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I’m not complaining, I’m well fed, well rested and ready to roll. But journalism-assignment-wise, covering the Olympics can be a demanding gig. In the media village, you see a lot of writers and photographers staggering to and from work, looking like zombies. The deal with covering the Olympics…<img src="http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/blogs/sfgate/baytobeijing/index_rss1/~4/369198345" height="1" width="1"/>

From Janny Hu.

So you’ve heard about the super-cheap massages that are widely available here in Beijing. Maybe $15 or $20 for an hour long massage that would cost you five times as much in the States. Not as cheap as in Thailand or other places in Southeast Asia, but still, a [...]

The rags to riches story of Henry Cejudo, the 21-year-old wrestler and son of illegal immigrants who won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling, exemplifies the American dream. His victory was a joyous, emotional time for his family and supporters and Cejudo could not have been more proud…<img src="http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/blogs/sfgate/baytobeijing/index_rss1/~4/369186574" height="1" width="1"/>

By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer

At least twice a week, Wu Ying goes to a local gym in western Beijing to work out.  She joins a group of girlfriends and the occasional guy, and for a couple of hours they train with a dance instructor in a glass-walled room surrounded by treadmills and step [...]