Originally from Shanghai and my girl friend's family still residing in Nanning, I'm really amazed to see a thread dedicated to Nanning! I personally enjoyed my visit to the city and do recommend you stop there for a day or two on your way to Guilin/Yanshuo or Beihai.
Originally Posted by
trueblu
Good insights, but also, although there is probably a lot of increasingly wealthy people in tier 3 cities, there may not be enough to sustain uber-expensive brands such as LV or Ferrari. But they would support middle tier branding, such as Nike, Levis etc. If I were into such things, which I'm not, facilitating the entry of such 'middle class' aspirational brands into tier 3 cities would likely be highly profitable.
tb
definitely agree.
Originally Posted by
moondog
Random question: will my sh Unicom number roam there nicely? I'm on set b.
While there is no way I would live there I'm guessing they have nice food.
your number will roam perfectly.
they do have great food. Check out Jian Guo Lu.
Originally Posted by
Jiatong
The Marriott is in one of the new business areas, but not the CBD of Nanning.
Since Nanning is the provincial capitol of Guangxi, the PRC would define it as a Tier 2 city. But business might only be a Tier3 type city.
The golf courses are better in Beihai !.
Everyone is clear about tier 1. But tier 2 and tier 3 is really hard to say. I don't think there's an official definition out there.
Originally Posted by
moondog
This place seriously reminds me of Shanghai during the late 90s... scooters, shirtless dudes, and poor fashion.
I have the same impression. Their CBD area looks really good, probably better than Shanghai in the late 90s while they definitely don't enjoy the same architecture heritage that Shanghai boasts.