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60th Anniversary Hangover

So it’s October 2nd and Beijing is waking up with a bit of hangover.  I went to a parade-viewing party yesterday morning and when I arrived, at 9:00 a.m., the assembled gathering of translators, bloggers, and professional snarkers was alread... ...full story at Granite Studio

from Granite Studio on Fri, Oct 02 2009

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01 Oct 09 visit China's 60th anniversary parade in Tian'an Men Square ,Beijing.  »  YouTube
02 Oct 09 visit 60th anniversary hangover  »  Peking Duck Go here now for one of my favorite blogger’s take on yesterday’s extravaganza and the following hangover. If comments aren’t open there, you can leave them here. Now, I’m not saying I agree with everything Jeremiah says,...
01 Oct 09 visit Tweeting the 60th Anniversary parade  »  Granite Studio So I headed over to new neighbor Brendan O’Kane’s house to watch the parade and entered a party in full swing.  Dave (A.K.A. DavesgoneChina) and Danwei’s Joel Martinson were already there.  Eric Abrahamsen from Paper Republic showed up...
19 Aug 08 visit Hangover after China's party?  »  NBC World Blog By Ian Williams, NBC News Correspondent GUANGDONG, China – Once the Olympic party is over, is China heading for an economic hangover? Ben Schwall, for one, thinks the headache is already setting in for the country's seemingly unstoppable export machin...
20 Apr 09 visit 60th anniversary parade, Warcraft-style  »  Danwei This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, and preparations for a grand parade on National Day (October 1) are already underway. For an early glimpse, see this Warcraft version created by patriotic gamers from Qingdao Technological...
21 Sep 09 visit China's fliers in parade practice  »  Shanghai Daily AROUND 100 warplanes flying in 12 echelons roared over Beijing's Tian'anmen Square yesterday morning in a rehearsal for the parade that will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic...

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