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| 提起文化和创造力，你会想到哪里？纽约，伦敦，还是巴黎？忘掉这些大城市吧，来看看新世纪崛起的一些新文化圣地：从马赛到开普敦，从奥斯汀到喀布尔…… Artists, thinkers and bohemians2) have long fueled the vibrancy3) of the world’s great cities. Now they’re locating themselves in more far-flung4) metropolises. Zhongguancun, China — A High-Tech Incubator5) 中国中关村——高科技产业孵化器 There’s something about Zhongguancun that makes it feel hotter — literally — than the rest of Beijing. Nestled6) among the country’s most prestigious universities in northwest Beijing, Zhongguancun is home to China’s largest concentration of students — and millionaires. Drawn by the pool of cheap, educated labor, more than 4,000 companies have already set up shop here; they include global giants IBM, Nokia and Motorola and Chinese success stories such as Legend and Founder. Last year, according to government statistics, foreign firms moved in at a rate of one per day, investing a total of $600 million. Creative clusters abound in Beijing and all around China, from rock-and-rollers in Tree Village, a shantytown7) enclave8) in the capital, to artists in Shanghai. But here in Zhongguancun, the focus is on creating future Bill Gateses. By Sarah Schafer Austin, USA— Southern Sound Factory 美国奥斯汀——南部音乐工厂 Austin, Texas, is not the first place you’d expect to find a flourishing creative enclave. It’s surrounded by cities with gaudy9) high-rises, towns inhabited by Bible-banging revivalists10) and miles of scrub brush. Yet the town is home to some 1,500 musical acts — part of a music scene that supports 14,000 jobs, generates $616 million for the economy and produces $11 million in tax revenue. Music is not the only creative enterprise in town. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, a growing number of creative entrepreneurs settled in Austin to take advantage of an atmosphere that nurtures experimentation. Dell Computers is headquartered there, as are scores of others, ranging from computer-chip manufacturers to Web designers. The wealth their businesses have generated has only increased demand for local music and visual arts. By Adam Piore Cape Town, South Africa — Open For Business 南非开普敦——开张营业 Cape Town has long called out to visitors with its cultural diversity, great weather and sheer physical beauty. But until the fall of apartheid11) in 1994, few actually ventured to South Africa’s biggest metropolis. Today, the city is in the midst of a creative boom that is luring filmmakers, advertising talent and fashion models from across the globe. Students from universities and several technical colleges throng12) the cafes and Internet bars and add to the city’s intellectual capital. One of Cape Town’s fastest-growing industries is film. Its rise began in 1996 and 1997, once the end of the country’s pariah13) status made it possible for foreign film companies to take advantage of the low costs, high skill level and wide variety of locations available in the country. Of course, the film and fashion industries require hairdressers, makeup artists, photographers, lighting technicians, crew, caterers, production assistants — in other words, more trendy people. |
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