HANGZHOU Cheap Nike Air Max Dynasty Australia , May 29 (Xinhua) -- A Swiss 26-year-old has followed in the footsteps of one of the world's greatest explorers by being named a "Modern Marco Polo and Doctor of Hangzhou."
Liam Bates is currently on his first engagement in a position requiring him to do like Polo and promote east China's Zhejiang Province and its capital of Hangzhou around the world. He was chosen from thousands of candidates after a year-long competition run by the Hangzhou Tourism Commission concluded last week.
For the next 12 months, Bates will post stories of his travels around Zhejiang on social media like Facebook and Twitter in English, earning a salary of 40,000 euro (55 Cheap Nike Air Max Classic BW Australia ,500 U.S. dollars).
His credentials are solid. He first came to China on his own at the age of 16 and has studied kung fu, cross talk, and Chinese music. Also going by the Chinese name Li Mu, he speaks fluent Chinese and in 2010 won top prize in televised language contest "Chinese Bridge." He has since worked as a television host.