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Who is my carpet?

I picked up this carpet (rug?) at a second-hand shop in Beijing yesterday. Can you tell that I'm an impulse buyer? I have no idea who this is supposed to be. My only guess from browsing through Wikipedia is Mikhail Kasyanov, the former Russian Prime... ...full story at Opposite End of China

from Opposite End of China on Wed, Mar 04 2009

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05 Sep 07 visit Red carpet welcome for President Hu in Canberra  »  People's Daily CANBERRA: Australia's Governor-General Michael Jeffery rolled out the red carpet, complete with the traditional presidential greeting and 21-gun salute, to welcome President Hu Jintao last night. During their meeting, Hu commended the ra ...
28 May 07 visit Who's going to grace the red carpet at the SIFF?  »  Shanghaiist The tenth Shanghai International Film Festival starts on June 16, and as the time draws near, people have been wondering what actors and celebs will grace the red carpet on opening night. One report we've read says that Oliver Stone, Maggie Cheung, John...
10 Jun 08 visit Carpet ban on fireworks in Beijing during Games  »  People's Daily All fireworks will be banned across Beijing between July 1 and Oct 8 for safety reasons ahead of and during the Olympics and Paralympics, the city's safety administration said yesterday. According to a new regulation published on the adm ...
28 Jul 09 visit Carpet knitting enriches farmers and herdsmen in Qinghai  »  People's Daily Workers from the Tibetan Sheep Group in Qinghai knit Tibetan carpets in Doba production base, Huangzhong County, Qinghai province on July 18, 2009. Tibetan Sheep Group Co. Ltd in Qinghai, the nation's largest handmade carpet manufacturer, actively...
06 Jun 08 visit Yang holds dinner for Indian FM  »  People's Daily Beijing made an unprecedented gesture of friendship yesterday to express the significance it attaches to relations with India - it not only rolled out the red carpet for visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee but also fe ...

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