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'Jasmine Flower' to greet Beijing medalists

CHINESE folk song "Jasmine Flower" was selected this morning to be the music during the presentation of Olympic medals by the Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG). The music for the medal... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Aug 05 2008

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