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Tag Archives: Olympics
Was Liu Xiang’s Olympic flop all a set-up?
The front page of the Oriental Guardian (东方卫报) today speculates on the conspiracy theories surrounding hurdler Liu Xiang’s Olympic race. At 17:47 on 7 August, countless Chinese people collectively cried out in anguish when Liu Xiang fell on the first hurdle of … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Danwei.com, Liu Xiang, Olympics
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Beijing in my memory, London in my eyes
This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest proposes to look back at the London Olympics and the commentaries they … Continue reading
Posted in 1510 Digest, Business and the Economy, Crime and Corruption, Internet and Media
Tagged Danwei.com, Liu Xiang, media, Olympics, sports
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Olympic Torch to be removed, refashioned into a statue
Beijing Times: A dismantling project is underway to take apart the Olympic Torch that held the 2008 Olympic Flame standing on top of Beijing’s Bird Nest National Stadium.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Beijing Times, Olympics, torch
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First half-African, half-Chinese national volleyball player
A 20-year-old volleyball player from Zhejiang has made the Volleyball Association’s list of 18 big-shot volleyball players.
Posted in Sports
Tagged black boy, Ding Hui, national team, Olympics, volleyball, Zhu Junlong
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Maggie’s is back, the Olympics are really over
Maggie’s Bar opens again.
Olympic used goods auction
A report from the end of September by France24 about an auction to sell off more than 20 million used Olympic objects.
Posted in Featured Video
Tagged auction, Beijing, Olympics
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Beijing traffic: it’s back
The first day of bad traffic in Beijing after Olympic restrictions ended on the weekend.
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Tagged Beijing, cars, Olympics, pollution, traffic control
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“I just went to take a bath”
The national soccer team member who booked a hotel room for half an hour just wanted a chance to bathe in peace, he says.
Real estate sales plummet during the Olympic month
Beijing Times (京华时报): The total number of the home sales in the August “Olympic Month” jumped 25% from July to 1780.
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Tagged Beijing Times, housing, Olympics
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The giant ear of corn at the closing ceremony
A tower of red corn, and Placido Domingo and Song Zuying’s relationship and the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games.
Posted in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Tagged corn, He Dong, Olympics, Wu Yan
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