On ba yue ba hao ba dian ling ba fen, the auspicious 8th day of the 8th month of 2008 at 8.08 pm, China stepped onto the world stage as the nation most likely to shape the 21st century. What an opportunity for millions of people around the world--sports fans as well as those who simply love the pageantry and global camaraderie of the Games--to learn about China and its history, culture, and customs. China Gold : China`s Quest for Olympic and Global Glory is not only about the Beijing Olympics and Chinese sports but also about China itself—past, present, and future. China Gold is written by top Chinese experts in close collaboration with U.S. and European sports writers and provides fascinating coverage of Chinese sports history, great Chinese athletes, martial arts, sports in the media, and some of the great political dramas connected with sports. And China Gold is packed with fun information and historical tidbits. China Gold introduces Western readers to China`s history, culture, and role in the global community. It takes the Beijing Olympics and Chinese sports as a platform, an easy way for people around the world to get to know the nation and its people at this crucial moment, when China steps boldly onto the world stage—not only in sports but in business, science, and technology. The pages are packed with unique illustrations, many from Chinese archives. In addition to full coverage of Olympic sports and events, it includes the history of sports in China, information about traditional physical activities like tai chi and wushu, and the latest on extreme and new sports. China Gold is not just about the Olympics—though it is the guide that viewers and those who go to Beijing and the other venues need. It is full of fascinating stories like that of a half-Chinese half-British boy who returns to China every summer to train as a swimmer and of the Olympic medalist Eric Liddell, featured in Chariots of Fire, who grew up in China and died in a Japanese prison camp there. The Olympics is about much more than sports. It is about global relationships and global change, about power and politics. In 2008, the Games (only the third to be held in Asia) offer a window on a fascinating story, that of a 5,000-year-old civilization rising to newfound influence after centuries of turmoil. Americans want a handle on what China is like and what its rising stature in the global community means for our way of life, our jobs, our children, and our planet. This is where China Gold hits its stride. Not only a guide for the sports-obsessed, full of background history and facts you won`t get anywhere else, but for anyone and everyone intrigued by China. CONTENTS China Gold is about the exciting present but also provides a window on the past, and a perspective on the future. Chapters, all richly illustrated with photographs and artwork, feature sporting competitions such as the Asian and Chinese National Games and range across the entire gambit of sports and physical culture including all the major Olympic sports as well as martial arts and extreme sports (increasing popular in China). An introduction to the five cities in which the Games will take place proceeds expert essays about how China has become, since rejoining the global sporting community only 25 years ago as an impoverished and overpopulated nation, a sporting giant, and looks at the economic, social, and environment of the 2008 Olympics. China Gold will make sense of the drama and noise, the political debates, and the well-publicized controversies. China Gold answers questions on many people`s minds. Who are the Chinese? Why does the Olympics of 2008 matter to ordinary people in China, as well as to companies and the government? And what is China`s trajectory, as it takes the world stage and is joined by global leaders in celebrating the Olympic ideals? China Gold provides information, too, about geography, language, and the dynasties, as well as the seismic shifts of the 20th century, and new transitions of the 21st. Chapters include: China in the Olympic Games by FAN Hong Asian Games by HAI Ren China`s National Games by Cao Shouhe and Luo Shimin How China Rose to be a Sporting Giant by Bjoern Conrad Preparing For the Olympics by Huan Xiong Economic Impact by Joren-Carsten Gottwald Green Olympics by Joren-Carsten Gottwald Sports Media by Qiu Xiao Hai Holding Up Half the Sky: Chinese Women in Sports by Huan Xiong Chinese Traditional Sports Medicine by Ge Hong Doping by Ying Cui Is It a Sport? by Huan Xiong Extreme Sports by Holly Thorpe Basketball by Zhang Ling Football/Soccer by Deng Chang You Volleyball by Zhang Ling Archery by Deng Chang You Athletics by Chang Sheng Badminton by Diving by Fan Wei & Lu Zhouxiang Gymnastics by Zhang Ling Swimming by Fan Wei & Lu Zhouxiang Table Tennis by Deng Chang You Martial Arts by Deng Chang You Water Polo by Fan Wei by Lu Zhouxiang
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