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More disputes about Starbucks

(CRI)
Updated: 2007-01-18 13:33




The Starbucks cafe in the Chenghuang Temple area of Shanghai. [Photo:
niany.yculblog.com]
A Starbucks coffee outlet in the Shanghai Chenghuang Temple area has
stirred new disputes.

Chenghuang Temple, one of the 10 cultural scenic spots in Shanghai, is an
important cultural place featuring ancient buildings of styles from the
Ming and Qing dynasties and stores of long standing.

The appearance, signboard and decoration of Starbucks have been modified
in line with the architectural styles of Chenghuang Temple when the
outlet opened seven years ago. However, many visitors have expressed
their repulsion towards it.

"I think that China should maintain its cultural characteristics and
western countries should keep theirs. The two flavors should not be mixed
up."

Although most people feel a Starbucks around Chenghuang Temple is odd,
some of them say they can accept it.

"It is just a place for relaxation. There is no cultural conflict here
and it is nice to have some foreign brands in this traditional place."

In 2000, the opening of Starbucks business inside the 600-hundred-old
Forbidden City aroused a hot debate on whether foreign brands should be
allowed at important places of traditional Chinese culture.

Related: Will Starbucks move from the Forbidden City?












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