China's Asian Games village ready, handed over to organisers

[Guest]

Good for Guangzhou.

Despite the status as a economic powerhouse, Guangdong doesn't have the political influences as Beijing or Shanghai therefore often doesn't get to hold important international events. So this year's Asian Games is a huge opportunity for Guangzhou and Southern China in general to showcase their achievements.

Plus Guangzhou has spent $8 billion+ to clean up the environment before the games, so this event will have a lasting benefit to Guangzhou residents.

I think "Guangzhou" should reclaim her traditional and famous name back, most foreigners know "Canton" but not "Guangzhou".

 

[below_freezing]

I think "Guangzhou" should reclaim her traditional and famous name back, most foreigners know "Canton" but not "Guangzhou".

why should we live for foreigners? would your life significantly improve if this change was implemented?

 

[challenger]

Asian Games: China ready with Games town
IANS
Posted on Sep 22, 2010 at 13:59 | Updated Sep 22, 2010 at 14:16

Beijing: As India works feverishly to prepare for the Commonwealth Games that begin Oct 3, Asian Games Town with 8,000 apartments in China's Guangzhou city is complete and has been handed over to the organising committee nearly two months ahead of the sporting event.

Asian Games Town, which took more than two years to construct, has been formally handed over to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee, China Daily reported Wednesday.

The town is ready to accommodate an estimated 40,000 athletes, coaches, technical officials and members of the media from around the world. It has been built on the banks of Pearl River tributaries and is spread over 2.73 sq km. The 16th Asian Games are from Nov 12 to 27.

Besides an athletes' village with 13 apartment buildings, the town has a media village, technical officials' village, international broadcast center and a main press center.

Xu Ruisheng, vice-mayor of Guangzhou and executive deputy secretary-general of the organizing committee, said: "The coming Asian Games will serve as a showcase for China's Lingnan culture that thrives in Guangdong and other parts of south China."

Yuko Arakida, a former Japanese Olympian, heaped praise on the Games Town after she visited it. "I think the facilities for the athletes at the Asian Games are much better than at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. There is lots of green and it is a very good environment for the athletes," Arakida was quoted as saying.

An Asian Games traffic lane has also been earmarked to reduce travel time to competition and training venues during the Games.

The town has been aesthetically developed with riverside communities and tropical trees giving it an ambience typical of south China.
Over 63 per cent of the town has been covered in greenery and tropical trees and fruit plants are now being planted.

Tang Ruping, director of committee's service department, said: "The Guangzhou Asian Games will make every guest feel at home with the best service and the most hospitable reception."

The Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi Oct 3-14 has come in for criticism for lack of preparedness. Hygiene issues have dogged the Games Village which is to house the athletes.

Asian Games: China ready with Games town - Sports - Other Sports - ibnlive

 

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

I really appreciate the Chinese Administration and their sports ministry.They are millions times better then My country babus ... Well done... Goob Job China ..

regards
Jailer

 

[challenger]

I really appreciate the Chinese Administration and their sports ministry.They are millions times better then My country babus ... Well done... Goob Job China ..

regards
Jailer

Thank you friend.

 

[Guest]

why should we live for foreigners? would your life significantly improve if this change was implemented?

first of all, this is an english name, so who do you think are the poteitial stakeholders. Guangzhou is not easy to spell, write and pronounce in english. Would you name you son or daughter a name that nobody can even pronounce properly, let alone remembering it.

secondlly, "Canton" is a long long time-tested name to represent the city, almost as long as that of "China". so if you have no problem to the word "China" then it shouldn't be a problem for you to accept the word "Canton" neither . ohterwise, why don't you just rename "China" as "Zhongguo".

thirdly, it is all about advertisement. just as i said, most of the outsiders know "Canton", it service as a long term brand of the city. many cities are putting huge amount of money to promote their cities' prestige by doing advertisment around the world. Just for one propse: to know and remember my name, the same way as what a company does for their commercial products. so don't you think it is ridiculous to change the name from "Canton" to "Guangzhou".

and one more thing, not related to this issue. to answer you question about "why should we live for foreigners ?", if you don't mind, i want to expand the last word a little bit to "Others"
it is because no one will care about what you want, all the concern are what they want. so if you want to achieve you own goal, fulfill thiers first.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

why should we live for foreigners? would your life significantly improve if this change was implemented?

I don't think anybody has suggested that they want to "live for foreigners", or anything ridiculous like that.

There is nothing wrong with having a Chinese name and an English name for something.

For example, "China" is the name for our country in English, even though it sounds nothing like the Chinese name 中国 (Zhong guo).

Also, we call the America this name: 美国 (Mei guo) which sounds nothing like "America" at all. Similarly, Germany is called 德国 (De guo) which sounds nothing like Germany.

Different languages will use different names to describe things, it's just simple logic.

 

[vincomgo]

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[siegecrossbow]

I don't think anybody has suggested that they want to "live for foreigners", or anything ridiculous like that.

There is nothing wrong with having a Chinese name and an English name for something.

For example, "China" is the name for our country in English, even though it sounds nothing like the Chinese name 中国 (Zhong guo).

Also, we call the America this name: 美国 (Mei guo) which sounds nothing like "America" at all. Similarly, Germany is called 德国 (De guo) which sounds nothing like Germany.

Different languages will use different names to describe things, it's just simple logic.

I still think it is a bit funny how the Qing Chinese gave the Western countries "good" names despite the treatment that they got. You've got 美国 (Beautiful country), 德国 (ethical country), 法国 (law-bidding country), 英国 (Distinguished country).

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

I still think it is a bit funny how the Qing Chinese gave the Western countries "good" names despite the treatment that they got. You've got 美国 (Beautiful country), 德国 (ethical country), 法国 (law-bidding country), 英国 (Distinguished country).

LOL, maybe they were just being "humble".

After all, the Qing dynasty Manchus were supposedly "enlightened Confucian scholars", although that didn't help them much against Sun Zhongshan in the 1911 revolution.

And the English name for "China" was derived from "Qin", so it's a fairly neutral name. Doesn't imply any positives or negatives.

 

[Vassnti]

LOL, maybe they were just being "humble".

After all, the Qing dynasty Manchus were supposedly "enlightened Confucian scholars", although that didn't help them much against Sun Zhongshan in the 1911 revolution.

And the English name for "China" was derived from "Qin", so it's a fairly neutral name. Doesn't imply any positives or negatives.

Sadly history is full of people who were "enlightened" one side develops dance music and philosophy the other develops the crossbow and the chariot guess who wins

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Sadly history is full of people who were "enlightened" one side develops dance music and philosophy the other develops the crossbow and the chariot guess who wins

Good point.

That's just a fact of life, I'm afraid.

You've got to be strong to defend yourself, otherwise other people will take advantage.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Sadly history is full of people who were "enlightened" one side develops dance music and philosophy the other develops the crossbow and the chariot guess who wins

Is some one making snide remarks about my name?

 

[subject17]

whoa.... I envy chinese hardwork and efficiency.

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

Amazing photos..amazing china..what ever differences we have..none will stop me from congratulating chinese people..good work.