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Beijing Polar BearPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, January 25, 2008 5:26 PM
This video is funny: A young man learns from the polar bear master how to swim in Beijing's Houhai lake in the middle of winter. |
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Comments on Beijing Polar Bear
Danwei readers should ask Jeremy about a night many years ago which involved many shots of tequila, a bet with a young woman and a naked swim in the frozen Houhai waters...
i heard that they( the pollar bear swimmers) cant stay too long in the water,even they have a really strong body,they just take a dip in a freezing cold lake,ocean ect.it is cold, but really fun and invigorating.
Great video! We really enjoyed it. I was walking around Houhai last Thursday when it snowed here in Beijing. The ice on Houhai and Qianhai had almost completely closed in except for the Polar Bear's patch and a small area for refugee ducks.
The Polar Bears were out in force. Unlike the ducks,they seemed to be enjoying the cold waters.
Thanks for posting the clip.