Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest stadium may have attracted a crowd of 91,000 for the Olympic opening ceremony, but the stadium's director is having a hard time trying to recreate the enthusiasm. A story by state-run newspaper China Daily this week called the... ...full story at China Journal
from China Journal on Fri, Nov 06 2009
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