Pavarotti, who is old and old, is busy walking acupuncture points.


Pavarotti’s farewell performance


Pavarotti, a famous Italian tenor who announced that he will retire next year, recently finished his "Farewell Stage" global tour at Shanghai Grand Stage and Beijing Capital Gymnasium respectively.


China Concert ". However, for those fans who want to listen to Laopa’s brilliant swan song live, the performance effect is somewhat disappointing. In these two concerts, Pavarotti allegedly sat on the soft stool behind grand piano from beginning to end due to physical reasons, and the microphone never left his mouth. In the whole performance, the songs that Lao Pa sang by himself actually accounted for only about half of the songs listed in the program, which made people feel that they were "shrinking". The "high-pitched C", which once held the fans’ appetite beforehand, has always smelled bad under the long-awaited call. On the contrary, annalisa, an Italian soprano duet with Laopa, dazzled the audience with her bright, mellow voice and wide range. People can’t help but sigh: Laopa is really old!

Pavarotti is one of the three tenors in the world today, and he is famous for his high-pitched voice, gorgeous and transparent, and extremely infectious. Wherever Pavarotti goes, he wears his trademark innocent smile on his face, and people affectionately call him "Old Pa". What has won wide acclaim for Laopa is "Tenor C", which is called the touchstone of tenors. In this range, which is regarded as fearful by ordinary tenors, he can still sing clearly, roundly and penetratingly, so he is known as the "King of Tenor C".

An innate musical talent.

Luciano Pavarotti was born on October 12th, 1935 in a poor family on the outskirts of Modena. His father is a well-known amateur tenor in the local area, and he often takes home records of famous singers. This is how little Pavarotti grew up listening to records. Papa was born with a good voice, and singing was quite good when he was three or four years old. In 1955, at the age of 19, Pavarotti officially began to learn vocal music. Influenced by his family and long-standing desire, Pavarotti finally embarked on the road of music.

Genius and diligence make a great achievement.

When Pavarotti was 17 years old, a knot grew on his vocal cords, which seriously affected his pronunciation. At a concert held in Ferrara, Pavarotti was coaxed out of the stage by the crowd, which made him once have the idea of giving up music. But with infinite love for singing, Pavarotti gritted his teeth and persisted.

The time has finally come to change our destiny. In 1961, Pavarotti won the first prize in an international vocal competition. In April of the same year, he performed "The Bohemian" for the first time, and began a brilliant opera career. Pavarotti’s real fame began in 1963, and his performance at the Royal Opera House in London, England was a great success. In 1972, he performed Girl in the Army with the famous Australian soprano Sutherland in metropolitan opera. When singing the aria "What a Happy Day", which is called the tenor forbidden zone in the play, Pavarotti sang nine high-pitched C’s with chest resonance in a very compact aria, which caused a sensation in the whole international music world. Since then, "the king of high-pitched C" has become synonymous with Pavarotti, and he himself has become an idol in the hearts of fans.

The mass messenger of classical music

Pavarotti has made outstanding contributions to the popularization of classical music and opera in his singing career of more than 40 years. Since 1990, Lao Pa has joined hands with Domingo and carreras, the other two tenors in the world, to form a powerful singing group brand-"Three Tenor Concerts". Since then, the songs of the three tenors have resounded around the world and become a new story in the international music scene.

Old Pa had tasted the hardships of life before he became famous, so he had deep sympathy for people living in war and suffering. He has sponsored charity concerts many times and donated money to humanitarian causes in poor and war-torn areas. He is one of the people who raised the most donations for UNHCR. In March 1998, Pavarotti was appointed as the United Nations Messenger of Peace. On May 30th, 2001, in recognition of Pavarotti’s great contribution to refugee assistance, UNHCR awarded him the Nansen Medal.

songSingers are also ordinary people.

Old Pa sings naturally, but his quirks are really amazing, and the most famous one is undoubtedly the "bent nail" collector. In Laopa’s hometown, there is a legend that rusty bent nails will bring good luck to people, so before each performance, Laopa will bend his fat body and carefully look for an elbow nail under the dim light in the background. If he can’t find the nail, he won’t go on stage anyway, or even cancel the performance directly. It is said that Lao Pa has now saved a whole box of rusty nails for elbows.

As an artist, some maverick habits are understandable, but the most surprising thing is that this "world’s chief tenor" can’t read music! According to Lao Pa himself, he learned songs by relying on his ears and symbols instead of the note system.

Old Pa is a football fan and a car driver. He always likes to go out for a ride in his car. In recent years, he began to be keen on painting again and held a solo exhibition in Japan, which is said to be well received.

Old Pa, who looks simple and honest, is an affectionate species in life. He himself admits: "I like the feeling that there are always women around me." In 2000, Pavarotti divorced his wife Ardois, who had been married for 39 years, and married a woman 33 years younger than himself-his 18th secretary, Nicoleta. When Pavarotti was 67 years old, Nicoleta gave him a precious daughter.

No one can say for sure about the "last" concert.

As early as 10 years ago, it was reported that Laopa was going to retire. But later, it turned out that it was just commercial speculation whose performance agent stimulated the market. Old Parna’s busy figure is still moving non-stop between tours around the world.

At the beginning of this year, 70-year-old Pa began his farewell stage global tour, and vowed that after the tour, he would completely end his 43-year singing career. According to his own words, "even in the shower, I no longer hum." However, this romantic and casual Italian seems to have played a joke on everyone again. Before the concert in Beijing, Lao Pa once affirmed that Beijing would be the curtain call stage for him to end his singing career. However, before the lingering sound of the Capital Gymnasium, it was reported that Laopa hoped to join hands with Domingo and carreras to hold at least one farewell concert before his retirement. The ambitious old man also plans to hold the "last" concert in Milan, Vienna or new york next year. When the real finale will be staged, probably even Laopa himself can’t say clearly.

Go on road trip survey on car rental: There are fewer models in peak season, and it is more troublesome to refund the rent over time.

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  Online booking is very convenient, and industry supervision needs to be improved.

  The car rental platform should further improve the management mode, especially the management of car safety, such as regularly checking the safety performance of cars, repairing damaged cars in time, and forcibly scrapping dangerous cars to ensure the safety of car renters.

  "Going to go on road trip, Xinjiang is an unforgettable experience." Tian Yu, who lives in Gongbei District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, said that in July this year, he and his friends rented a car for seven days in Xinjiang and visited Tianchi, Turpan, Bosten Lake, the southern section of Duku Highway, Yili, Sailimu Lake and Karamay. "This is my first time renting a car in go on road trip, and it feels quite smooth."

  Tian Yu said that go on road trip, Xinjiang is very popular in summer. When he booked a car on a car rental APP more than a month in advance, most of the cars at the local pick-up points had been booked, and only a few cars were available at some distant pick-up points, so he quickly placed an order. "The car is too tight, have no choice. Although the price is more expensive, it is acceptable. " Tian Yu said.

  "It is very convenient to pick up the car at the pick-up point." Tian Yu said that after flying to Urumqi, he arrived at the car pick-up point at the scheduled time, signed the contract, paid the deposit, and checked the basic situation of the car, so he could drive off.

  Car rental and self-driving are convenient, flexible and comfortable, and are loved by many tourists, especially young people. According to the statistics of China Travel Association and other institutions, go on road trip accounted for more than 65% of the national tourism market in 2017, and the total number of trips in go on road trip exceeded 3.1 billion, among which the proportion of parents, families and couples driving by car was the highest, and go on road trip became the first choice for holiday travel.

  Zeng Bowei, an associate professor at the School of Tourism of Beijing Union University, said that the conditions in go on road trip are constantly maturing, and the national highway construction is constantly improving, especially the expressway mileage is growing rapidly, connecting tourist attractions with cities; Roads, parking lots, hotels and other related supporting software and hardware facilities in tourist attractions are becoming more and more complete, and the accessibility of cars is improved.

  The development of mobile internet technology makes it more convenient to rent a car, navigate and book a hotel, and increases people’s enthusiasm for renting a car and driving by car. According to reports, Ctrip travel platform has opened car rental and self-driving services covering more than 330 domestic cities and more than 200 countries around the world, with more than 80,000 stores and more than 5 million cars for consumers to choose from.

  Car rental and self-driving are very popular, but there are also some problems. For example, some consumers reported that booking a car in advance to the store was told that the travel plan was ruined because there were no reserved models, and the car rental platform was single in the peak season, the price was too high, and the quality of car rental could not be guaranteed.

  According to industry insiders, the supervision of the car rental industry is still not perfect, and there is a lack of unified coordination and management departments. Some car rental platforms also have problems in internal management. As a service provider, the car rental platform should further improve the management methods, especially the management of car safety, such as regularly checking the safety performance of cars, timely repairing damaged cars and forcibly scrapping dangerous cars to ensure the safety of car renters.

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  Visiting is more free, and there are many embarrassments on the way.

  Some roads have very low speed limits, and some scenic spots have no parking facilities. Tourists stop at narrow roadside to take pictures, which increases the risk on the way to go on road trip.

  Xiong Liang is a doctor in Shaodong County, Hunan Province. On October 3-4 this year, he drove his family to Chenzhou City and visited Dongjiang Lake, Feitian Mountain Geopark and Epozhai. "These scenic spots have a large area and scattered scenic spots. It is only easy to drive." Xiong Liang said.

  Xiong Liang drove from home to Chenzhou, the whole journey was nearly 350 kilometers, which was basically an expressway. He followed the navigation and drove smoothly. "Although the road conditions to the scenic spots become a bit complicated after getting off the expressway, with navigation and looking at road signs, it is easy to find the entrance to the scenic spot."

  Xiong Liang found that the roads in scenic spots are becoming more and more humanized, and various road signs have increased a lot. Parking in the scenic spot is more convenient. If there are scenic spots nearby, a large parking lot will often be built along the road, so he and his family can stop to enjoy the scenery and take photos as a souvenir.

  "Considering that the hotel price in the scenic spot is too expensive during the National Day holiday, I booked the hotel in the nearest county town from the scenic spot online, which is more affordable and has good conditions." Xiong Liang said that go on road trip didn’t encounter any problems during the whole meal and accommodation.

  In recent years, the speed of road construction in scenic spots in China has been accelerating. Some remote scenic spots are also connected with expressways and high-grade highways, which have become popular attractions, such as the Aizhai Extra-large Suspension Bridge in Hunan and Tianlu in Zhangbei Grassland, attracting a large number of self-driving tourists. Local governments are also vigorously building scenic roads. For example, "Planning of Tourism Public Service System in Hebei Province" proposes that by 2020, the province’s 5A-level scenic spots and national-level tourist resorts will be connected with expressways, and 4A-level scenic spots, provincial-level tourist resorts and characteristic towns will be connected with secondary and above highways, thus completely solving the "last mile" problem of scenic spots.

  Tian Yu said that even in the Dragon Pond scenic spot at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters on the mountainside of Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang, the cell phone signal is very good, and you can also surf the Internet. There are several large parking lots near the Duku Highway for tourists to rest and enjoy the beautiful scenery. There is a resort near Bosten Lake. After purchasing tickets, tourists can drive in, eat, stay and enjoy the desert lake view.

  However, some tourists in go on road trip encounter highway maintenance, the speed limit is very low, and even traffic jams, which greatly reduces their interest in traveling; Some tourists can’t find a parking place when they see a good scenic spot, so they can only take risks to stop at the narrow roadside to take pictures, which is dangerous. Some tourists book hotels online, but when they arrive at the place, they find that there are none. Other hotels are full and they can only spend the night in the car … …

  Zeng Bowei believes that relevant departments should improve go on road trip’s services, such as providing go on road trip public information such as weather and road conditions in time, building enough road signs, adding and widening scenic parking lots, and encouraging the development of motels. "go on road trip has certain risks, so tourists are advised not to go to go on road trip, where natural disasters such as mudslides and avalanches often occur. Go on road trip should pay attention to check the weather and road information before. If you drive for a long distance, you should pay attention to the maintenance and safety inspection of the car to eliminate the problems of the car itself. It’s best to go with two or three people who can drive, and drive in turn to reduce fatigue driving. Obey the traffic rules when driving, and it is best not to catch up at night. "

  Return the car

  Overtime rent withdrawal is troublesome, and you will spend more money if you are not careful.

  The car rental platform should constantly improve the service level, put an end to unreasonable terms, and let consumers be happy to pick up the car, drive safely and return the car smoothly.

  "It’s very convenient to pick up the car, but I didn’t expect to have trouble returning it." Tian Yu said that he agreed with the car rental platform to pick up the car at 7 pm and return it. Unexpectedly, he encountered road maintenance on the expressway back to Urumqi, and the speed limit was very low. He could only drive 60 kilometers per hour at the fastest, and some sections were still blocked by traffic. He hurried slowly and finally got on the bus at 9: 30 in the evening.

  "In the beginning, the staff at the car return point said that we were late, and the original 7-day package had to be changed to a daily rental fee." Tian Yu calculated an account, originally scheduled for a 7-day package, and charged 700 yuan every day. If the daily rent is charged, the daily fee is 900 yuan, which will cost 1,400 yuan more. "We are one and a half hours late, and it is obviously unreasonable to pay an extra 1,400 yuan for the package change."

  The staff at the car return point insisted on changing the package, but Tian Yu disagreed. He called the customer service center of the car rental platform and explained the situation. The customer service staff said that they could not make a decision, so they found the relevant person in charge of the company. The person in charge thinks that Tian Yu’s lateness is a special reason, and decides to maintain the original set meal and only charge 50 yuan for her lateness. In this way, Tian Yu agreed to pay the car back.

  According to industry insiders, some car rental platforms are indeed less reasonable in signing contracts with consumers, which is unfavorable to consumers and more beneficial to car rental companies. He believes that consumers who are late for returning the car due to objective reasons can charge according to the excess time, or charge a certain late fee, but can’t change the whole package, which will greatly increase consumers’ expenses.

  Some consumers are confused: they want to rent a car in one city and return it in another city, but many car rental platforms can’t do this and require that the car must be returned in the same city.

  "This is a market behavior." Zeng Bowei analyzed that the current car rental market is not big enough. If a car rental company provides car rental services in two cities, A and B, if all passengers drive their vehicles from A to B, there will be no cars to rent in A.. In this way, the car rental company must invest a lot of money to pull the vehicle back to A city, which is not cost-effective from the operational point of view. With the increasing market and more and more tourists renting cars, it may be more common to return cars in different places.

  The person in charge of the Ctrip car rental platform said that for the car rental platform, it is necessary to further tap the service advantages of suppliers and provide users with better quality services. Every time Ctrip rents a car, it will understand the new needs of users through research and help suppliers to better improve and perfect their services.

  "Car rental in go on road trip is becoming more and more popular. While making profits, the car rental platform should also continuously improve the service level, put an end to unreasonable terms, and let consumers be happy to pick up the car, drive safely and return the car smoothly. " Zeng Bowei said that in the future, with the increase of people’s rest time and the further convenience of transportation, go on road trip will usher in a new round of development.

  Extended reading

  Go on road trip has become the first choice for surrounding holidays.

  The "2018 China go on road trip Report" published by Donkey Mama Travel Network shows that with the upgrading of tourism consumption, tourists pay more attention to the convenience and comfort of travel, and self-driving travel has become the first choice for people to travel around.

  The surrounding go on road trip shows the characteristics of high-frequency consumption, and the seasonal go on road trip route is becoming more and more popular with tourists, with flowers in spring, summer vacation, climbing mountains in autumn and hot springs in winter, and similar characteristic routes run through the whole year.

  Long-distance go on road trip, the popular destinations are concentrated in the western and northern border areas, mainly to experience the magnificent rivers and mountains, cultural heritage and natural scenery, among which Sichuan-Tibet 318-day road self-driving, self-driving through Hulunbeier grassland and the Western Silk Road are the most popular.

  Judging from the tourists, 25 years old — 45-year-old tourists account for nearly 70%, and parents and family members account for nearly 60%; From the consumption content, rural tourism, famous scenic spots and parent-child parks are very popular.

  (Reporter Shen Shaotie)

A limited edition of 150 aston martin V12 Zagato was released.

  [Information] November 29, 2011,Officially released in Beijing, this car is limited to 150 units worldwide. At the just-concluded Guangzhou Auto Show, aston martin announced its price from 10 million yuan.If you are interested in this car, you can go to the UK with the official of aston martin for fitting and relevant customization.


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●  New car features:


  In terms of appearance, the car was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the DB4GT Zagato, which shows the limited edition in all aspects of body design. The red body color is the main color of this car, and the hand-made aluminum and carbon fiber are the main components of the car body.


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Aston martin aston martin V12 Vantage 2011 Zagato Concept


  In terms of styling design, the design language borrowed from the V12 Zagato limited edition is sharper and more aggressive, and the big mouth design on the front face is more fierce. The two sunken air inlets on the front cover highlight strong power. In addition, at the top of this car, we can see the arched roof shape, which is exactly the same as RZC’s "double bubble" design.


Aston martin aston martin V12 Vantage 2011 Zagato Basic Model


Aston martin aston martin V12 Vantage 2011 Zagato Basic Model


  As for the interior, the V12 Zagato limited edition has completely reformed the interior layout. The racing dashboard, the steering wheel and the metal pedal greatly stimulate the driver’s motor nerves, and the seats are carried out to make the V12 Zagato limited edition have better power performance. In addition, the car is also equipped to improve the safety protection factor for drivers.


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  In terms of power, the car is equipped with the same 6.0-liter V12 engine as the V12 Vantage, with a maximum horsepower of 517 HP and a peak value of 517 N m. The official acceleration score is 4.2 seconds and the top speed is 305 km/h.


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●  New car background:


  Aston martin V12 Zagato is a limited edition model built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the birth of DB4GT Zagato. This car has made its Asian debut at the recently concluded Guangzhou International Auto Show. This car is designed based on the current V12 Vantage model owned by aston martin. Based on the growing market segment of China, this car was officially launched in China today.


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Aston martin aston martin V12 Vantage 2011 Zagato Basic Model


●  Competitors:


  Aston martin is famous not only for its high horsepower, but also for its brand history of only one hundred years. From this, R-S, S and Carrera S can all be competitors of V12 Zagato.


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    Editor’s note:During the opening of Guangzhou Auto Show, we had a conversation with Dr. Matthew Bennett, Director of aston martin Asia-Pacific Region. When talking about the V12 Zagato, Dr. Matthew Bennett said that the appearance design and limited edition identity of the car are two major selling points, and the car advocates the theme of "Unique" and tries to create a personalized body configuration for consumers. (Text/car home Cao Lei)


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