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| CentralCoaster | Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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First they invented cheap dishware, then car parts and vcrs, and now it's olympic stadiums that you throw out after the first use.
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news ... tfuture&prov=ap&type=lgns Beijings Birds Nest to anchor shopping complex Jan 30, 1:04 am EST  BEIJING (AP)The area around Beijings massive Birds Nest stadium will be turned into a shopping and entertainment complex in three to five years, a state news agency said Friday. Officially known as Beijing National Stadium, the showpiece of the Beijing Olympics has fallen into disuse since the end of the games. Paint is already peeling in some areas, and the only visitors these days are tourists who pay about $7 to walk on the stadium floor and browse a pricey souvenir shop. Plans call for the $450 million stadium to anchor a complex of shops and entertainment outlets in three to five years, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing operator Citic Group. The company will continue to develop tourism as a major draw for the Birds Nest, while seeking sports and entertainment events. The only confirmed event at the 91,000-seat stadium this year is Puccinis opera Turandot, set for Aug. 8the one-year anniversary of the Olympics opening ceremony. The stadium has no permanent tenant after Beijings top soccer club, Guoan, backed out of a deal to play there. Details about the development plans were not available. A person who answered the phone at Citic Group on Friday said offices were closed for the Chinese New Year holiday. A symbol of Chinas rising power and confidence, the stadium, whose nickname described its lattice of exterior steel beams, may never recoup its hefty construction cost, particularly amid a global economic slump. Maintenance of the structure alone costs about $8.8 million annually, making it difficult to turn a profit, Xinhua said. |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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Maybe they could use it to house the people they displaced to build it.
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| Matatk | Re: Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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From the title I thought you were talking about their optisparks.
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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LOL
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| CentralCoaster | Re: Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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| bogus | Re: Chinese stuff: one time use only | ||
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I am shocked, really. Beijing didn't have any of these types of facilities prior to the Olympics. It seemed like a good investment in their infrastructure... apparently, I was really really wrong.
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