Low-profile founder of Blanc de Chine aspires to modernize traditional Chinese style for contemporary customers.

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The show was like walking into a garden of organza peonys, crepe-de-chine azaleas and ivory silk faille trimmings.

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The trust, which runs the nearby Cotswold Chine School, said it shut the pub because it was no longer viable.

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Even Chinese travelers are tired of all the 500-room business hotels, he has found, preferring Le Sun Chine's more intimate scale.

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The Novalis Trust, which runs the nearby Cotswold Chine School, bought the premises in 2002 to help finance the school's educational activities.

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The Novalis Trust, a charity which runs the nearby Cotswold Chine School, bought the premises in 2002 to help finance the school's educational activities.

BBC: The Halfway House pub

One former home of a wealthy Chinese family opened in 2010 as a boutique hotel, Le Sun Chine, complete with a retro champagne bar.

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Lifeguard patrols will start at Southbourne, Fishermans Walk, Boscombe and Bournemouth East and West, Durley Chine, Alum Chine, Branksome Chine, Shore Road and Sandbanks in Poole.

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As well as being used as a reception area, the trust has used the building as a school canteen for the Cotswold Chine School, which it also runs.

BBC: The Halfway House pub

In Mr. Gomes's showcase, Jorma Elo's awkwardly titled "Still of King, " the dancer looked ballet-classical in uncredited costuming of cream tights and crepe-de-chine "Romantic" shirt, but the classic costume design turned out to be a gag for the choreographer.

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