Il polo conquista la Cina

Dal sito della Cnn

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/11/china.polo/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Il polo - e non più il golf - sta conquistando i ricchi cinesi

"As golf loses its luster as a marker for wealth and status in China, polo and equestrian events are being groomed as the new exclusive pursuit for the country's super rich.

Polo clubs have been in China since 2004, but the operation in Tianjin is just the latest, and currently most opulent, of the new clubs embracing horse sports as a way to corral China's "high net worth individuals."

Playing golf, no one else sees you
--Harvey Lee, Vice Chariman, Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club

"Playing golf, no one else sees you," says Harvey Lee, vice chairman of Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.

"In China for now a lot of people will enjoy watching polo, not many will ride and play."

The club is looking for members and patrons who can afford to buy a polo team and keep horses at the club's stables."