The Green Dragon, jointly presented by Ireland and China, arrives in Qingdao, the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, on January 31, 2009. This is the first time a Chinese city has been selected as a stopover in the VOR's 35-year history. The race, which started on October 11, 2008 in Alicante, Spain, has so far had four stopovers--Cape Town, South Africa; Cochin, India; Singapore; and Qingdao, China. (Xinhua) |