BEIJING Leonard Fournette Jersey , March 23 (Xinhua) -- Love of photography has cost a prominent official his public position, his reputation and may yet cost him his freedom.
Former deputy head of the standing committee of the provincial people's congress of Henan Province, Qin Yuhai, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office following an internal graft investigation last month.
Qin's fall was directly related to his passion for photography DJ Chark Jersey , according to a Monday posting on the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) website.
"Obsession with a hobby saps one's will to make progress," said the article. It was Qin's penchant for photography that led him to neglect his work and duties as a senior Party official and provided disingenuous people around him with opportunities to bribe him.
At first, photography was just a hobby Qin pursued in his spare time, but later Taven Bryan Jersey , as he became possessed by it, subordinates and the management of Henan's Yuntai Mountain -- a scenic area where Qin often went to take pictures -- constantly plied him with gifts of expensive cameras and equipment. A huge amount of public funds was spent curating and publishing his mediocre photos.
A businessman by the name of Cao who owned an image production company in Beijing spent more than 5.8 million yuan (944,630 U.S. dollars) helping Qin publish his photos and hosting solo exhibitions for him in Italy, France and the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2014.
Another businessman Cheap Jacksonville Jaguars Hats , Li, head of a real estate company in Henan's Anyang City, provided funds and used his influence to help Qin become council member of the Chinese Photographers' Society, despite Qin's "second-rate" photographic skills. Cao also "bought" several domestic photography awards for Qin by bribing judges.
Cao contracted for Qin's work to be featured in the advertisement for Yuntai Mountain in Beijing Cheap Jacksonville Jaguars T-Shirts , Nanjing and Shanghai subways, earning a large profit for himself as Qin persuaded the Yuntai Mountain management to pay the advertising fees. Qin also helped Cao's company profit from tourism development.
The CCDI website states that Qin was well aware that he was being used, but that he found his unmerited fame as "a first-class master photographer" more important. The graft-busters declared that Qin misappropriated public property, accepted bribes in cash and gifts Cheap Jacksonville Jaguars Hoodie , squandered public money and abused his power. He was also found to have committed adultery.
"As a senior Party official, Qin seriously violated Party rules and the law," said the website, and his "vile" wrongdoings continued even after the 18th Party Congress in late 2012.
Qin's illegal gains have been confiscated and his case will now be subject to a criminal investigation. He has been under investigation since September.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Rio's "unique spirit" and warm hospitality will ensure the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are a success, according to two-time 1,500m Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.
Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), is currently in Rio to observe the Rio 2016 track and field test event at the Olympic stadium, which ended on Monday.
"I have spent a lot of time in Rio and this city has a unique spirit," Coe said during a question-and-answer session with Rio 2016 staff on Monday.
"The great advantage you have - and me and my team from the IAAF saw this yesterday morning as we stood looking out onto the beach before heading off to work - we all looked at each other and said 'this is the advantage.'
"This is what you have and don't for one moment overlook the unique spirit of this city, it's an extraordinary city and it will absorb the Games. I think people will be surprised by the spirit these Games will generate."
Coe, who was president of the London 2012 Olympic organizing committee, added: "We [London] were seen as a city that reached out, and I'm absolutely convinced that's what Rio will do. People who are here will feel very welcome and very wanted and that's a priceless asset to have when you're delivering a Games."
The 59-year-old believes the new running track at the Olympic stadium will lend itself to new records during the Games in August and September.
He added that he had received positive feedback about the three-day test event from his IAAF colleagues.
"They told me that the good news is that there's no bad news," Coe said.
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