yeah but to win the battle you still have to be completely ****ing badass. like me.
even if you win ...
yeah but to win the battle you still have to be completely ****ing badass. like me.
where's my beer?
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The 'perfect 10' notion is very western, which is why I made my comment above. Number 9 is held in more regard in Chinese culture. It's the number of the Emperor, the highest single digit (keep in mind, the one thing China didn't invent was zero). If you visit the Forbidden City, it's all laid out in patterns of nines. Anyway, that's why 9th duan is the highest.
Take a look at the cover stories I posted above to get a better sense of who a few of the 9 duans are. They are real heavy hitters in the CMA world. As for the rest of the duan system under 9, the 8's are interesting, the 7's aren't as interesting, below that there are just too many to keep track of. We've done some feature stories on some of the other 9 duans, but I'd have to dig for them.
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Have you done any articles on Zhang Wenguang?
Haoli
Thanks, Gene.
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