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10 Status Symbols in Modern China 当代中国10大地位象征 Since the opening and reforms of the late 1970s, China’s economy has boomed, leading to a rise in wealth and a burgeoning middle class. With new money comes status symbols, and modern China has plenty. Here are 10 of the most ostentatious and intriguing. 自从七十年代末的改革开放以来，中国的经济蓬勃发展，致使财富增长，中产阶层迅速发展。新兴财富的出现带给当代中国很多的地位象征。以下是10大最炫耀和最耐人寻味的地位象征。 1. A Mistress 1.情妇 To anyone familiar with China’s seamier side, the concept of high-powered men taking mistresses will come as no surprise. When a guy’s material needs have been satisfied, an extramarital affair serves to fulfil his carnal requirements as well. Rather than simply meeting up for trysts with his ernai, a man must provide his mistress with an apartment, car and designer wardrobe. Like it or not, sleaze is here to stay, and even high-ranking officials are in on the act. Disgraced railway minister Liu Zhijun was discovered to have 18 mistresses, and ex-vice mayor of Hangzhou, “Plenty” Xu, had a similar harem when he was executed for embezzlement in July. 对于任何熟悉中国丑陋一面的人来说，有权势的人包养情妇观念不足为奇。男人的物质需求得到满足后，就通过婚外情来满足他的性欲。他们不只是与“二奶”幽会，而是必须为情妇提供公寓、汽车和名贵服饰。不管你是否愿意，腐败扎根于这些人中，甚至高级别的官员也在其列。无耻的铁道部部长刘志军被发现有18个情妇，杭州市前副市长“许三多”在7月份因贪污公款而被“双规”时，被发现他有一群类似“后宫”的女人。 | 
