{"id":22766,"date":"2008-08-14T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T19:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=22766"},"modified":"2009-01-30T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2009-01-30T18:58:28","slug":"chinese-children-in-ethnic-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/08\/chinese-children-in-ethnic-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Children in Ethnic Costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB121866988423738751.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, a procession of children bore a large Chinese flag into the Bird&#8217;s Nest stadium, each child wearing a costume representing one of China&#8217;s ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n<p>However, the children actually were members of the Han majority, an arts official said in an interview. Yuan Zhifeng, deputy director of Galaxy Children&#8217;s Art Troupe, said the children were drawn from the all-Han Chinese troupe. &#8220;I assume they think the kids were very natural looking and nice,&#8221; Ms. Yuan said.<\/p>\n<p>Games organizers did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and it is not clear what their motive was for using Han Chinese in ethnic costumes.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony has already been marred by news that a girl who appeared to sing a patriotic song was lip-synching to a recorded version sung by a girl who was deemed less attractive. Games organizers also said parts of one fireworks display were recorded and digitally enhanced for television.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s 55 minority groups are officially celebrated, often as curios in pageants to the country&#8217;s self-image as a harmonious, multiethnic society. But many live on the margins of the mainstream, poorer and less-educated than their Han countrymen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sina.com.cn\/s\/blog_49051c2d0100ag6l.html?tj=1\">Here<\/a> is a proud mother&#8217;s blog post, bragging about her daughter Xixi (Han)  wearing Hezhe  costume, holding the Chinese national flag at the Opening Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/picture-11.png\" rel=\"lightbox[pics22766]\" title=\"picture-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/picture-11.png\" alt=\"picture-11\" width=\"500\" height=\"408\" class=\"attachment wp-att-22816 centered\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/5356e6f0t54307c6c868c.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[pics22766]\" title=\"5356e6f0t54307c6c868c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/5356e6f0t54307c6c868c.jpg\" alt=\"5356e6f0t54307c6c868c\" width=\"108\" height=\"267\" class=\"attachment wp-att-22814 centered\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/49051c2dt542f29b2d151.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[pics22766]\" title=\"49051c2dt542f29b2d151\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/49051c2dt542f29b2d151.jpg\" alt=\"49051c2dt542f29b2d151\" class=\"attachment wp-att-22815 centered\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Wall Street Journal: In the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, a procession of children bore a large Chinese flag into the Bird&#8217;s Nest stadium, each child wearing a costume representing one of China&#8217;s ethnic minorities. 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