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The giant ear of corn at the closing ceremony

Out goes the torch Beijing's turn at hosting the Olympic Games came to an end last night with a spectacular closing ceremony that, like the opening ceremony, featured a huge cast, people suspended in mid-air, pop stars singing songs of love and friendship...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 3:55 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Sexy Beijing: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

From: http://www.sexybeijing.tv Are arranged marriages still popular in Beijing? Sufei finds out in this episode of Sexy Beijing. This episode is sponsored by TUI, click below to find out about traveling to Beijing with TUI: http://tui.cn/sexybeijing...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 12:45 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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No protesters for protest zones

As reported on Danwei on July 23, "BOCOG's Security Department head Liu Shaowu said that Beijing had already set up special demonstration zones for protesters to express themselves" ( link ). Mirlin168 visited the three protest zones on August 11, and...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 2:19 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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The Bird's Nest tries to engulf the full moon

Above is the second of a series of images from TooManyTribbles, go to her blog to see the whole set. This article is from Danwei.org

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 10:45 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Pollution wussies go quiet

While your correspondent believes Beijing's air quality is a serious problem that anyone who lives here hopes will be solved before we all get emphysema, it has always struck me that the Olympic Games air pollution scares were rather silly. The Games...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 8:46 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Hand grenades and Olympics

Hand grenade throwing days—Zhang Lijia (left) at 13 with siblings Zhang Lijia, author of the recently published "Socialism is Great!": A Worker's Memoir of the New China (see excerpt ) recently published an opinion piece in The Guardian about the Beijing...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 5:15 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Stop drugs, bombs and journalists

Make sure she's not a journalist Caijing magazine published an article by Liu Jingjing (in Chinese) about some of the guidelines Olympic volunteers have received about dealing with threats to the Olympic Games, be they explosive, infectious or journalistic...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 9:51 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Is there a place for Mao in the Olympics?

Maolympics Inspired by the controversial May cover to the Japanese magazine Brutus , Rocky Leung , creative director for Life magazine (生活), put Mao Zedong in an Olympics shirt: I have a cover image from the Japanese magazine Brutus whose feature story...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 10:27 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Li Ning lights China's Olympic flame

Chinese retailer Li Ning is the biggest winner of the 2008 Beijing Olympics so far, after its founder and chairman – whose name the company bears - lit the cauldron at the final act of lat night’s opening ceremony. Li was a fantastic choice, and one that...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 11:05 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Olympic Danwei

Photo of Water Cube by Too Many Tribbles The 2008 Olympic Games begin today, and Danwei has spruced itself up a little, like everything else in our beloved city of Beijing. Here are some of the new and updated features on the site: China Media Timeline...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 7:08 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Don't ask so laowai don't have to tell

Don't Ask. Photo from Peaceful Rise This essay was written by Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of the new book The Forbidden City . It is republished here by permission of author. Talk About the Wind and the Moon Geremie R. Barmé (30 July...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 9:28 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Life in Beijing on the eve of the Olympics

Should I stay or should I go? As August 8 approaches, it's time for Beijing residents to decide where they'll spend the games, if they haven't already: will they stay in the city and experience the Olympics first-hand, or escape to someplace quiet and...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 3:15 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Olympics advice from ex-CNN journalist

Former CNN Beijing bureau chief Rebecca MacKinnon offers advice to visiting foreign journalists on getting behind the Great Firewall; avoiding government snooping of email and protecting your sources. Full text summary on Thomas Crampton 's blog. This...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 6:39 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Three official protest zones for Olympics

From Xinhua, via Sina.com, in translation: Special protest zones for Olympics The Beijing Olympics News Center today gacve a press conference titled 'Peaceful Olympics Beijing Security Work'. BOCOG's Security Department head Liu Shaowu said that Beijing...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 2:44 AM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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Yao Ming's return and China's best golf courses

Yao Ming This roundup of the past week's sporting news is from China Sports Today . Yao Ming rejoined the Chinese national team Thursday night in a game against Serbia. The Houston Rockets center had been out with a stress fracture in his foot since February...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 9:19 PM by Danwei - Media, Advertising, and Urban Life in China

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