Red stars over China
By Sun Xiaochen and Yu Yilei | China Daily | Updated: 2011-06-19 07:47
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Hurdler Liu Xiang (middle) and fellow athletes Ji Peng (left) and Shi Dongpeng celebrated with a victory dance on the podium during China's National Games in 2009. Provided to China Daily |
Chinese star power on the courts, pool and track is making the world sit up and applaud. These modern-day sports celebrities are not afraid to show off their individuality compared to their determinedly anonymous predecessors of a couple of decades ago. Sun Xiaochen and Yu Yilei put this new phenomenon under the microscope.
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