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Brazil international Hulk scored one and made another as Shanghai SIPG all but sealed their spot in the Asian Champions League semifinals with a 4-0 first-leg rout of Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's Evergrande are on course to retain the Chinese Super League title but barring a miracle they are already out of this all-Chinese quarterfinal tie even with the home leg to come.

Shorn of key midfielder Paulinho Tevin Coleman Jersey , the Brazilian who last week moved to Barcelona, Scolari's men only woke up very briefly after the break but by then they were 2-0 down and their dreams of a domestic and continental double dead.

Two second-half goals in as many minutes by China international Wu Lei Duke Riley Jersey , one fed by Hulk, put the tie out of sight.

In the formidable form of Hulk Ito Smith Jersey , SIPG had a forward who was a muscular and pacey menace throughout.

Twice early on he shot weakly at Evergrande goalkeeper Zeng Cheng and midway through the first half, with SIPG on top Deadrin Senat Jersey , he was snuffed out by the overworked Zeng.

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Then Oscar saw a right--footed curler from distance whistle past Zeng's far post.

Scolari, yet another Brazilian Austin Hooper Jersey , spread his arms out in despair on the sidelines and gestured to his defense to engage their brains.

But they didn't and after attacking midfielder Wu went over under minimal contact in the box, Hulk stepped up to ram home the penalty on 38 minutes.

On the brink of halftime Andre Villas-Boas' side made it 2-0 Deion Jones Jersey , skipper Wang Shenchao popping up at the back post to bundle the ball in.

No doubt Scolari gave his men a halftime grilling and -Evergrande, two-time Champions League winners Keanu Neal Jersey , started the better side in the second period.

But Wu punished them with just over an hour on the clock with a classy solo effort and on 64 minutes he scored again -after being played in by the rampaging Hulk for 4-0.

The second leg takes place on September 12 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

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by Diao Ze, Gan Chun

BRUSSELS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- From engagement rings to extravagant jewelry, the Diamond District in the northern Belgian city of Antwerp is a top destination for diamond shopping in Europe.

Rome wasn't built in one day. What makes Antwerp the city of diamonds? Due to its tradition of craftsmanship, the city is acknowledged throughout the world as the trademark for diamond excellence.

"Nowadays people are buying things from wholesale.. We still make everything handmade," Mike Rombout, owner of Rudiam handmade Jewels company, told Xinhua.

Rombout inherited the company from his father, and the company represents two generations of jeweller-diamond dealers and has been at the heart of the Antwerp diamond center for more than 35 years.

The philosophy of the company is simple -- personal approach and everything has to be handmade, of supreme quality and tailored to the clients' needs, Rombout said.

He said that from drawing to ring-making, everything starts with the metal. "We make what the customers have asked for. We make drawing together with the customer, we choose the stone and discuss about the budget," he said.

At Rombout's boutique, clients can choose the model they like from the existing collections, which they can adjust according to their needs, or they can come by with the idea they already have.

However, the sharp competition on the diamond market is also putting pressure on companies who remained true to its values and purely handmade work. Some enterprises introduced machines to their production, so they are able to produce higher quantity for cheaper prices.

Rombout said in difficult times he would prefer to shut down the company other than start cheating on material or the way of production to stay afloat.

The Rombouts' business is one of 2,300 companies operating in the diamond sector.

Some 80 percent of diamond trade in the world is through Antwerp. The city is also the only city to have four diamond exchanges out of 30 in the world, and is the place for 84 percent of the global trade in rough diamonds and 50 percent of the trade in polished diamonds.

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) officially represents and coordinates the Antwerp diamond sector. It streamline the vast import and export flow of diamonds in and out of Antwerp.

"A diamond is always determined by its four C's, four characteristics. First you have the weight, one carat is 0.2 grams, then you have the color, the clarity and the cut. For the cut you have different shapes, but you also look at how well the polisher did his job," Barbara Descheemaecker, from the Antwerp World diamond Centre (AWDC), told Xinhua.

To achieve the final shape, diamond has to go from rough stone through polishing process. The designers and professional diamond cutters measure what form certain stones can be given.

Peter Bombeke, a third generation diamond cutter, has recently introduced the "dragon cut", which, based on Chinese lucky number eight, brings about sixty four facades for a diamond.

"The actual cut took me a couple of months... It is very shiny, more shiny than a brilliant. Because you have those facades, with more and extra detail, you get the shift in the light return, making it look much whiter that it really is," Bombeke told Xinhua.

Despite challenges from modern technology and machinery, the traditional craftmanship of processing diamonds in Antwerp is still among the most prestigious and advanced in the world. As long as people still see diamonds as a symbol of love or a way to demonstrate wealth, the city of diamonds will continue to shine.

by Huang Heng

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