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O'Neal visits Chinese Shaolin Temple

&$ &$NBA Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal (C) pose for a photo with monks and tourists during his promotional tour in Shaolin Temple, central China's Henan province, July 13, 2009. [Xinhua]&$&$&$ 【1】【2】 ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Jul 14 2009

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