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BEIJING， March 22 (Xinhua) -- An unnamed official with the newly established Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League Beijing Sports Company Limited has called for referee professionalization in the CBA to be carried out as soon as possible.

This official also called Yao Ming's election as the president of the Chinese Basketball Association an epoch-making event. He also said he had raised the issue of referee professionalization before with Yao.

""If we want the league to be professional， then the coaches， players and the referees need to be professional as well. But the problem is the lack of proficiency among the referees. Only a dozen of them are capable of being chief umpire， and they are usually too old，"" said the official.

""Through professional operations， we need to reform the hereditary and apprentice system among referees. Judges should be selected according to criteria such as experience， physique， English language proficiency and professional integrity， and a professional training organization should be established as well. It takes 8 to 12 years to nurture a qualified referee， as he is responsible for the appeal， smoothness and impartiality of each game，"" the official added.

The official also called for the concentration of more efforts in youth training. He says the CBA should cooperate with the Ministry of Education to establish junior and senior middle school basketball leagues at the local， provincial and national levels in order to nurture more young talents for Chinese basketball.

The official also talked about the presence of foreign players in the CBA league. From his perspective， foreign players contribute greatly to the league， but a lack of domestic basketball talent remains a problem.

""There are 20 teams in the league， and in average， only 7 to 8 domestic players in each team are able to play regularly. So the total number is about 160， which is too small. Therefore we need to concentrate more efforts in youth training，"" the official said.

" A view at the Wangshi Garden Mack Hollins Jersey , also known as Master-of-Nets Garden. [Provided To China Daily] Tourists in the Pingjiang road area. [Photos By Yang FeiyueChina Daily] An actor performs at Wangshi Garden at night. [Photos By Yang FeiyueChina Daily] [Photos By Yang FeiyueChina Daily]

If Shanghai is a bustling city, Suzhou, a 20-minute high-speed rail trip from the metropolis, is the exact opposite. This laidback city is best known to tourists for its scenery.

Suzhou in Jiangsu province is often called Shanghai's backyard. This is because it was here that the groundwork for Shanghai's prosperity was laid.

The war between the Taiping Army rebels and Qing government soldiers in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) drove many local wealthy people from Suzhou to Shanghai to set up shop there Rasul Douglas Jersey , says Gu Fengjuan, a senior tour guide in Suzhou.

"That provided the first signs of prosperity for Shanghai," says Gu.

"You can still see many businesses in Shanghai today that originally came from Suzhou, such as the Leiyunshang Pharmacy."

Suzhou is best known to tourists for its scenery Alshon Jeffery Jersey , especially its classic gardens, which number more than 100. Roughly 60 are well preserved.

The gardens were built by scholars, wealthy people, government officials and business people in ancient times to spend their retirement.

Zhong Hanyi Jordan Hicks Jersey , deputy head of the Suzhou municipal tourism administration's tourism promotion department says: "Most people come to see our parks and ancient town and experience Taihu Lake."

More than 6.43 million visitors from home and abroad flocked to the area during the recent seven-day National Day holiday, down five percent year on year.

However, tourism spending increased eight percent to 7.3 billion yuan ($1.1 billion), says Zhong.

The latest figures represent a trend of tourists shifting from just sightseeing tours to more in-depth travel Nelson Agholor Jersey , she said.

The number of one-day visitors to parks and ancient towns dropped roughly 10 percent during the holiday, while local inns and camping sites along the Taihu Lake were packed.

The local government has worked hard on improving traditional park tours to improve the visitor experiences.

Early morning experience

The Zhuozheng Garden, also known as the Humble Administrator's Garden, now offers just 16 visitors the early morning experience between 6:30 and 7:30 am before it opens to the general public.

The garden Sidney Jones Jersey , which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, is one of the four most famous parks in China and is on a par with the local Lingering Garden, the Summer Palace in Beijing, and the Chengde Imperial Summer Resort in Hebei province.

Xia Wenting Derek Barnett Jersey , deputy head of management and marketing department of Zhuozheng Garden says: "We launched the custom-made tour last April.

"Visitors can tour the garden during the two-hour period, so they can experience it like the owner would."

Watching the water mist wafting from the garden's lakes, breathing the early morning fresh air, listening to birds chirping and enjoying the manual tricycle service and a distinctive Suzhou-styled breakfast are among the perks of the tour.

Roughly 800 visitors have signed up for the special tour since it was launched Fletcher Cox Jersey , and most of them came during weekends, says Xia.

"Many of them (the visitors) are amateur photographers, high-end tourists with a strong interest in culture, or businessmen treating guests."

The garden covers an area of roughly 5.2 hectares and is the biggest classic garden in Suzhou.

Chu Jiaxi Zach Ertz Jersey , a guide says: "It (the Zhuozheng garden) features a lake and three islands."

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