"Chief among the youthful indulgences ... is one that an older Chinese generation doesn't begin to grasp: the thrilling pursuit of self-discovery. It is, of course, one of the West's favorite sports, and Xiaolu Guo and Lang Lang have rightly gauged the Olympic season to be an ideal moment to showcase the struggles of Chinese neophytes in this nationally unfamiliar endeavor. The coming-of-age marathon, you could call it."
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