Negro of Banyoles with the ""el negre"" controversy, most notably "El Negro en ik" (El Negro and me) by Frank Westerman, which shows that naturalist Georges Cuvier knew about the man. Negro of Banyoles The Negro of Banyoles () was a controversial piece of taxidermy of a San individual, which used to be a major attraction in the Darder Museum of Banyoles (Catalonia, Spain). In 2000, the remains of the man were sent to Botswana for burial. In 1830, the Verreaux brothers dug up the fresh grave of a BaTlhaping man, and stuffed the corpse, approximately 27 years old, belonging to the negroid
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park () was built for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing. The first competitions at the venue were held in August 2007, a year ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games for which it was built. The World Junior Rowing Championships, China Open Canoe/Kayak Slalom and China Canoe/Kayak Flatwater Open were all held in that month as part of the "Good Luck Beijing" series of sporting events. The 10 km marathon swimming event