Golf is no longer the only luxury sport, polo and horse racing are now the new pastimes of the wealth.
China’s super-rich not only spend billions on fancy cars, designed brands, world travel, but also enjoy polo, a sport in which players both ride horses and hit the ball into the opponent’s goal to win.
Goldin Metropolitan is the most luxurious polo club in China with a value of 2 billion dollars. To become a member, you must pay a minimum price of ¥380,000 (about $60,000).
Polo players need to hire professional trainers, get on the international standard field with selected horses, and high-class equipment only. Every detail is at sky-high costs and premium quality. Therefore, this sport is for those who are incredibly wealthy.
There is a Chinese phrase “Qiānjīn mǎi mǎ gǔ” — which translates as “thousands of gold to buy horse bones”. This proves how much the nation values and appreciates the horses.
