PETALING JAYA: With just two weeks to go, the much-anticipated resumption of the World Tour in Bangkok has been dealt a massive blow.The unprecedented three-tournament series which comprise back-to-back Thailand Opens from Jan 12-17, Jan 19-24 and the World Tour Finals from Jan 27-31 will lose some of its sparkle with China pulling out all their top players.
The Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) have withdrawn their team after failing to get clearance to leave the country from their government due to emerging new Covid-19 strain worldwide.Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT) president Patama Leeswadtrakul said they understood China’s predicament.
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When director Yi Xiaoxing went to a public bathhouse with his friends, he had a novel experience of the scrub-dirt service, a prevailing type of service in northern China, for the first time.
Typically, in scrub-dirt service a worker wraps a towel on one hand, and scrubs the customer s body before giving a massage. For most locals in northern China, it is complete relaxation.
Rejuvenated by the experience, Yi did more research and discovered this service could date back to hundreds of years ago, which inspired him to write the script of his latest comedy, Bath Buddy.
Comedy gets inspiration from China s bathhouse culture By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-11 15:56 Share
Bath Buddy. [Photo provided to China Daily]
When director Yi Xiaoxing went to a public bathhouse with his friends, he had a novel experience of the scrub-dirt service, a prevailing type of service in northern China, for the first time.
Typically, in scrub-dirt service a worker wraps a towel on one hand, and scrubs the customer s body before giving a massage. For most locals in northern China, it is complete relaxation.
Rejuvenated by the experience, Yi did more research and discovered this service could date back to hundreds of years ago, which inspired him to write the script of his latest comedy,