| Beijing is seeking to impress the visiting
Olympic Bid Commission that it's an international metropolis.
The Jiefang Daily says on Monday, thousands of classical music
fans attended a concert with works by Chopin and Bach.
The paper says nowadays such concerts are an everyday event.
And for enthusiasts of traditional culture, there's lots of Peking
Opera and classical Chinese music.
In recent years, the government has invested over 2 billion yuan,
or 300 million US dollar to build libraries, theaters and gymnasiums.
And five years from now the Beijing city government is planning
to build two gigantic theme parks featuring Asian culture.
(Eastday 02/20/01)
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