He was famous during his playing days for epic battles with Swedish great Jan-Ove Waldner, the first table-tennis millionaire who at one point owned a chain of bars in China.

WSJ: Four Chinese Table-Tennis Stars Expanding Sport's Popularity

The coastal strip includes beaches and chain dunes, alternating with forests, centenary pine trees, and complex lagoon systems interconnected by the water-table.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Bold growth comes from focusing your front line on the customer experience, and because of it, Sur La Table, since starting to expand in 1995, is the second-largest kitchenware specialist chain in America.

FORBES: I Experience, Therefore I Shop