The theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, “Beijing Huan Ying Ni” (”Beijing Welcomes You”) was released this week amid much fanfare. On the 100th day before the games begin, 100 music artists will gather in Beijing to perform the song during the 100-day countdown festivities.
Frankly, I’m not blown away by it, but maybe it’ll […]
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The Fuwa (”friendlies”) are the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Each of the them represents one of the Olympic rings as something associated with the Chinese landscape and/or culture. Below is a little more about each of them:
Beibei, the fish. In Chinese […]
As the Olympic torch makes its way around the world, amid much demonstration and protest, there has been an increasingly vocal discussion about whether the United States (and Canada…and many Western European countries) should boycott the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics or even the games entirely.
The United States boycotted the Games in 1980, […]
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Written by Sandy Mitchell [email] for b5media.
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