Chinese snooker star Ding Junhui left Wembley Arena full of disappointment,his eyes brimming with tears, after crashing out to Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan 10-3 in the finals of the Snooker British Masters on Jan...Chinese snooker star Ding Junhui left Wembley Arena full of disappointment,his eyes brimming with tears, after crashing out to Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan 10-3 in the finals of the Snooker British Masters on January 21.展开更多
Bridegroom Wang Yongli, 33, has set three world records to win a like number of world championships. Wang has also won the highest honorary sports medals on five occasions. Bride Sheng Jun, 26, set the world parachute...Bridegroom Wang Yongli, 33, has set three world records to win a like number of world championships. Wang has also won the highest honorary sports medals on five occasions. Bride Sheng Jun, 26, set the world parachute accuracy record and has won three world championships. Wang and Sheng, both of whom have careers spanning lO-odd years, fell in love,展开更多
TWENTY years ago, while working in the rich black soil of the northeast, I came to know a Mr. Li. He was the blacksmith with the production team I worked on, the Heilongjiang Production & Construction Corps.His da...TWENTY years ago, while working in the rich black soil of the northeast, I came to know a Mr. Li. He was the blacksmith with the production team I worked on, the Heilongjiang Production & Construction Corps.His daughter, Li Yemei, is now a student at Beijing University. She had been admitted to China’s most famous university because of her outstanding achievements in sports. A marathon runner, she had won 13 championships in national and international competitions. In China, any athlete who has broken a world record or performed outstandingly in any of the three most important international events—the Olympic Games, the World Championships, or the World Cup—is given access to a university education without taking the usual entrance examination. Yemei had dreamed of attending Beijing University since she was a little girl, and that’s the university she chose to attend when she retired from professional competitions.展开更多
1. Twenty-four-year-old Sheng Jun won three gold medals at the 22nd World Parachuting Championships. one for women’s group total score title. one for women’s group precision landing title and the other for women’s ...1. Twenty-four-year-old Sheng Jun won three gold medals at the 22nd World Parachuting Championships. one for women’s group total score title. one for women’s group precision landing title and the other for women’s individual precision landing title. She also created the women’s individual precision landing record of the World Championships by scoring 0.00 ten times.展开更多
IN April of 1996, Kui Yuanyuan, a core member of the Chinese Gymnastics Team, won the only gold medal for the Chinese team at the World Gymnastics Championships in Puerto Rico. It was also the first gold medal for Chi...IN April of 1996, Kui Yuanyuan, a core member of the Chinese Gymnastics Team, won the only gold medal for the Chinese team at the World Gymnastics Championships in Puerto Rico. It was also the first gold medal for China in international women’s floor exercises. Pretty and lively Kui Yuanyuan delivered another outstanding performance on behalf of the Beijing Team at the Eighth China National Games in 1997. Gauging from the enthusiastic response of the audience, she展开更多
I first encountered Varuzhan Shanshiyev at a concert celebrating Russia’s May 9 Victory Day at the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in 2003.The audience came alive when the host announced that he would pla...I first encountered Varuzhan Shanshiyev at a concert celebrating Russia’s May 9 Victory Day at the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in 2003.The audience came alive when the host announced that he would play Fighting Tiger in the Mountain,a well-known folk song from the'cultural revolution'(1966-76).The music,adapted from modern Peking Opera,requires high-level skills to play.Accordion enthusiasts展开更多
文摘Chinese snooker star Ding Junhui left Wembley Arena full of disappointment,his eyes brimming with tears, after crashing out to Ronnie “The Rocket” O’Sullivan 10-3 in the finals of the Snooker British Masters on January 21.
文摘Bridegroom Wang Yongli, 33, has set three world records to win a like number of world championships. Wang has also won the highest honorary sports medals on five occasions. Bride Sheng Jun, 26, set the world parachute accuracy record and has won three world championships. Wang and Sheng, both of whom have careers spanning lO-odd years, fell in love,
文摘TWENTY years ago, while working in the rich black soil of the northeast, I came to know a Mr. Li. He was the blacksmith with the production team I worked on, the Heilongjiang Production & Construction Corps.His daughter, Li Yemei, is now a student at Beijing University. She had been admitted to China’s most famous university because of her outstanding achievements in sports. A marathon runner, she had won 13 championships in national and international competitions. In China, any athlete who has broken a world record or performed outstandingly in any of the three most important international events—the Olympic Games, the World Championships, or the World Cup—is given access to a university education without taking the usual entrance examination. Yemei had dreamed of attending Beijing University since she was a little girl, and that’s the university she chose to attend when she retired from professional competitions.
文摘1. Twenty-four-year-old Sheng Jun won three gold medals at the 22nd World Parachuting Championships. one for women’s group total score title. one for women’s group precision landing title and the other for women’s individual precision landing title. She also created the women’s individual precision landing record of the World Championships by scoring 0.00 ten times.
文摘IN April of 1996, Kui Yuanyuan, a core member of the Chinese Gymnastics Team, won the only gold medal for the Chinese team at the World Gymnastics Championships in Puerto Rico. It was also the first gold medal for China in international women’s floor exercises. Pretty and lively Kui Yuanyuan delivered another outstanding performance on behalf of the Beijing Team at the Eighth China National Games in 1997. Gauging from the enthusiastic response of the audience, she
文摘I first encountered Varuzhan Shanshiyev at a concert celebrating Russia’s May 9 Victory Day at the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in 2003.The audience came alive when the host announced that he would play Fighting Tiger in the Mountain,a well-known folk song from the'cultural revolution'(1966-76).The music,adapted from modern Peking Opera,requires high-level skills to play.Accordion enthusiasts
