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Chinese soldiers prepare to take part in a mass run held to mark 500 days until the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Sunday March 25, 2007.
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In Chinese literature and art, the crane is an important symbol, representing both long life and the wisdom that comes with age. It’s been replaced in the day-to-day life of China, however, with a more ubiquitous type of crane: the building crane.
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