China?s nouveau riche have embraced golf, yachting, private airplanes, luxury cars and clothes, fine French wine and expensive trips to Europe. Now the tastes of the country?s beau monde are escalating to a new level of elite with what is apparently a growing affinity for the so-called sport of kings: polo.
China?s aristocratic class? interest in the equestrian sport was on full display last Thursday in Tianjin, a second-tier city on the outskirts of Beijing, with the grand opening of the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club & Hotel, a private club. According to a press release, the club is for ?Tianjin?s most privileged members only.?
Source: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/polo-arrives-china
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