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China at the Olympics

The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the Olympic Games in 1980, at the Winter Games in Lake Placid. Their first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games was four years later in Los Angeles. China had earlier competed at the olympics as the Republic of China in 1932, 1936 and 1948, but did not win any medals.
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UN Official: Beijing Olympic Games "Leave Valuable Legacy for China"

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The biggest legacy of the Olympic Games for China is the promotion of the country's long-standing and sustainable development, a leading UN official said on Friday. For the past eight years, China has made great efforts to prepare Beijing and other cities for a world-class Olympics with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and the public awareness of environmental protection is growing with it.
 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 15:07
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Olympic Games Add Popularity to Chinese language

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Maja Tvrdy knew her Olympic journey wouldn't end up with a medal, but she looked forward to bringing home something really unique.

The 24-year-old Slovenian badminton player, after crashing out of the second-round singles of a sport with overwhelming Asian dominance on Aug. 10, found what she was looking for in a corner of the Athletes' Village, named the "Chinese Learning Area."

Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 15:00
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One Hundred Birds Serenade the Phoenix

   One Hundred Birds Serenada the Phoenix
The best-known piece of Suona (suǒ nà 唢呐) is One Hundred Birds Serenade the Phoenix (bǎi niǎo cháo fèng 百鸟朝凤), which is especially popular in Shandong (shān dōng shěng 山东省), Anhui (ān huī shěng 安徽省), Henan (hé nán shěng 河南省) and Hebei (hé běi shěng 河北省) provinces. After a spirited introduction, the orchestra settles down to a fixed accompaniment mode. With this background, the Suona section plays a vigorous, piping tune in imitation of the chirping of birds in flight. The closeness of the mimicry expresses the people's love for nature and the intense scrutiny of ordinary life by folk artists, as well as their virtuosity in performance. Such beautiful and auspicious tunes help to account for the popularity of this instrument.

Last Updated on Friday, 25 December 2009 09:06
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Neighbourhood Committee

The neighbourhood committee (jū wěi hùi 居委会) is a grassroot mass organization in China. In Chinese residential areas both in cities and towns, there are neighbourhood committees.   

With the help of local governments, the neighbourhood committees take care of almost every aspect of the residents'life such as birth control, security and hygiene.And the neighbourhood

Last Updated on Monday, 20 April 2009 13:14
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