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| Unique Visitors: 26 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 777406 |
| Visitors Out: 737 |
| Total Visitors Out: 739 |
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| About Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 2007-08-03 02:01:06 |
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 08:08pm and 08 seconds on August 8th. The number 8 is associated with prosperity in Chinese culture. Some events, like beach volleyball, sailing, and swimming’s new marathon 10km events, will be held in the coastal city of Qingdao.On July 8 2005, the International Olympic Committee announced that Hong Kong will hold the equestrian events at the site of the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facilities of the Sports Institute may be moved to Wu Kai Sha. This will be the second time the same edition of Olympic Games has been hosted by two National Olympic Committees. (A similar arrangement was in place between Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden, for the 1956 Summer Olympics.)
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| The National Stadium—China beijing 2008 |
| 2007-08-02 18:13:33 |
The National Stadium
A bird’s eye view
Venue: National Stadium;
Location: Olympic Green;
Total land surface: 258,000 sq m;
Seats: 91,000;
Competitions: Athletics, Football;
Post-Games use: The Stadium is to stage sports events at national and international levels, as well as cultural and entertaining activities;
Groundbreaking date: Dec. 2003;
Designer: Herzog & DeMeuron (Swiss) and China Architecture Design Institute;
A night shot
The exterior
Seating bowl
The lobby
View from the plinth
The stadium in the sunset
The shopping center in the stadium
Entrance to the shopping center
The east corner
The green area
A bird’s eye view of the Olympic Green
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| Over 560,000 registered Games-time volunteers–beijing2008 |
| 2007-08-02 18:12:28 |
More than 560,000 people have registered as Games-time volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games since the recruitment kicked off on August 28, 2006, the BOCOG Volunteer Department said on Tuesday.As of July 30, a total of 561,296 have applied to become Games-time volunteers, of whom 318,189 are from Beijing, 206,441 from other provinces and municipalities and 36,666 from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, the department said.
The recruitment has been characterized by an enthusiastic participation of young people and women, and the high educational background of the applicants.
97.9 percent of the applicants are under 36 years old, 1.6 percent between 37 and 51 years old and only 0.5 percent over 51 years old. As far as the gender proportion is concerned, 58.1 percent are women. The undergraduates and the people with higher educational background constitute 82.5 percent.
The number of applicants has far surpassed demand. The 2008 Olympic Games need 70,000 Game...
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| HK Cinematographer Toasts Beijing Olympics |
| 2007-08-02 11:44:26 |
Hong Kong cinematographer Gigo Lee (R) with a Tibetan young man, whom Gigo Lee met during a trip, and who has been invited to lead Lee’s “Wild Horse in Shangri-La.” [Photo: wenweipo.com]
Hong Kong cinematographer Gigo Lee has jumped on the Beijing Olympics bandwagon by directing a low-budget tribute film for the sports gala next year.
The renowned photographer has dedicated his directorial debut to portraying a sporty Tibetan teenager in “Wild Horse in Shangri-La.”
Shooting has recently begun in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province. The much-fabled Shangri-La is located in Yunnan.
The protagonist is a Tibetan teenager with an impressive ability in long-distance running. He is running from his home village to Kunming for a marathon held to hail the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Gigo Lee, who also wrote the screenplay, invited an English-teaching Tibetan he met during a mainland trip to lead the film.
The film is scheduled to finish in late September....
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| Miss Hong Kong 2007 |
| 2007-07-31 11:50:01 |
Miss Hong Kong 2007 Kayi Cheung (C) poses with first runner-up Grace Wong (L) and second runner-up Lorretta Chow after winning the annual beauty contest in Hong Kong July 21, 2007.
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| China to raise reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points |
| 2007-07-31 11:44:54 |
China will raise the reserve requirement ratio by half a percentage point to 12 percent for commercial banks from Aug. 15, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced on Monday.
“The move does not come as a surprise seeing as almost every economic index is overheating,” said Song Guoqing, an economist with Beijing University.
“However, half a percentage points is not enough — it can’t even absorb the newly-added foreign exchange reserves,” Song added.
“China’s forex reserves go up by about 30 billion U.S. dollars a month while loans of commercial banks totaled 25 trillion yuan at the end of June,” Song explained. “This means that a half-percentage point rise can only absorb 125 billion yuan a month.”
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 11.5 percent in the first half, after it grew 11.9 percent in the second quarter, according to official data.
This is the sixth time China has raised the reserve requirem...
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| The Olympic Emblem |
| 2007-07-28 18:05:31 |
The Olympic Emblem
The Olympic Emblem
Every emblem of the Olympics tells a story. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem “Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing” is filled with Beijing’s hospitality and hopes, and carries the city’s commitment to the world.
Milestone
“Dancing Beijing” is a milestone of the Olympics. It serves as a classic chapter of the Olympic epic inscribed by the spirit of the Chinese nation, calligraphed by the deeper import of the ancient civilization, and molded by the character of Cathay’s descendents. It is concise yet deep inside, bringing forth the city’s gradual changes and development. It appears dignified yet bears a tune of romance, reflecting the nation’s thoughts and emotions.
In the lead up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the emblem will attract more and more people from around the world to Beijing and China to join the great celebration with the Chinese people.
Commitment
“Dancing Beijing” is a Ch...
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| Beijing promotes high-tech in preparation for Olympics |
| 2007-07-28 17:59:19 |
Beijing promotes high-tech in preparation for Olympics
Updated：2007-07-25
(BEIJING, July 25) — Beijing will collect and display a series of latest scientific innovation results to prove that science and technology are a powerful force to drive the preparatory work to the success of the forthcoming Olympic Games.
Secretary of the Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Qi stressed this in his meeting with Minster of Science and Technology Wan Gang on Tuesday.
According to Wan, Beijing, the host city of the 2008 Olympics, has raised the level of science and technology applications in urban construction, energy-saving, environmental protection and information services, with a considerable number of new research results applied in the process of Olympic preparations.
Echoing Wan, Liu said that taking the advantage of the Olympics, Beijing has been making efforts to develop productive tertiary industries involving construction, material and auto sectors as well...
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