Monster Trucks Coming to Beijing July 27
Esteemed
residents of Beijing, are you prepared to receive quality entertainment
that will increase the rate of your pulses? The time of the "Monster Jam" is upon us!
Beijing will host a gathering of "monster trucks" that includes four-wheeled behemoths like Blue Thunder and Scooby-Doo, which will perform for the pleasure of invited dignitaries, important personages, and the general masses.
The
event will take place 7pm on Sun ... uhh, Saturday, July 29 at the
Beijing National Stadium, otherwise known as the Bird's Nest Stadium.
Tickets
are already on sale (en.damai.cn/event/tickets_118992) and are priced
between RMB 180-680, the cost of which includes the entire seat to allow
spectators to sit in comfort. However, the level of entertainment at
this event is expected to be of such high quality that ticket purchasers
will only require seat edges as their bodies lean forward in
anticipation of the unfolding drama.
The automobiles featured at the "Monster Jam" are modified to exaggerate their "monstrous"
characteristics but do not actually feature monsters or any horror
content, so as not to overstep the government's strict policing of such
nefarious make-believes. It should also be noted that these trucks are
known in Chinese as "big-footed monsters" (大脚怪 dà jiǎo guài)
for their oversized tires that measure some 1.6 meters in diameter and
not named after any creature of superstition that does not exist.
To promote the event, a 2.5-meter-high, 4.5-ton monster truck named "Dragon"
appeared Monday in front of the Bird's Nest, its name taken from the
Chinese mythological creature that symbolizes auspiciousness.
According to American engineer Dan Evans,
these powerful trucks can reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour from
an idling position in just three seconds and are able to jump
incredible distances of 40 meters.
Although this is the first
time that monster trucks have officially appeared here, China has long
celebrated its heavy machinery and the unremitting efforts of their
highly skilled mechanics and engineers. Chinese spectators love watching
trucks and racing (truckracing.cn) as well as international competitors
in which cranes are used to play basketball and pour champagne.
Again, a gentle reminder: The Monster Jam is scheduled for Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, July 29 at the Bird's Nest. Buy tickets here: en.damai.cn/event/tickets_118992.
Images: Weibo, 21CN.com, Sports.Sina.com.cn
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