Kobe, LeBron to tour in China after Olympics

 LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant will lead a bunch¹ of big names from the U.S. Olympic basketball team to tour in China after the London Olympics.

Bryant will fly directly² from London to Beijing to kick off his journey that will start from Jinan of Shandong Province on Aug. 15. The cities of Wuhan, Guangzhou and Shanghai are also on his list.

LeBron James will arrive in China on August 21 to visit Beijing and Shanghai, while Kevin Durant will stay in Shanghai on Aug. 26-27 and Xi'an on Aug. 28-29.

1 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

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2 directly   

adv.直接地，径直地；马上，立即

参考例句：

• I will telephone you directly I hear the news.我一听到消息，马上打电话给你。
• She answered me very directly and openly.她非常坦率地、开门见山地答复了我。