This month, Circus Knie concluded its centennial tour through Switzerland. Here are some impressions by our journalist, Shao Dahai.
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Dahai studied Chinese Language and Literature in China and Computer Network Technology after moving to Switzerland. He trained as a journalist, acquired and developed knowledge about media, photographic techniques, computer programming etc. He participated in the establishment of the Chinese Department of swissinfo.ch in 2001 and has served swissinfo.ch since then.
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The circus: once an exotic distraction, now a mirror of Swiss society
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First, you see the red and white Big Top. Then the blue and white caravans. Most Swiss will know a national institution is in town: Circus Knie.
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