of the family planning policy will benefit sportswear, children's clothing, home improvement, appliance manufacturers, education and healthcare. When asked how consumers intend to spend incremental disposable income, 41 percent expect to spend it on their children and 40 percent on their parents.
As the emerging market consumer has developed, local brands are increasingly gaining leading market share in lucrative consumer segments previously the preserve of large global brands owned by Western multinational companies, the survey pointed out.
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