Role Models:Vitomira Loncar

I am a Croat (63). Throughout my life, I have had many different identities such as actress, producer, doctoral candidate, professor, wife, and mother. The common thread is that I am a life-long learner.
I guess you could say my life started when I was 24, I did my first movie and got famous overnight. I was on the front page of all the newspapers and magazines. Money followed easily and for a time that was enough. However, I started to feel that life should be about more than just the spotlight.

TOP5 Ways to Destress in Xi’an

Life in the big city can be stressful. With all of the people, constant traffic, and endless work, the stress of life can pack on quickly. Add in the stresses of the world at large and everything can start to feel a bit overwhelming. What’s needed is a way to destress, to pull away from the hustle and bustle and unwind for a bit. While it might not seem that way on the surface, there are actually quite a few remedies for the daily grind that are hiding away, just beneath the surface of Xi’an.

A Look at Shaanxi Dialect

When most people think of the Chinese language, the first thing that comes to mind is how difficult it is to learn. After all, most foreigners who have come to live in China have, at some point, attempted to learn the language, with varying degrees of success. But when we say, “learn Chinese”, what we are actually referring to is Mandarin Chinese or standard Chinese. However, anyone who has attempted to have a conversation outside of a classroom has likely encountered a slight hiccup – dialects and accents.
Chinese language is actually composed of a wide variety of different dialects and accompanying accents. The good news is, most people under 30 likely speak with relatively unaccented Mandarin Chinese, with only a slight inflection here or there that may uncover an indication of where they are from. The older generations, though, are a different matter entirely. In either case, most people in China can speak at least two versions of Chinese, standard Mandarin and their hometown dialect.

MOLI Restaurant
茉莉

The heat of this June was brutal. While we haven’t yet been able to escape to the breezy Qingdao seaside or to the dry dunes of Dunhuang, we did find respite at the Moli Restaurant during a weekend lunch hour.
Situated deep in the Zhonglou Xiaoqu, a mixed residential-commercial area immediately southwest of the Xi’an Bell Tower roundabout, Moli is a bit difficult to find. To get there, you will need to navigate around several corners and inevitably pass numerous traditional Shaanxi snack stalls and small restaurants peddling local dishes. The searching is well worth it though – Moli is the only Western restaurant in the area, and it offers several wonderfully pleasant surprises.

Friends Union 友联食所(未央国际店)

Some experiences just stick with you: your first sports game; your first kiss; or maybe a trip you took years prior. For me, one that resonates with me was my time in Japan. There were so many experiences to take in, so I can think of lots of things I enjoyed, but one I carry with me was the simple pleasure of the Izakaya. By definition, an Izakaya is a type of Japanese bar in which a variety of small, – typically inexpensive – dishes and snacks are served to accompany the alcoholic drinks. And that’s exactly what I got while I was there. It was a relaxed drinking environment for the weary and hardworking. A place to gather and take in the people around you, while enjoying simple prepared food at a decent price. Oh, and of course you had to have a nice cold draft to chug while you ate. It was that charming and unpretentious dining experience that was so attractive, especially after running around the city chasing fancy cocktail bars, malls, and museums. It was so nice, and now I find myself longing for that same feeling after a busy day.

COMMUNE (西安量子晨店)

Tommune is probably familiar to many expats in Xi’an, as it is one of the more reasonably priced options when it comes to going out in Xi’an. With a massive selections of drinks and food, a lively environment, and friendly service, it is no surprise. Capitalizing on the success of their first location near West Gate, they have opened up a new venture in Qujiang near the BeiChiTou subway station. Since people have been so taken with the first location, we decided to go check out their newest venture to see how it stacks up.

Mina’s Western Restaurant
米娜西餐厅

Have you heard? There’s a new western restaurant in town that has been the talk of the town. Real, home-style Western food, something the community in Xi’an has been sorely missing, especially in this era of limited travel. But this is no mere substitute for tastes of home. The food here is legitimately good, and varied enough to satisfy any taste buds. Whether you want smash burgers, fish and chips, falafel, or delicious milkshakes, Mina’s Western Restaurant is sure to hit the spot..

Sharing the Summer Love – Volunteering in Xi’an

Summer is a time for vacations, barbeques with friends, and enjoying the sunshine outdoors. Another thing that summer is known for is free time. Kids are out of school, teachers get a long break, and there are long stretches where there is little to do. And while you can fill your time with the activities above, you can also use your free time for volunteer work. While there are many ways to give back to society, one of the best ways to make an impact is volunteering with non-profit organizations that often have more to do than they can do alone. Anything can be done, from using your professional teaching or technical skills or even just lending a hand with distribution or chopping vegetables. All it really takes is a willing heart and an open mind to start making the world around you a slightly better place to live. If you are looking for a place to volunteer, below we have listed some of the charities that are operate in Xi’an.

TOP5 Swimming Pools

The summer is already heating up and it can seem impossible to escape from the unrelenting furnace that is a Xi’an summer. Sure, you could hide from the heat in your home, with the A/C cranked to 11, but what’s the fun in that? No, summer heat relief comes best in the shape of a swimming pool. While it may not seem so from the outside, Xi’an actually contains a large number of swimming pools, though many of them are tucked away in building and out of sight. So here are the best places to get wet this summer.

Where is Lei Feng?

Mr. Tony, a British engineer and businessman came to Xi’an and founded the Yellow River Soup Kitchen -a charity organization – with the money from selling his companies and assets in the UK, and has since helped thousands of people in need by routinely handing out meals, buying wheelchairs, sponsoring operations for the handicapped, and holding sport games for schools, and bringing books to pupils in the schools in remote mountainous areas. Ms. Amanda, an English teacher from South Africa in Xi’an, initially was a part-time volunteer serving the orphans in Xi’an Home Care Center, founded the Starfish Children’s Service with her personal savings, sponsored the operations for dozens of disabled orphans and helped many successfully get adopted by qualified families in foreign countries

西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店一周年-壹 起 出 发 Explore One Year

2024年12月15日,西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店迎来了它的一周岁生日庆典!这一天,我们与众多合作伙伴及媒体朋友们一起,共同分享了这个难忘的时刻,共同见证了尚萃品牌的年轻与活力! 作为一场以“壹起FUN”为主题的庆典活动,尚萃酒店充分展示了其年轻时尚的品牌形象。我们旨在为每一位现代探索家们带来不流于套路的社交体验,让每一位嘉宾都能在这里找到属于自己的乐趣和惊喜! 庆典活动贯穿了酒店的大堂、酒吧和餐厅三个区域,每个区域都有不同主题的互动体验等待着嘉宾们的探索。 嘉宾们以盲抽的形式选取入场的徽章佩戴,并在大堂中间的主题梦幻花园车旁拍照打卡,记录下这个特别的时刻。  Read More …

和酒之旅 相约西京-日本酒专业洽谈交流会西安站圆满举行

(西安,2024年12月4日)一场以日本酒为主题的专业洽谈交流会在古都西安成功举办。本次交流会旨在搭建一个中日酒类行业交流与合作的平台,挖掘合作潜力,加强日本产酒类供应商与西安地区专业买家的商务合作。 交流会由日本国税厅联手JETRO北京代表处联合主办,H.I.S爱智思之旅和苏州岚山贸易有限公司承办,科通国际展览(广州)有限公司和西安优选商贸有限公司协办。此次交流活动吸引了众多来自日本酒行业的专业人士、中国进口商、经销商以及酒类爱好者参加。本次交流会汇聚了29家知名参展商,包括MITSUGEN株式会社、上海承延国际贸易有限公司、上海幸阳食品有限公司、上闭伊酒造株式会社、北京众拓必亨国际贸易有限公司、苏州益明贸易有限公司、日本海华贸易株式会社、上海米嗅网络科技有限公司、苏州岚山贸易有限公司、株式会社南部美人、青岛桥渡贸易有限公司、上海汉和贸易有限公司、元盛和流酒造株式会社、深圳市青沐伟业贸易有限公司、辰马本家酒造株式会社、礒田贸易株式会社、日本酒类贩卖株式会社、滨田酒造株式会社、小西酒造株式会社、顺荣贸易合同会社、KAMI株式会社、日辉国际株式会社、株式会社Sake RD、丰润物产株式会社、株式会社坐忘庵、东风情报技研株式会社、南山物产株式会社、宝酒造食品有限公司、天津市恒谷食品销售有限公司。这些参展商带来了各自精心挑选日本酒产品,涵盖日本酒、烧酒、威士忌、梅酒、果酒、利口酒、金酒品类,打造一站式的日本产酒类选购、洽谈平台。为参会者提供了一次难得的美酒盛会。 活动现场,日本SSI协会认证国际日本酒讲师——高重阳女士针对西安当地的地情,分享了日本酒的基础知识、日本酒的历史、日本酒的制作工艺、品鉴技巧以及市场发展趋势。她不仅介绍了日本酒文化的独特魅力,还就如何开拓西安市场等话题进行了深入探讨。 Read More …

感受艺术,探索梦境—《流动的梦境》当代艺术邀请展暨周年庆

2024年11月22日,西安浐灞艾美酒店携手艺术家李继打造的《流动的梦境》当代艺术邀请展暨周年庆活动优雅启幕,此次展览的开幕是艺术与浪漫完美融合,带领着宾客一起走进一场流动的梦境,开启一场梦幻与艺术交织的非凡之旅,感受视觉与心灵的双重盛宴。 此次当代艺术邀请展,李继老师通过各种形式的油画作品,将梦境的流动、变幻与不确定性结合酒店的艺术氛围及展览空间相互融合,进一步将其幻化为一个梦幻色彩与法式情调的独特艺术殿堂。此次艺术展恰逢酒店周年庆典,长期以来,西安浐灞艾美酒店始终秉承“品味美好生活”的品牌理念,致力于为每一位宾客打造温馨舒适的休憩空间,《流动的梦境》正是这一理念的生动诠释。 通过画展,宾客不仅能欣赏到众多精美的艺术作品,更能感受到酒店所传递的温馨与舒适。当宾客的目光随着画面流转,梦境似乎在不断变化,时而柔和温暖如同酒店内的独特氛围,时而深邃迷离如同酒店外的浐灞河流风光。宾客在酒店可以悠然摆脱日常的喧嚣与束缚,沉醉于精心编织的梦幻世界,享受黄金时刻,拥有好梦之夜。 在未来,西安浐灞艾美酒店将继续举办更多的艺术相关活动,为宾客们提供更多的艺术体验。此次《流动的梦境》当代艺术邀请展暨周年庆活动的成功举办,为酒店的艺术发展带来了新的活力。在此基础上,酒店亦将会议及婚宴等服务融合酒店独特的艺术元素,为宾客的每一个重要时刻增添非凡意义。无论是商务洽谈的精彩碰撞,还是浪漫婚礼的甜蜜瞬间,酒店都将以无微不至的贴心服务与优雅浪漫的艺术氛围确保每一位宾客都能在此留下深刻而美好的记忆。 Read More …

CANADA GOOSE加拿大鹅持续拓进中国市场,盛大揭幕西安SKP全新限时官方快闪店

中国西安,2024年11月14日:高端功能性服饰品牌Canada Goose加拿大鹅西安SKP限时官方快闪店隆重启幕,继续触达更多中国消费者。坐落于标志性的零售综合体西安SKP购物中心,这是Canada Goose加拿大鹅在陕西省省会最新开设的第二家门店,旨在承接消费者对这一高端功能性服饰品牌日益增长的需求,展现品牌对西安市场的高度重视。SKP全新快闪店陈列一系列适合不同季节和生活方式的产品,囊括2024秋冬系列,以全新设计和前卫轮廓焕新演绎经典产品,助力消费者轻松应对多变天气,在不同环境下提供从头到脚的周到防护,鼓励人们探索广袤世界。 设计元素 Read More …

第八届丝绸之路博览会日本馆盛大开幕

西安,2024年9月20日——第八届丝绸之路国际博览会暨中国东西部合作与投资贸易洽谈会(简称第八届丝博会)于今日在陕西省西安市隆重开幕。作为本次盛会的重要组成部分,日本馆以丰富的美食展示和深厚的文化底蕴吸引了众多参观者的目光,成为展会的一大亮点。 本届丝博会以“深化互联互通・拓展经贸合作”为主题。日本馆作为国际展区的重要一环,不仅展示了日本食品品牌的精湛技艺和创新产品,更通过美食这一载体,促进了中日两国文化的交流与互鉴。 本次展会,日本馆场馆设立在1号国际馆,本年度的主题是日本品牌的食品。养乐多,大多福,丘比,伊势,美昌商贸等共十余家日本食品品牌齐聚一堂,为参观者带来了一场前所未有的美食大赏。 在日本馆,参观者可以品尝到各式各样的日本美食。从经典的寿司、乌冬面,到精致的日式甜品、鲜美的关东煮,再到各种创意满满的日式小吃和饮品,每一种美食都承载着日本对食材的极致追求和对烹饪艺术的深刻理解。这些美食不仅满足了参观者的味蕾享受,更让他们近距离感受到了日本食品文化的独特魅力。 Read More …

让生活 更轻一点-轻食文化节落地西安

 (西安,2024年8月17日)由西安本土商场品牌中大国际和本地的设计师国际贸易商们共同发起组织的一场轻食文化节正式启幕,吸引了众多美食爱好者和文化探索者的目光。此次活动汇聚了国际知名轻食品牌及精选食材,旨在通过一系列精彩纷呈的活动,推广轻食文化,倡导健康饮食理念,为市民们带来一场前所未有的美食与健康双重享受。 步入文化节主会场,仿佛踏入了一个色彩斑斓的美食乐园。此次轻食文化节吸引了多家国际知名轻食品牌亲临现场,雅食佳,伊势鸡蛋,味之素,丘比,株式会社丸王,麒麟啤酒,养乐多,西安美昌商贸,西安优选商贸等二十余家品牌商带来了地道的美食体验与独特的文化碰撞。这些国际轻食品牌不仅注重食材的新鲜与多样,更将健康理念融入每一道菜品之中。在这里,您可以放心享受美食,让健康与美味并存。 各式轻食摊位错落有致地排列着,每一道菜品都像是精心雕琢的艺术品,让人目不暇接。轻食主题展位分别给大家带来了蟹柳美食(丰联品牌提供),金枪鱼肉松三明治(原料分别由深海友品牌和兴志和品牌提供),搭配轻食的炸物(由安膳小库品牌提供),果蔬汁,酸奶杯和果子甜品(由和福食品品牌提供)。还有冰淇淋一样的鹅肝(由谭氏鹅肝提供)。喜欢酒的顾客还可以驻足清酒摊品尝各式清酒。 此外,文化节还设置了轻食手作工作坊和游戏互动环节。丘比自创沙拉摆盘大比拼,伊势教你做溏心蛋,小浅教你卷寿司,大多福喊你腌泡菜,在这些工作坊中,有专业厨师现场教学,指导市民们如何制作简单又美味的轻食。大家纷纷动手尝试,不仅学到了实用的烹饪技巧,还深刻体会到了轻食文化的乐趣所在。当一道道亲手制作的轻食呈现在眼前时,那份成就感与喜悦之情溢于言表。 Read More …

探索自然奥秘 领略独特香港风情-香港海洋公园诚邀西安游客到访

随着暑期旅游旺季的到来,更多的家庭选择出行。作为亚洲最具标志性的旅游度假胜地之一,香港海洋公园诚邀内地访客们前来体验香港的独特魅力。这里不仅有令人兴奋的游乐设施、亲密接触动物的机会,还有寓教于乐的互动体验,让访客在享受乐趣的同时也能获得知识与启发。 近年来,海洋公园配合香港海洋公园水上乐园及两间五星级度假酒店,为访港旅客提供了丰富的休闲娱乐体验。紧跟“绿色旅游”和沉浸式体验的旅游趋势,香港海洋公园积极拥抱创新,致力于推动保育和教育的使命。通过一系列富有趣味且深具意义的互动体验,公园不仅让访客与大自然联系起来,还深化了他们对生态环境保护的认知与参与。 多样游乐设施开启历险旅程 香港海洋公园内一系列世界级的游乐设施,让寻求刺激的访客可以在港狂欢。公园的亮点项目之一“狂野龙卷风”,巨型钢臂将带领玩家在高空旋转翻腾,为访客们带来心跳加速、肾上腺素飙升的极致快感。另一个备受青睐的标志性项目“动感快车”,其高达 4 倍重力(4G)的加速度,引领玩家们穿梭于急速上升、骤然下降、连续回旋与空中悬浮之间,让人仿佛置身暴风中心,体验疾风拂面的刺激感。这些必打卡的游乐设施不仅提供令人难忘的感官震撼,还让访客在尖叫与欢笑中尽览海洋公园的壮丽风光。 Read More …

携宠悦行,跨界共创宠物友好文旅新时代

 西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店携手丝路有宠、海南航空举办携宠悦行私享会,共同迎接宠物友好新时代。 2024年7月21日,“携宠悦行私享会”在西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店隆重举行。本次活动邀请了西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店管理团队、海南航空领导(或相关负责人)、丝路有宠品牌创始人、西安头部宠物店老板、宠物博主及宠物烘焙领军人等一众宠物爱好者共同参与。 活动现场,西安高新凯悦尚萃酒店作为西安宠物友好酒店的开创者,酒店总经理王炜女士向宾客介绍了酒店对于宠物友好的理念及分享了酒店内提供丰富的宠物服务,并承诺为宠物及其主人提供舒适便捷的入住体验。海南航空领导介绍了海南航空宠物客舱关爱服务,展示了其在航空行业内“与爱宠同飞 享全程陪伴”的宠物运输服务。 丝路有宠品牌创始人分享了其在携宠旅行方面的专业见解,并对西安首个宠物包机航班的相关细节进行了讲解,引发了现场宠物爱好者的极大兴趣和期待。她还深入分析了如何共同推动宠物友好市场的创新发展,为现场嘉宾们带来了启发和思考。 Read More …

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