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Now,pleaseguesswhereitis.Maybethispicturewillhelpyou.Yes,you’reright.It’sDubai.DubaiistheUAE’ssecondlargestEmiratewithanareaof3885squarekilometers,accountingfor5%ofthetotalareaoftheUnitedArabEmirates.In2002,thepopulationis1.112million.DubaiCultureTheCultureinDubaiisrootedinIslamictraditionsthatformUAENational'slifestyles.However,theUAEistolerantandwelcomingtoforeignerswhodonotpracticethereligionofIslam.Expatriatesarefreetopracticetheirownreligion,alcoholisservedinhotelsandthedresscodeisliberal.Womendon'tfacediscrimination.CourtesyandhospitalityareoneofthemanyvirtuesofDubai.Rulersarekeentomaintaintheircultureanddosothroughanumberofpractices.Oneispromotingsportingeventsthatarerepresentativeoftheirpast.Falconry,camelracinganddhowsailingarestillpopularinDubai.•TheofficiallanguageofthecountryisArabic,howevermostpeopleinandoutoftheworkplacecommunicateinEnglish.TherearesomanydifferentnationalitiesinDubai,Englishfindscommongroundwithmostpeople.Themajorityofroadandshopsigns,restaurantmenusetc.areinbothEnglishandArabic.Dubaiisacosmopolitancityandvisitorscandresshowevertheylike.Still,agoodamountofrespectforlocalcustomsisappreciated.Indeferencetolocalcustomsandnormsitisagoodideaforvisitorsnottowearveryshort,tightclothing,atleastuntilsuchtimeastheyarecomfortablewiththecity.UAEnationalsusuallyweartheirtraditionaldress.Formenthisisthedishdashaorkhandura,awhitefull-lengthshirt-dress.Itiswornwithawhiteorredcheckedheaddressknownasagutra.Inpublicwomenweartheblackabaya,alongblackrobethatcoverstheirnormalclothes.TheyalsowearaheadscarfConstructionisthemostimportantpartofDubai.Herearesomeintroductionofthem.迪拜塔TheDubaiTowerisknownastheworld'stallestbuilding.ItissituatedinthecityofDubai.Thetowerhasaheightof828m(2,716ft)high,fartallerthanthepreviousrecordholder,Taipei101.Theconstructionofthetowerbeganin2004.Ithas160floorsandtheworld'stallestservicelift.Theworld'shighestobservationdeckisonthe124thfloor.Theworld'shighestmosqueandswimmingpoolwillbelocatedonthe158thand76thfloors.TherulerofDubaidescribedthetowerasthetallestbuildingevercreatedbythehandofman.0-14塔这幢标新立异的大楼叫做“0-14”，由Reiser+UmemotoRUR建筑设计公司和迪拜房地产开发商ShahabLutfi共同设计。“0-14”专为迪拜商业湾打造，楼高22层，附有双层墙面，镂空的外层由40厘米厚的多孔混凝土制成，两层之间的空间有1米，这能产生一种类似于烟囱的效应，给整幢大楼散热。阿拉伯刀片这是一座由ClaudioCatalano设计的多功能塔。设计灵感来自植物造型，设计师将几个建筑单元整合一起。“阿拉伯刀片”将包含几个住宅区，一家酒店和一个商业中心。迪拜舞蹈大厦ZahaHadid'sDanceHouseplanstobuildinDubaiBusinessBaydevelopmentzone.Theprojectiscomposedbythreebuildings,theyarebentupwardfromthegroundtohighaltitudeareintertwinedtocreateafluidanimationaesthetic.雪穹之前被称为“迪拜阳光山穹顶滑雪场”，是一座庞大的室内滑雪场。“雪穹”是超级旅游项目迪拜主题公园“诱惑和体验世界”的一部分。迪拜主题公园项目总投资达37亿迪拉姆(约合10亿美元)，占地面积140万平方英尺(约合13万平方米)，包括众多专为儿童和成年人活动准备的冰雪设施。猎鹰奇迹城FalconMiracleCitycoversanareaof100acres(40.5millionsquaremeters),builtintheDubailandinside.Thecostof5.5billiondirhams(1.5billionU.S.dollars)projectsettolive,travelandentertainmentandleisureone,notonlyresidentialareas,villas,shoppingmalls,hotels,restaurants,healthclubsandhealthcenters,aswellasschoolsandparks,etc.迪拜码头DubaiMarina(DubaiMarina)previouslyknownastheWestcornerofPier,istheworld'slargestartificialharbors,butalsotheworld'slargestwaterfront,oneoftheoveralldevelopmentplan.DubaiMarinaprojectwaslaunchedin1998,coversanareaof53millionsquarefeet(about4.9millionsquaremeters),alongthespreadof3.34kilometers(about2miles)oftheDubaicoast,polishmade,isadesigninspirationfromtheVenetiantraditionWatertown.Completed,itwillhavemorethan12millionpeoplelivehereintheluxuryapartmentbuildingsandvillas,andhasauniquewaterfrontlandscape.老城OldCityislocatedatthefootoftheDubaitower,includingtheworld'stallestskyscrapersandbiggestshoppingmallaswellaslarge-scaleresidentialarea.However,Dubaiisfacingafinancialcrisis.TheDubaiDebtCrisis2009hasbeencalledbyeconomistsaconsequenceofrealestatebubbleburstwhenonNovember26,2009vaDubaiproposedtodelayrepaymentofitsdebtwhichincludesdelayinthepaymentof$59BilliondebtonDubaiWorld,theinvestmentvehiclefortheemiratesfor6months.Dubai'sEconomy:•Dubaihasoneofthemostuniqueandunusualeconomiesintheworld.DubaihasnumerousfreezonesincludingJebelAlifreezone,DubaiMaritimeCity,DubaiInternetCity,andDubaiMediaCity.ContrarytothegeneralassumptionthatDubai'seconomyistotallydrivenbyoilandgas,Itisafactthatoilsectoronlycompriseslessthan6%oftheeconomyofDubai.Infact,Dubai'sportionofnaturalgasrevenuesintheUnitedArabEmiratesisonlyabout2%.Dubai'soilproductionisestimatedtobeabout240,000barrelsperday.ItistruethatDubai'seconomywasbuiltonthebackofOilMoneybutDubai'soilreserveshavediminishedsignificantlyandareexpectedtobeexhaustedin20years.TheotherlargestcontributingsectorsofDubaieconomyareRealestateandconstruction(22.6%),trade(16%),(15%)andfinancialservices(11%)(allare2007figures).DiversifyingtoRealEstate:In2000,DubaiFinancialMarket(DFM)wasestablished.Itwasestablishedasasecondarymarketfortradingsecuritiesandbonds,bothlocalandforeign.DuringthattimetheGovernmentdecidedtodiversifyDubai'seconomyfromatrade-based,butoil-reliant,economytoonethatisserviceandtourism-orientedhasmaderealestatemorevaluable.Theorientationtowardstourismandse