Bidding fierce for last-round Games relics
By Cui Jia and Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-19 07:21
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People take photos of the fou drums and bamboo scrolls used at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony before an auction yesterday. (Inset) A bidder surnamed Chen raises his paddle to become the top bidder yesterday after paying 6.12 million yuan for 90 damaged fou and 778 unscripted scrolls. Wang Jing |
Collectors spent a total of 47.8 million yuan ($7 million) yesterday to get their hands on the last 410 drums and 978 bamboo scrolls that featured in the amazing opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics last summer.
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