 PR China was 60 years old yesterday. Did you witness the celebrations? |
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| ''Chinese officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army marched in front of Tiananmen Gate at the start of the military parade to mark the 60th China anniversary in Beijing on Thursday.'' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mell Mell Post Count: 14808 Msg: #1 11 weeks ago, October 2nd 2009 |  BEIJING — China’s leaders marked their nation’s 60th anniversary on Thursday with a precision display of military bravado that included, improbably, a female militia unit toting submachine guns and attired in red miniskirts and white jackboots, and a fleet of floats with representations of a giant fish and Mount Everest.  China Celebrates 60 Years of Communist Rule Mell Mell Post Count: 14808 Msg: #2 11 weeks ago, October 2nd 2009 | After catching the train from Suzhou to Shanghai on probably one of the busiest days in the year - National Day - 60 years on..... Shanghai behind the Bund - National Day, 60 years on It's been a while since I've written because work has been hellish. We have an 8-day vacation for National Day ...Four Days in Shanghai Yesterday, October 1, was National Day in China, which celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China. Since we have a week of vacation, it is a normal time for people to travel to different cities or to return to their home towns....I think I just ate half of a snake... Today is the second day of my 1 week break. October first is celebrated as the first day of the People's Republic of China, and this year is the 60th anniversary. Some of you may have seen huge parades in Beijing on the evening news. So in celebration of this we are off school for 1 week. 5 Weeks of Teaching 1 Week Vacation More blogs about Chinas National Day here [Edited: 06:59 - Mell ]  The Travel Camel Shane Dallas Post Count: 1062 Msg: #3 11 weeks ago, October 4th 2009 | People were discouraged from attending the event in Beijing, so like most Chinese, I watched it from my television in Australia where it was broadcast live. This discouragement reminded me of the disincentive to loiter in public areas around the Olympic Green during the first week of the Olympics. | Mell Mell Post Count: 14808 Msg: #4 11 weeks ago, October 4th 2009 | People were discouraged from attending the event in Beijing,....I though it was closed to the public, despite being a parade and celebration of the National Day. [quoteThis discouragement reminded me of the disincentive to loiter in public areas around the Olympic Green during the first week of the Olympics.[/qoute] What happened, when you tried to loiter? The Travel Camel Shane Dallas Post Count: 1062 Msg: #5 11 weeks ago, October 4th 2009 | Yes it was closed to the public and people who lived on the route where supposed to keep their windows closed. | The Olympic Green area during the first week of the Olympics was a quiet place when compared to Sydney and Barcelona. Areas where people normally loiter - around video screens or nice eating areas were noticeably (and in my opinion deliberately) absent. Plus at the end of each session, people were moved on very quickly, and we seemed to be hurried away from the Olympic Green after the day had concluded. Talk about the lack of atmosphere saw a very different second week and a different approach from the organisers - the commencement of the athletics saw a lot of more people in the Olympic Green, and this coincided with people being allowed to loiter for longer at the end of each session - most notable in the Olympic Green where the place had a more vibrant feel until well after the last session. Mell Mell Post Count: 14808 Msg: #6 11 weeks ago, October 5th 2009 | Thanks Shane :) | Number of Users: 2 | Number of Posts: 6 | |||||||||||||||||
