Ma Junqiu, a 86-year-old folk artist, performs during a morning exercise session at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Grace Liang ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
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In Awe of the chinese @ Temple of Heaven Park »
YouTube video The Temple Of Heaven Park - Beijing, China. March 2008
Within the Temple of heaven walls awaits for me an extravaganza of culture... This far surpassed anything I had ever seen up until this point in the way of cultural depth, it was a real insight into... |
| 08 Aug 08 |
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'Heaven' will determine the weather for Olympics » Shanghai Daily THE weather in Beijing will be decided by "heaven" and there is no effective solution to solving problems such as "foggy" skies during the Olympic Games, an official with the organizing committee said this morning. Wang... |
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Temple in conflict with theme park » Shanghai Daily A TEMPLE housing one of Buddha's finger bones has reopened after it shut on Friday in protest at a plan to include it in a Buddhist-themed park. According to the local government's plan, the Famen Temple in... |
| 09 Oct 09 |
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The exhibition "Son of Heaven" opens in Belgium » People's Daily &$ &$Visitors attend the official opening of the exhibition "Son of Heaven" as part of the Europalia-China festival in Brussels, Belgium, October 8, 2009. Belgium and its neighbouring regions will celebrate the diversity of Chinese culture by hosting... |
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What do people in China do with a day off? » James Reynolds Many older people do what they've done for years - head to the park (at dawn) to exercise or sing. I once joined a group of people in a Beijing park on a freezing morning as they happily belted their way through a bunch of folk songs. Others play... |
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Paralympic flame lights up » Shanghai Daily CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao lit the Beijing Paralympic flame at the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing yesterday, kicking off the torch relay across China before the 13th Paralympics opens next Saturday. In front... |
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