| Tibetan Mastiff becomes 'World's Most Expensive Dog' after ￥4 million sale in China | |
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| Sep 13, 2009 04:56 |   |
 | Will you pay CNY 4 million (£350,000 or $582,000) for a dog? A Chinese woman has paid CNY 4 million for a Tibetan Mastiff, deeming “Tibetan Mastiff” as the world’s most expensive dog. According to Chinese news media, the 18-month-old Tibetan Mastiff, named ‘Yangtze River Number Two’ by its owner, arrived in its new home in Xi’an in a lavish style. The owner, identified as Mrs Wang, arranged a lavish motorcade of 30 black Mercedes-Benz cars led by two Mitsubishi sports utility vehicles to take delivery of the dog. At the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport(西安咸阳国际机场), the dog was greeted by lines of onlookers and its owners’ friends waving welcome banners. It is like a celebrity. The owner, who is a millionairess, is reported to be a dog lover, having been looking for a perfect dog for years. After a visit to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwestern China’s Qinghai Province, she fell in love with the mastiff and decided to buy it. The millionairess informed her wealthy friend of the exact price of her new pet and the timing of her arrival at the Xi’an airport. Her friends not only arranged a motorcade of luxury Mercedes car, but also called for local dog lovers to wave welcome banners. The millionairess said: “Gold has a price, but this Tibetan mastiff doesn’t”. When this piece of news came out, it has sparked controversy among Chinese people. A plenty of Chinese netizens condemned that the millionairess was apparently showing off her wealth. Recently, the gap between the rich and the poor in China has been enlarging instead of having narrowed. There seems to be an increasing animosity between the rich and the poor. What do you think of the millionairess’ move? (A dog lover ties a red flower to the Tibetan Mastiff )  |
Last edited by LEONARDO: Sep 13, 2009 05:09 | |
| Sep 13, 2009 05:02 | #1 |
| A motorcade of 30 black Mercedes-Benz luxury cars cruises to the Xi’an Xianyang International Airport to take delivery of the Tibetan Mastiff. |
| Sep 13, 2009 05:06 | #2 |
| The millionairess's weathy friends find some local dog lovers to greet the Tibetan mastiff by waving welcome banner. |
| Sep 13, 2009 23:12 | #3 |
| GUEST21131 | China is no different than other countries in the western hemisphere. Some are on the edge of starvation. Some are throwing away their wealth on raising pets. |
| Sep 14, 2009 20:54 | #4 |
| Plenty of rich people are displaying their extravagant life by keeping pricy pets! Poor people can not even afford to feed themselves, not mention to feeding doggies or kitties. |
| Sep 20, 2009 23:17 | #5 |
| I felt speechless. Anyway, a majority of the rich around the world feel superior and try their effort to show their extravagance. Few rich people can act in the way that Bill Gates' handling of his heritage: donate the money to the society instead of leaving the check to his children. |
| Sep 26, 2009 13:19 | #6 |
| All times rich people have shown their wealth, there is nothing new. Perhaps, because the western lifestyle is quite young phenomenom in China, act like that makes some people to raise their voice. Western people are more used to see rich people just throwing their money away. Synnydream, I think BG sometime has said he will leave 50 million dollars to his children, all other will he give away. If he does, I don´t see anything bad in it. Carlos |
| Sep 28, 2009 04:00 | #7 |
| The sad truth of this world is that the rich are throwing their their wealth. The poor are hardly afford a decent dinner. Children in many African countries are suffering from starvation and mal-nutrition. Even in China itself, not every one can afford a nutritious dinner. A dog is treated like a visiting head of a foreign country. |
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