Tag Archives: 2008

Ah, the innocence

A clip from Sam Voutas’ documentary The Last Breadbox that shows the city-wide celebrations that erupted on July 13th, 2001 after Beijing was announced as the host city for the 2008 Olympics.

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Blues skies 2008

Happy New Year Beijing 2008!

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CCTV Olympic fiasco

An Olympic-related scandal on the Internet about CCTV 5, featuring Hu Ziwei (胡紫薇) and Zhang Bin (张斌).

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Expatriates to carry Olympic torch

Foreigners who live in China are eligible to become an Olympic torchbearer candidate by applying online at this page. Part of the qualification process includes an online vote, so as well as getting a chance to carry the old Greek … Continue reading

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