Yao Ming turned 27 yesterday and attended a press conference that welcomed Steve Nash, Baron Davis, Chuck Hayes, Carmelo Anthony and other NBA players who are in Beijing for a charity basketball game this week.

Our Raymond in China has done a great job of posting photos from the press conference as well as the American players’ siteseeing trip around Beijing. For a translated report from the press conference and Yao’s philanthropy emphasis, click here.

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