《美國加州威特每日新聞》近日報道，加州帕薩迪納市玫瑰游行中用以慶祝北京2008年奧運會的花車已準備就緒。
世界節(jié)慶藝術(shù)家公司位于美國加利福尼亞阿蘇薩市，主要負責承辦玫瑰游行中所有46輛花車的準備工作。近日，該公司工人正在對來自中國慶祝北京2008年奧運會的花車做最后的著色和準備工作。世界節(jié)慶藝術(shù)家公司負責人表示奧運花車已完成85%左右，下一步，志愿者將為所有花車增加鮮花和其他有機材料，以確保鮮花在游行之日依舊新鮮。
北京奧運花車，由著名的文具公司艾利丹尼森(Avery Dennison)公司和一個美國華人協(xié)會聯(lián)合主辦，是中國第一個進入加利福尼亞州帕薩迪納市119年歷史的玫瑰花車游行的花車。作為精選參與帕市元旦玫瑰游行的46輛花車之一，北京奧運花車因作為批評中國人權(quán)記錄避雷針而備受關(guān)注。
10月8日清晨，一群法輪功分子在玫瑰花車游行組委會所在的“玫瑰宮”前舉牌抗議，以所謂政治原因要求組委會放棄“奧運花車”參加玫瑰游行的決定。10月29日，加州帕薩迪納市議會否決了企圖阻止奧運花車而采取行動的提議。隨后，法輪功分子以所謂“人權(quán)信息平衡”為由，又試圖在玫瑰花車游行舉行之前的兩小時，先在同一線路舉行一個百人樂隊和所謂的“人權(quán)圣火”傳遞。12月22日，法輪功分子再次提出將于1月1日上午7：59，即玫瑰花車游行開始的前一分鐘，在科羅拉多林蔭大道舉辦一個百人抗議游行，此舉被帕薩迪納市警察局長馬力?。˙ernard Melekian ）以安全為由最終否絕。
China float nearly done for Pasadena's Rose Parade
At Festival Artists in Azusa, workers are doing final painting and prep work on a float from China, which celebrates the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
One of about 46 float entries to be featured in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day, it's received the most publicity, acting as a lightning rod for critics of China's human-rights record.
The float, jointly sponsored by Pasadena-based label maker Avery Dennison Corp. and the Roundtable of Southern California Chinese-American Organizations, is the first entry from China in the 119-year history of the Rose Parade. It's about 85 percent completed, said Festival Artists officials.
Next, volunteers will add flowers and other organic materials to all of the floats at Festival Artists, a tradition that begins the week after Christmas Day to ensure that the flowers are still fresh on parade day, officials said.
Festival Artists is building the controversial Beijing 2008 Rose Parade Float in Azusa Saturday, December 15, 2007 in Azusa. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/SXCITY)
Catherine Nwosu, of Riverside, paints pieces of the fireworks display for the Beijing 2008 Rose Parade Float in Azusa Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Festival Artists in Azusa. Nwosu was volunteering on behalf of the San Bernadino County Probation Department. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/SXCITY)
Maria Jimenez, of Festival Artists, builds one of the characters for the controversial Beijing 2008 Rose Parade Float at Festival Artists in Azusa Saturday, December 15, 2007. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/SXCITY)
(Whittier Daily News, December 16, 2007)
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