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National games end in success
SHANGHAI -- Billed as the largest and most successful ever, the
Eighth National Games of China ended here yesterday with lots of
world, Asian and national record broken.
More than 7,500 athletes from 47 delegations took part in the
11-day competition, which features 28 medal events. Sports mavens
from the nation and avid fans witnessed top world level play in
table tennis, badminton and world record performances in swimming
and track and field.
Intense competition was everywhere, from the pool to the track,
from the courts to the lake. But the hottest topic is, like the
Beijing Games four years ago, the awesome Ma's Army: Liaoning
women's middle- and long-distance running team. Four years ago,
controversial coach Ma Junren's pupils Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia
broke three world records in Beijing. Since then, there had been a
slump for the Ma's Army, although Wang -- who led an exodus from
Ma -- won the Olympic 10,000 metre title.
Incredible Ma Junren came to Shanghai with a new batch of young
runners and they were terrific. Ma's pupil Dong Yanmei led six
runners to run under the 31-minute mark. And 1,500 metre winner
Jiang Bo, also from Ma's camp, and Dong both beat the 5,000 metre
world record in the final by more than 8 seconds.
To host the Games, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government has
done all it can to ensure a big success, and they succeeded. More
than 4 million people came to see the Games competition, after a
grand opening ceremony dubbed by IOC Chairman Juan Antonio
Samaranch as one of the best he ever attended.
Yuan Weimin, China's deputy sports minister, said fair play was
prevalent thanks to great efforts from the respective delegations.
He also praised the doping control which located three drug
offenders and reiterated they would be punished.
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_Date: 10/25/97_
_Author: Lao Yang_
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Entertainment
EXHIBITIONS
Solo art show -- Rossano Fan (Fan Mingzheng), a New Zealand-based
artist of Chinese origin is holding his first art exhibition in
Beijing at the Qin Gallery.
Fan once worked in Marcel Breuer New York Design Institute as a
general designer in the early 1970s before moving to New Zealand.
In 1979, he visited the United States and then Britain where he
held some exhibitions of architectural designs. Since 1986, he has
successfully held more than 10 solo art shows in New Zealand and
Singapore as well as Hong Kong.
He came back to Beijing this July. Lots of Fan's works were
purchased by collectors from Germany, Norway, Japan and the United
States.
Time: 9am-4pm, through October 26.
Place: Qin Gallery (formerly Han Gallery), Ritan Dongyijie, east
of Ritan Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
Tel: 6507-4062.
Masters' works -- The gallery of Creation Design and Make Co Ltd
is displaying more than 40 pieces of traditional Chinese
paintings.
Some are done by famous contemporary artists such as Lu Chen, Yang
Gang and Nie Ou. Some are done by later master painters including
Qi Baishi (1863-1957), Li Keran (1907-89), Wu Changshuo
(1844-1927). The rest are replicas of masterpieces done by Vincent
Van Gogh, Henri Mattise, Joan Miro, Gustav Klimt and Pablo
Picasso. All the original works are on consignment.
Time: 9am-4pm, until October 31.
Place: Ritan Dongyijie, east of the Ritan Park, Chaoyang District,
Beijing.
Tel: 6506-7570.
Paintings on old Beijing --A joint art show featuring Beijing's
old scenes, customs and folk arts such as hutongs and old-styled
gates will begin on October 31 at Wanfung Art Gallery.
More than 30 oil paintings done by some young artists will be on
show.
Time: 9am-4pm, October 31-November 18.
Place: Wanfung Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng
District, Beijing.
Tel: 6523-3320.
One-man show -- Liu Gang will display his landscape paintings of
recent years at the China National Art Museum from October 28 to
November 2.
While maintaining the tradition of Chinese ink paintings, Liu has
made fresh breakthroughs in both aesthetic concepts and painting
techniques. Since 1990, Liu has travelled to such famous mountains
and rivers as Mount Taishan, Mount Huashan, Mount Emei and the
Three Gorges. He draws inspirations from nature.
Time: 9 am-4 pm, from October 28 to November 2.
Place: China National Art Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng
District. Tel: 6401-2252.
Photo show -- A French photographer's solo exhibition "China on
the Border of Water," is running at Beijing Arts Museum.
The exhibition features dozens of photographs of ordinary Chinese
people who make their lives around water.
Elisabeth Souliac was first affected by China's water and rivers
on a plane to Shanghai in 1986. An esoteric Oriental philosophy
and old legends about water in Chinese life inspired her to begin
a one-woman trek around the country.
To her, water is just another side of documenting the lives of
ordinary Chinese people. She compiled stories and took photos en
route.
Souliac especially savoured the mausoleum of Dayu in Shaoxing.
Dayu was the first man to attempt flood control in China. In the
remote countryside and in some environmental preservation areas,
Souliac found ancient bridges. Here she noted how people's lives
formed a strong contrast with the fast-living style of modern
cities.
Time: 9 am-5 pm, until October 27.
Place: Beijing Arts Museum, Wanshousi, Suzhoujie, Haidian
District.
Tel: 6841-3379.
Dunhuang-style paintings -- Ma Jun's Dunhuang-style paintings will
be displayed at the China National Arts Centre.
A graduate of the Wuxi Light Industry College, Ma Jun has a
special interest in the mural paintings of the Dunhuang Grottoes
in Gansu Province. Since 1986, he has been to Dunhuang several
times, imitating and studying the mural paintings, known as a
"national treasure." While maintaining the tradition of the
Dunhuang paintings, Ma has borrowed techniques from ink and oil
painting, thus establishing a unique style.
Time: 9 am-4 pm, November 4-9.
Place: China National Arts Museum, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng
District.
DANCE
Mongolians dance -- The Mongol National Folk Song and Dance Troupe
will bring "Pure Girls," "Black Steed" and "Happy Youngsters" to
Beijing audiences.
Founded in 1951, the troupe has been designated an "art pearl" in
the Republic of Mongolia, and has given performances in more than
40 countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa.
The troupe's artists, participants of the fifth China Art Festival
scheduled later this month in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, will
present songs and dances usually performed only in the grasslands.
Time: 7 pm, October 27.
Place: Haidian Theatre, 84 Haidianlu, Haidian District.
Tel: 6405-5512, 6407-3532.
Flamango dance -- The Spain Flamango Dance Ensemble will perform
at the Beijing Children's Art Theatre.
Flamango dance is a symbol of Spain. A harmonious combination of
music and rhythm, flamango dance embodies energy, youth and life.
It stimulates the dancers, singers and guitar players to cheer, to
jump, and to voice their burning desire for love, happiness and a
bright future.
During their stay in Beijing, the Spanish artists will present
Beijing's theatre-goers a song-and-dance party called "The Sun and
the Moon of Flamango." The activity is organized by the China
Performing Arts Agency.
Time: 7:15 pm, November 7.
Place: Beijing Worker's Club, Hufangqiaolu, Xunwu District.
Tel: 6405-5512, 6526-5087, 6407-3532.
CONCERTS
Zither night -- The Feitian Women's Ancient Zither Troupe will
give a concert Monday night. Chief player will be Fan Weiqing.
Programmes include "Lantern Festival Night," "The Liuyang River,"
"Herding Horses' Song," "Guessing Tune," "Jasmine Fragrance" and
"Waves Beat the Beach."
Time: 7:30 pm, October 27.
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie
Tel: 6605-5812.
Woman's chorus -- Famous singers Cheng Zhi, Guan Mucun, Zhang
Jimin, Wang Xiufen, Wu Tianqiu, Yang Guang, Pan Shuzhen and Dong
Hua will lead songs by the Spring Wing Women's Chorus.
The programme includes "Drinking Songs," "On the Hopeful Plain,"
"How Pretty," "Young Heart," "Little Shell," "Lamenting Premier
Zhou" and "Devote to My Dear Country."
Time: 7:30pm, October 28.
Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie. Tel: 6605-5812.
Canadian ballet jazz -- Sponsored by the China Performing Art
Agency, the Canada Montreal Ballet Jazz Company will perform at
the Beijing Century Theatre. The programme includes "Sweet
Surrender," "Libertango" and "Fungus Amongus."
Since its establishment in 1972, the Canada Montreal Ballet Jazz
Co has given 1,800 performances for 1,750,000 spectators in 57
countries.
Time: 7:30 pm, November 4.
Place: Beijing Century Theatre, Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District.
Tel: 6403-1642, 6405-5510.
Dance from Cuba -- The world-famous Cuba Anna Kauna Women's
Orchestra will host "Carnival of the Caribbean Sea," an evening
party at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre.
Sponsored by the Beijing Venus Performing Agency, the 15 Cuban
musicians will perform 30-plus pieces, including jazz in Latin
American style. Catering to the Chinese audience, they will
perform a group of Chinese love songs.
Established in 1932, the Cuba Anna Kauna Women's Orchestra
occupies a unique position in Cuban contemporary dance, given the
members' unique talents, magical playing techniques and harmonious
combination of Cuban folk music and European and American modern
music.
Time: 7:15 pm, October 28-29
Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135 Xiwai Dajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 6835-1383, 6405-7605, 6401-7663
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_Date: 10/25/97_
_Author: _
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Updated on September 24, 1997

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_[1]The 15th Party Congress_

_[2]Sep. 12 - Sep.18, 1997_

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[3][LINK] _[4]General Secretary Jiang Zemin's
Report to the 15th Party Congress_
[5][LINK] _[6]New Party Leadership elected,
Top Leaders' Profiles_
[7][LINK] _[8]Communique of 15th CPC Central
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