Man's passion documents bicycle culture
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Mingxi">Mingxi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="collector">collector</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> 370 <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="from">from</span> 16 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span>,77, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 18, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>.</p><p><span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Jie">Jie</span>, <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bazhou">Bazhou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="county">county</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="city">city</span> 120 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2008, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collections">collections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>," <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 370 <span word="bikes">bikes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="damp">damp</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huaxia">Huaxia</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="Collections">Collections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bazhou">Bazhou</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 28, 2008.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2009, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Bicycle">Bicycle</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Platinum">Platinum</span> <span word="People">People</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1910, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>.</p>
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