英国《THE OBSERVER》（观察家报）2008年7月6日（周日版）做了17个整版关于“北京”的专题评论报道，并以醒目的中文《述评》做标题，是最近一个半月来英国媒体规模最大的中国专题。
专题分为“总论”、“北京历史”、“劳动者”、“艺术对话”、“中产阶级”、“美食”、“激进分子”和“建筑”等8部分。
专题分为“总论”、“北京历史”、“劳动者”、“艺术对话”、“中产阶级”、“美食”、“激进分子”和“建筑”等8部分。
“总论”——Can this be China’s real leap forward?
China has fascinated Westerners for centuries. Next month, when it hosts the Olympic Games, the world will be watching its every move. Seven of the city’s foremost creative talents,from a novelist to a techno queen, tell us about the excitement – and the dangers – of working in a city where hardline communism and rampant capitalism fight to exist side by side
China has fascinated Westerners for centuries. Next month, when it hosts the Olympic Games, the world will be watching its every move. Seven of the city’s foremost creative talents,from a novelist to a techno queen, tell us about the excitement – and the dangers – of working in a city where hardline communism and rampant capitalism fight to exist side by side
“北京历史”——First city of the future
China’s ancient capital-dating back to the 15th-century Ming emperors-withstood even the advent of Communism in 1949.But now the explosion of capitalism is transforming Beijing into A world-beating megalopolis amid a frenzy of building,commerce and art that has rocked the
China’s ancient capital-dating back to the 15th-century Ming emperors-withstood even the advent of Communism in 1949.But now the explosion of capitalism is transforming Beijing into A world-beating megalopolis amid a frenzy of building,commerce and art that has rocked the
city’s teeming millions with a new revolution
“劳动者”——’I work from 8am to 8pm.
I had to leave my two-year-old son behind’From a migrant maid who works ‘like a spinning top’ to a patriotic lifelong resident, we meet four typical workers
“劳动者”——’I work from 8am to 8pm.
I had to leave my two-year-old son behind’From a migrant maid who works ‘like a spinning top’ to a patriotic lifelong resident, we meet four typical workers
“艺术对话”——AI WEI WEI，Cultural revolutionary
He’s China’s equivalent of Andy Warhol, but the artist who inspired Beijing’s Olympic Stadium won’t be attending the opening ceremony. An outspoken critic of the government, he has never forgiven them for sending his father into exile.
He’s China’s equivalent of Andy Warhol, but the artist who inspired Beijing’s Olympic Stadium won’t be attending the opening ceremony. An outspoken critic of the government, he has never forgiven them for sending his father into exile.
“中产阶级”——Top gear, please, and step on it
What becomes immediately apparent on entering the 10th annual Beijing car show is the emotional intensity with which China has thrown itself into its greatest consumerist passion to date: the first throes of an almost Jeremy Clarksonesque affair with the car
What becomes immediately apparent on entering the 10th annual Beijing car show is the emotional intensity with which China has thrown itself into its greatest consumerist passion to date: the first throes of an almost Jeremy Clarksonesque affair with the car
“美食”——Will you have a 1,000-year-old egg with your twisted intestine, Madam?
Don’t expect to find anything like your average Chinese takeway. The real thing is much more exotic – and delicious
Don’t expect to find anything like your average Chinese takeway. The real thing is much more exotic – and delicious
“激进分子”——China’s new freedom fighters
Countless thousands of people in China are blacklisted, harassed, intimidated and locked up merely for what they say or because of the job they do
Countless thousands of people in China are blacklisted, harassed, intimidated and locked up merely for what they say or because of the job they do
“建筑”——The shape of things to come
Beijing has rebuilt itself faster than any city on earth, turning from a warren of alleys into a capital fit for a superpower. No wonder the world’s top architects – from Foster to Koolhaas – have flocked to make their mark on it. Here, the director of the Design Museum judges the stand-out buildings of the new era
Beijing has rebuilt itself faster than any city on earth, turning from a warren of alleys into a capital fit for a superpower. No wonder the world’s top architects – from Foster to Koolhaas – have flocked to make their mark on it. Here, the director of the Design Museum judges the stand-out buildings of the new era
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