BEIJING TODAY
Memory of China in art
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‘We are sorry’ By Zhang Dongya
Monday was the day of the 71st anniversary of Lugou Bridge Incident. As many as 20 Japanese women went to Lugou Bridge that afternoon to apologize for the Japanese soldiers’ massacre. They sang Chinese songs and wrote the lyrics on paper, and then kneeled in a line to apologize to passersby. They held signs with slogans like “Thank you for bringing up Japanese chilldren” and “Wish you well.”
Photo by Jiang Zhou
August will see dog days for canine cravers By Jackie Zhang
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY July 11, 2008 – July 17, 2008 NO. 371 CN11-0120
Dog meat is off the menu in Olympic contracted hotels for 2008, chinanews.com reported. The move is meant as a sign of respect to countries that do not
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dine on canines. When Beijing first won its Olympic bid in 2001, some members of the People’s Political Consultative Congress committee suggested restaurants serving dog
meat be closed before the Games. During the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, there was a stir over the Korean tradition of eating dog. Since Ko-
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rea’s ban, it has been a tradition to ban the serving of dog meat in Olympic host cities around the world. Many citizens showed their support. “Many people have dogs as
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pets. Dogs are our friends, and some people even regard them as family members,” Liu Ming, a resident, said. “For dog owners, it is incomprehensible to eat dog meat.”
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