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Armed police and an Expo mascot in HenanPosted by Joel Martinsen, September 29, 2009 7:52 PM
Just two days ahead of the 60th Anniversary festivities on October 1, today's Henan Legal Daily featured a photo of a recent police exercise. The caption reads:
But Henan is already looking beyond the 60th Anniversary to next year's Expo 2010, to be held in Shanghai. The Expo's mascot, Haibao, a stylized ren (人, "people") character with an ocean-wave tuft of hair, will star in the animated feature Shaolin Haibao, co-sponsored by the Henan Daily Press Group. According to the buzzword-heavy report, the cartoon will combine Henan's native Shaolin and Zen with the cultures of harmony and "sea treasure" (the meaning of Haibao's name), and will be an expression of the friendship that exists between Henan and Shanghai. Five thousand years of history plays a role, as well. Links and Sources
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