٠٠:٠٤:١١Olympic superfan Zhang Wenquan welcomed the start of Beijing’s Winter Games by showing off his vast collection of souvenirs at his home in Beijing on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Zhang has a massive collection of Olympic souvenirs.
The Chinese superfan started collecting Olympic souvenirs as a high-school student during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. His collection which cost the superfan around 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro) includes Olympic torch replicas, giant cuddly mascots, commemorative stamps, coins and Olympic banners from Tokyo to London.
"I probably have a collection of more than 5000 pieces, including mascots, badges, flags and so on, which cost about 400,000 yuan ($62,883 / 54,922 euro) to 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro)," said the Olympic memorabilia enthusiast.
Zhang Wenquan small house is full of piles of boxes. His favourite collection is the Beijing Winter Olympic mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen", a rotund panda wearing a shell made of ice.
"I think these Olympic souvenirs bring me the most happiness. Because I am very happy to see them, and many of them are special and limited edition. I have these Olympic souvenirs surrounding me every day, so I feel very happy, especially when I come home after a day at work," commented Zhang.
The Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on February 4 and the Games will last until February 20.
China: Olympics superfan shows off his 5000-piece souvenir collection
Olympic superfan Zhang Wenquan welcomed the start of Beijing’s Winter Games by showing off his vast collection of souvenirs at his home in Beijing on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Zhang has a massive collection of Olympic souvenirs.
The Chinese superfan started collecting Olympic souvenirs as a high-school student during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. His collection which cost the superfan around 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro) includes Olympic torch replicas, giant cuddly mascots, commemorative stamps, coins and Olympic banners from Tokyo to London.
"I probably have a collection of more than 5000 pieces, including mascots, badges, flags and so on, which cost about 400,000 yuan ($62,883 / 54,922 euro) to 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro)," said the Olympic memorabilia enthusiast.
Zhang Wenquan small house is full of piles of boxes. His favourite collection is the Beijing Winter Olympic mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen", a rotund panda wearing a shell made of ice.
"I think these Olympic souvenirs bring me the most happiness. Because I am very happy to see them, and many of them are special and limited edition. I have these Olympic souvenirs surrounding me every day, so I feel very happy, especially when I come home after a day at work," commented Zhang.
The Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on February 4 and the Games will last until February 20.
Olympic superfan Zhang Wenquan welcomed the start of Beijing’s Winter Games by showing off his vast collection of souvenirs at his home in Beijing on Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Zhang has a massive collection of Olympic souvenirs.
The Chinese superfan started collecting Olympic souvenirs as a high-school student during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. His collection which cost the superfan around 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro) includes Olympic torch replicas, giant cuddly mascots, commemorative stamps, coins and Olympic banners from Tokyo to London.
"I probably have a collection of more than 5000 pieces, including mascots, badges, flags and so on, which cost about 400,000 yuan ($62,883 / 54,922 euro) to 500,000 yuan ($78604 / 68,653 euro)," said the Olympic memorabilia enthusiast.
Zhang Wenquan small house is full of piles of boxes. His favourite collection is the Beijing Winter Olympic mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen", a rotund panda wearing a shell made of ice.
"I think these Olympic souvenirs bring me the most happiness. Because I am very happy to see them, and many of them are special and limited edition. I have these Olympic souvenirs surrounding me every day, so I feel very happy, especially when I come home after a day at work," commented Zhang.
The Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on February 4 and the Games will last until February 20.