Years ago there was a phrase in the international travel industry describing Chinese tourists - they "sleep cheap, shop expensive".
A fan of the book and movie Around the World in Eighty Days, pawnshop owner Ma Ding from Shanghai always wanted an adventure across the globe.
To cater to an increasingly diverse market, the luxury travel industry is seeking to create unique experiences rather than just focusing on tours of iconic landmarks and lavish shopping sprees.
China's luxury travel market will continue to grow in the near future thanks to its emerging wealthy class.
China's services, especially producer services, will play a very important role in economic growth and urbanization while experts called for the government to create a fair environment and reform monopolies in some sectors.
Much as online merchants are touting the benefits and convenience of mobile payments in China, shopping enthusiasts are mostly reluctant to pay via their mobile devices.
China's e-commerce sector is emerging as a new growth engine to underpin the country's ongoing economic transformation, with a better-than-expected growth rate that defies the nationwide economic slowdown and flagging consumer confidence.
China-Africa trade in services has huge potential while the cooperation will gradually expand into finance, information, insurance and legal services, experts said.
China has long been known as the world's major manufacturing powerhouse.
A United Nations official hailed the role of the services trade in promoting global growth.
China is facing some challenges in its drive to become a major trader in services, officials and experts said.
Storytelling is no longer mouth-to-ear. In the digital era, it is interactive and is more than just books.
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