(BEIJING, August 7) -- Some 160 ethnic workers at Chinese Ethnic Culture Park
participated in a rich and colorful folk sports activity Monday morning in
response to Beijing Olympic organizers' call for a nationwide body-building
campaign to await the upcoming Games.
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Flag-raising
ceremony.[BOCOG]
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The activity was part of the theme park's initiatives, showcasing the
traditional sports of China's 56 nationalities, to mark the two-year countdown
to the opening of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Another team of senior citizens, age 60 to 72, from a neighboring community
also brought up some rhythmic sportive dances on the site. They have learnt
three sets of dances the culture park has been constantly promoting amongst
local residents and ethnical schools.
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Performance by ethnic
groups. [BOCOG]
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"We hope these dances will be integrated into the body-building campaign, so
the folk sports activities will take on more sense of the times and vitality."
said the park director Li Guosheng, who even hoped that the dances will someday
be practiced through the staging of the Olympics in the country.
In addition to the shows, folks of some nine ethnic groups, including
Tibetan, Zhuang, Jingpo, Va, Miao, Naxi, Bai, Mongol and Tujia, also offered
pieces of traditional amusement to express their greetings and longings for the
2008 Olympics.
