All eyes on China... again.

With the Asian Games (亚运会 – Yà yùn huì) going on down south in Guangzhou, I figured a post with the Chinese name for some of the events taking place at the games is appropriate. Keep an eye on the blog for Part Seven of my “History of the PRC” series, as well as Part Two of my video about Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. For now, let the games begin!

The Asian Games logo - five goats.

archery – 射箭 – shè jiàn

badminton – 羽毛球 – yǔ máo qiú

baseball  – 棒球 – bàng qiú

basketball – 篮球 – lán qiú

beach volleyball – 沙滩排球 – shā tān pái qiú

bowling – 保龄球 – bǎo líng qiú

cricket – 板球 – bǎn qiú

diving – 跳水 – tiào shuǐ

dragon boat – 龙舟 – lóng zhōu

fencing – 击剑 – jí jiàn

football – 足球 – zú qiú

golf – 高尔夫球 – gāo ěr fū qiú

Plenty of Gold Medals for Team China.