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Olympics celebrated one more time for Golden Week

Wednesday, 1st October 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

Gold medals for staying awake
Gold medals for staying awake
China ushered in its National Day "Golden Week" holiday with a focus on two events—the country's first spacewalk Saturday and the less recent Beijing Olympic games. Athletes were honored at what state media calls an "awarding meeting for people who made outstanding contributions to the Olympic games." It was reportedly attended by 6,000 people, and looked way less fun than any Olympic competition or party.

Having more fun that China's outstanding athletes are the millions on vacation this week. And for those who spend the holiday in Beijing, the government has opened Olympic venues to the public this week.

The Golden Week festivities are taking place amid talk of one ugly piece of Olympic news—the possibility (er, likelihood?) that officials knew about but covered upmelamine-contaminated milk that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children, at least in part to keep bad news out of the media during the games.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, Golden Week, National Day, Olympics