SHENZHEN, China ¨C Tony Xiong is among the latest arrivals to the glitzy office towers in the newest part of Shenzhen, built to showcase China¡¯s economic miracle. He won¡¯t be spending any personal time in the area though.
Most lunch breaks, he drives 20 to 30 minutes to more-established parts of Shenzhen to slurp beef noodles in family-owned restaurants before racing back to work.
¡°In Qianhai, it¡¯s either a 10-minute walk in the sun to the mall or the terrible cafeteria food,¡± said the 30-year-old, a finance worker in a state-owned property firm. ¡°I don¡¯t like being there.¡±
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