Cool New US Embassy in Beijing
Rohin Guha
August 14, 2008
Giving the lip-synching pretty girl a run for her Yen, the lavish, new American embassy opened last week in Beijing, winning its own legion of fawning admirers. But its sparkling exteriors are just part of the embassy's charm. Inside, the walls sport $800,000 worth of art by Robert Rauschenberg, Yun-Fei Ji, Guggenheim favorite Louise Bourgeois, and others. And at 8stories tall and 10 sprawling acres, the embassy proves that beauty does not preclude bombast and grandeur.
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Posted by benton kerchner on Fri May 29, 2009 at 04.09 am
William you sound like a one of those dickhead sinology expat’s. No one calls it a quid either thanks for the correction go to my website for updated pictures of the new embassy http://thehalfpat.com
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Posted by William on Wed Feb 4, 2009 at 03.06 am
Just a note in your first sentence: “Giving the lip-synching pretty girl a run for her Yen, the lavish, new American embassy opened last week in Beijing, winning its own legion of fawning admirers.” Yen IS NOT the national money of China, but of Japan. Chinese money is called RMB (The People’s Money) or Quid [slang].
William