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Millions Watch Olympic-Themed Movies

More than 800 residents from 24 villages in Huairou in suburban Beijing gathered at a plaza to watch two Olympic-themed films on Saturday. At the same time, nearly 10 million moviegoers nationwide watched the same two films, includi ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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