Part of the lyrics of a popular online song named Stock Investor Old Zhang goes: "Begin my job at 9:30 am, leave at 3 pm - I am Old Zhang, one of 60 million Chinese stock investors" In a catchy rhythm, Old Zhang explains how an ordinary investor feels about the booming Chinese stock market.
When the world turns its attention to China next year, a core team of foreign torchbearers will return the international gaze, running in the Olympic relay on behalf of their adopted home country.
SHANGHAI: For most people, the fun of computer games is worlds apart from the seriousness of classical music.
My friend Wang Hui, like millions more of her 20-something Chinese peers, recently spent her monthly salary on a mobile phone. Wang works in a clothing market and makes 2,000 yuan ($263) a month. She thinks her new, bells-and-whistles Nokia is the talk of the town.
Beijing is perhaps not the ideal spot for diving enthusiasts to hone aquatic skills. After all, the sailing competition during next year's Beijing Olympics will be hundreds of kilometers away in the coastal city of Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province. The concrete jungle, however, isn't void of would-be divers.
SHANGHAI: At 55, Chen Xiaoxia, team leader of Silver-Hair Art Troupe, believes that tap dancing has rejuvenated her life. "I have confidence that I can lead my team members to find more joy in the rhythm of tap dance. Listening to the rhythm of tap dance will make a lot of people happier," Chen says.
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