Last week a Tibetan mastiff was flown into Xian airport in central China, where it received a welcome fit for an emperor. The dog was swept into town by a convoy of 30 Mercedes-Benz cars. Tibetan mastiffs are a rare and noble breed – and the pampered pooch had cost his new owners Rmb4m ($586,000, €402,000, £351,000). Reporting the story, the China Daily newspaper commented nervously that such an extravagant display of wealth might “heighten tension between rich and poor”.
最近,一隻藏獒被空運至華中地區的西安機場,在那裏受到了帝王般的迎接。30輛賓士轎車排成一列,護送它進入市區。藏獒是稀少且高貴的品種,這條受盡寵愛的寵物狗是他的新主人花400萬元人民幣(合58.6萬美元)買下的。《中國日報》(China Daily)在報導此事時不無緊張地評論稱,這般揮霍無度地炫耀財富,可能「加劇貧富之間的緊張關係」。