Liu Wenli is a bit of a celebrity in China. A police officer serving in Xicheng District of Beijing's Police Security Bureau, Liu is often seen chatting with the many tourists visiting the Wanshan Pavilion of Beijing's Jingshan Park. He is fluent in... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Tue, Jul 15 2008
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| 21 Jul 08 |
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Beijing's airport express zooms into action »
YouTube video We take you for a ride on Beijing's much anticipated airport express line which opened last weekend. Its opening coincides with other measures intended to reduce traffic congestion and will cater to thousands of Olympic tourists as the Games edge closer. |
| 02 Jul 09 |
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Chinese police officer punished after web exposure of using police car to walk dog » People's Daily The Public Security Bureau in east China's Wenzhou City announced Thursday that a police office was dismissed from his post after the bureau verified netizens' claims that he had used a police car to walk a dog. "The officer was a deputy head of... |
| 11 Jun 08 |
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Olympic ticket scalpers detained » People's Daily Police in Beijing's Xicheng district have detained six men accused of buying tickets for the Olympics with fake ID cards and selling them on at a profit, the Beijing Times reported yesterday. The case is the first involving Olympic ticke ... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Summer Palace tightens security after US tourist stabbed to death » Shanghai Daily POLICE in Beijing launched spot safety checks on tourists at the Summer Palace after one American was killed and another was injured in a stabbing attack last week. According to Beijing's Haiding District Public... |
| 09 Jan 08 |
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Beijing's century-old brands receive new English names. Sorta. » Granite Studio The Beijing translation campaign long marches on. Afraid that visiting Olympic tourists might try to order roast duck at Tongrentang or attempt to buy herbal viagra from the waitresses at Quanjude, the translation board has given six of Beijing's oldest... |
| 16 Aug 08 |
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Beijing police seize 110 foreign and Chinese Olympic ticket scalpers » People's Daily The Beijing police detained 110 suspects on Friday for scalping Olympic tickets. Police have found surging ticket scalping activities while patrolling around the Olympic venues, said Shi Weiping, a police officer with the Beijing Public Security... |