The Olympics mean a whole hell of a lot to China — it didn’t take a crazy guy on a bicycle to help us figure that out. But why? In this video, Chinese take a break from their daily activities to try to explain the motivations behind the Olympic madn... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Mon, Jul 21 2008
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Raw Video: Olympic Torch Hits Nanjing »
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