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In less than two weeks, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will commence and run from August 8-24, 2008. I heard over the news that more than 140,000 Olympic tickets were sold at nineteen ticket booths across Beijing on July 25. Below are the sample tickets of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games:Opening Ceremony Sample TicketClosing Ceremony Sample TicketSports Competition Sample TicketAccredited Personnel

¡Qué paciencia! Un joven construyó toda la Villa Olímpica tan solo utilizando cartas, sin pegamentos ni estructuras fuertes. Y pensar que hay gente que no puede ni siquiera hacer “carpas”.  En la foto, el profesional de los naipes, Bryan Berg, que forma parte del libro Guiness de los records por realizar construcciones imposibles con una baraja, [...]

Country Out Of Olympics For Government Interference - LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Committee said Iraq will not compete at the 2008 Beijing Games because of Iraqi government interference.The IOC suspended Iraq’s national Olympic committee in June after Baghdad dismissed elected officials and installed its own people who are not recognized by the [...]

Beijing 2008 Olympic spotlight on...Novak Djokovic Q: What are your early memories of the Olympic Games? ND: I always dreamed of playing in the Olympic Games.In the first place, because the Games has the biggest tradition in sports and it's an event which unites all the professional athletes all around the world. It's very special. I remember as a kid I followed every single Olympics and I

Beijing 2008 Olympic spotlight on...Rafael Nadal Q: How excited are you about the Olympic Games in Beijing? RN: Well, it's always a special tournament, and there are special feelings because you are representing your country. It's very different from the regular tournaments on the tour. You are in the Olympic Village, so it's always very nice to be with the rest of the sportsmen of the world.

Beijing adopta medidas para controlar emisión de gases de escape de automóviles. Energías limpias, gases contaminantes En los últimos años, Beijing ha hecho varios esfuerzos para controlar la emisión de gases de escape de los automóviles, con miras a poner en práctica el compromiso de celebrar una “olimpíada ecológica”, obteniendo notorios efectos. Al aproximarse el gran [...

China tries to clean up air with a new ban on cars!: Alternate the days that vehicles with even and odd license plate numbers will be allowed to drive. With the 2008 Summer Olympics just around the corner, the Chinese government has started their plan to ban one million vehicles from the streets of Beijing. The initiative got underway this week with the intention to reduce the city’s air pollut

If you haven’t sacrificed years of your life to training and you’re not already in Beijing, chances are slim that you’ll be at the Olympics this year. Like most Americans, including myself, you’ll probably spend part of your August 8th week gazing at a jumbotron scoreboard (your HDTV) with an athletic beverage (cold beer) in [...]

Beijing security restrictions ranging from hundreds of armed checkpoints to Beijing police having bar owners sign pledges agreeing not to serve blacks and Mongolians. It is an attempt to clamp down on drugs and prostitution. Several bars have been outright shutdown during the Olympic 'festivities', dance clubs (which was included in the pledges; no dancing) and an entire block of bars in the Beiji

Download Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Banners Photos. On Friday afternoon, a press conference was held at the Main Press Center (MPC) in Beijing regarding the launch of official posters of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.Zhao Yanxia, deputy director of BOCOG Culture and Ceremonies Department, pointed out that Olympic and Paralympic posters are an important part of promoting the appeal..

This is 2 Column Free Blogger Templates using Olympic Games 2008 Mascot. Olympic Games 2008 will take place at Beijing from August 8-24, 2008. The Official Mascots is Fuwa. Fuwa carrying a message of friendship and peace and good wishes from China to children all over the world. Designed to express the playful qualities of [...]

WALNUT CREEK native John Knecht has built a compelling career in sports broadcasting that will soon take him to his fifth Summer Olympics, this time in Beijing.The most compelling part, though, is that one-time A's third baseman Sal Bando indirectly punched his ticket.Knecht, a 1984 Northgate High School graduate, says he owes his career as NBC's overseeing graphics coordinator to his sports memor

Amigos, aunque todavía existe la posibilidad de que haya representación mexicana en el volibol de playa de Beijing 2008, al momento son 83 los integrantes de la delegación que estará en los juegos olímpicos y aunque nadie se atreve a dar pronósticos, las cartas fuertes de la representación nacional son bien conocidas… Paola Espinoza, María [...]

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For those of you planning on being at Beijing’s international coming out party this summer (aka, the Olympics), having these guys in your pocket should go a long way in helping you reach the festivities. Featuring the most popular attractions, venues and destinations in Beijing, each card clearly displays the location name, along with detailed [...]

Being away from Israel I haven’t heard about this film coming out, but luckily, I stumbled across “Noodle” in a nearby DVD rental shop, and how glad I am that I did. A Chinese female foreign worker, working for an Israeli woman - Miri, goes away for one hour and disappears leaving behind a sweet [...]

A poco tiempo de iniciar los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2008, los Chinos se preparan y en esta ocasión se tomaron algunas fotos de lo que fue el ensayo de inauguración en el Estadio de Pekín, mejor conocido como el "Nido de Pájaros". Click en las imágenes para ampliarlas:

Gran Bretaña confirmo su lista de levantamiento olimpico de pesas, y Michaela Breeze de 28 años de edad es la unica pesista britanica que ira a los Juegos Olimpicos de Beijing 2008.Ella fue la primera mujer en representar al equipo de Gran Bretaña en los Juegos Olimpicos de Atenas cuatro años atrás.Breeze entreno plenamente en los ultimos meses mientras esperaba por el llamado olimpico. Ella

Halterofilia es la quinta disciplina en la cual Uganda competira en los Juegos Olimpicos de Beijing, luego de que se le haya concedido la invitacion a Mubarak Kivumbi.La IWF sanciono el paso que le permitira a Kivumbi hacer su debut en los Juegos de agosto.El director de Solidaridad Olimpica, Pere Miro, confirmo que el levantador de la categoria -56kg se le concedio el permiso."Es una buena manera

Image details: XV Pan American Games - Day 14 served by picapp.com He’s back and not a moment too soon. The Dallas Morning News reports that late last night U.S.A. Boxing reinstated its team captain and 106-pound representative Luis Yanez. The team leaves for Beijing next Tuesday. The terms of the reinstatement attest to www.jabandgrapple.com’s [...]

Image details: XV Pan American Games - Day 14 served by picapp.com He’s back and not a moment too soon. The Dallas Morning News reports that late last night U.S.A. Boxing reinstated its team captain and 106-pound representative Luis Yanez. The team leaves for Beijing next Tuesday. The terms of the reinstatement attest [...]

Just 23 days to go for the world largest,biggest and oldest sports event:The BeijingOlympics.what the big question is: Will world follow the olympics?It's true that the die hard fan of a sportsperson will definitely keep tab on thelatest happenings of him/her in Olympics.But,For the common people it's just another sport.Be it an Engineer,laborer or manager everyone is busy in his life.No one has t

If you’re planning to visit China’s capital for the Olympics, remember that it’s not a ‘rude disgusting mess of humanity’ — it’s just different. More: continued here

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Start: 10/10/2008 - 00:44 End: 10/12/2008 - 00:44 Timezone: Etc/GMT We are China New Century International Exhibition Co. LTD in Beijing, China, who is going to hold the top Expo of urban property development and Tourism development for China as China (Dalian) Int’l City Investment &Tourism Develop Expo Event, With brand as CityDevelop. The Expo is scheduled between this Oct. 10th -12th at

If Westerners feel dazed and confused upon exiting the plane at the new international airport terminal here, it's understandable. It's not just the grandeur of the space. It's the inescapable feeling that you're passing through a portal to another world, one whose fierce embrace of change has left Western nations in the dust. The sensation is comparable to the epiphany that Adolf Loos, the Vienne

Believe it or not we are now only 25 days from the start of the Beijing Olympic Games. Most countries have already chosen their teams and China is putting the finishing touches on their Olympic venues and plans. Jamaica's Olympic trials was held a few weeks ago and from the placings on athletes in those trials the team was selected. The competition was stiff and many big names didn't make it int

the Auto China 2008 auto show in Beijing, April 20, 2008. The show is open to the public from April 24-28, with press and trade days on April 20-23.High, wide and fuel-hungry, the gleaming black Cadillac Escalade SUV on display at the Beijing auto show hardly seems like the car for an era of record oil prices.Bugatti_Veyron 16.4Bugatti_Veyron 16.4Buick RivieraCadillac CTSCadillac Provoq Fuel CellC

Learn how to pronounce these famous places in Beijing in Mandarin.Click on the following links to hear both the English and Mandarin.Beihai Park 北海公园Great Wall 长城Ming Tombs 明朝十三陵Old Summer Palace 圆明园Summer Palace 颐和园Temple of Heaven 天坛Tiananmen Square 天安门广场Hotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing Olympics TicketsBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTa

Beijing's Swissotel in the Dongsishitiao area of the capital is an excellent accommodation for the Beijing Olympics.The 5-star hotel has 430 rooms and some excellent facilities: swimming pool, tennis courts and conference center.Swissotel2 Chao Yang Men Bei Da JieBeijing100027Hotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing Olympics TicketsBooks on China and BeijingBeijing PersonalsTagsSwissotel China HotelsBook

Si pensaban ir a Pekín a ver los juegos Olímpicos y, de paso, encontrarse con Godzilla y comer perro, lamentamos decirles que no va a poder ser. Por un lado, Godzilla no existe. Por el otro, si bien en China se come carne de perro, el gobierno de Pekín le ordenó a sus restaurantes no ofrecer carne canina.El subdirector del Buró de Turismo de Pekín, Xiong Yumei, recomendó a los restaurantes

Se me había pasado por completo hablar de nuestros tremendos atletas, clasificados para Beijing 2008. Permitanme introducirlos un poco a los juegos Beijing 2008. El Estadio Olímpico de Beijing costará 500 millones de dólares y será utilizado para la ceremonia inaugural y ceremonia de cierre de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín en el año 2008 - Beijing 2008.

Holy cow! I'm no accomplished world traveler, but I've seen my share of airports around the world and Beijing's new Terminal 3 is - for lack of a better word - MASSIVE. Most airports have some sort of rail or bus system to transport passengers between the different terminals, but here it is so big that this one terminal alone has its own train system!Ok, let me back up for just a moment before I

Os Jogos Olímpicos, em 2008, se realizarão China, entre os dias 8 e 24 de Agosto, com o início da cerimônia de abertura às 8h08min, horário oficial. A cerimônia de abertura acontecerá no Estádio Nacional de Pequim, sendo mais conhecido como ‘Ninho de Pássaro’. Em relação a medalha é como o de sempre, ou seja, ouro [...]

Anyone involved in or with an interest in animal welfare or advocacy, is aware of the atrocities that take pace in China on a daily basis; companion animals, dog and cats, brutally killed and tortured for their skin and for their meat. This doesn’t even touch on what’s done to other animals and wildlife, [...]

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace -- and good wishes from China -- to children all over the world.Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, Fuwa also embody the natural character

With the 2008 Olympics less than a month away, China is making every effort to shed its austere image. Gordon Rayner reports from Beijing.Just 27 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, and in Beijing nothing, but nothing, is being left to chance. At the Changping Vocational School, 380 Olympic hostesses have been relentlessly drilled in such complex skills as how to smile

Previously unpublished conversation by Eutelsat employee confirms move was politically motivated rsf Reporters Without Borders calls on Giuliano Berretta, the CEO of the European satellite company Eutelsat, to quickly reverse its decision to suspend independent Chinese-language broadcaster NTDTV’s use of Eutelsat’s W5 satellite to broadcast to Asia. Eutelsat claims it was forced to suspend NTD

Ana Ivanovic Aims For Beijing 2008 Olympic Games By Tennis Week Ana Ivanovic's initial Olympic experience centered on the hard wood rather than a hard court. The World No. 1 remembers Serbia's success in Olympic basketball generating interest back home. "I remember when our basketball players won a gold medal. It was something very special," Ivanovic told the ITF Olympic web site. &qu

Ozura Mobile, an international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment, has launched ’Beijing Dreams’ to attract the sport gaming fans around the world. Beijing Dreams is a stimulation mobile game featuring five different kinds of sports including; the 100 meters, hurdles, long jump, triple jump, and high jump. According to the company, in the game, gamers will experience ’The

Pollution around the Olympic stadium in Beijing could be five times worse than levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation.Chinese officials admit they can no longer guarantee that the air quality will match international standards as pollution tests by The Sunday Times revealed the full extent of the challenge facing British athletes.With just five weeks to go before the start of the Beij

The Main Press Center (MPC) for the Beijing Olympics formally opened on Tuesday, July 8 and will follow a 24-hour operation schedule between July 25 and August 27 for media crews from around the world, Director of the MPC and IBC operation team, Sha Wanquan, told reporters Tuesday. The International Broadcast Center (IBC), nearby the MPC, [...]

The Bank of China Macau Branch plans to issue 4 million MOP $20 notes, in commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games that will be held in Beijing this August.“In Commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games” written both in Chinese and Portuguese on the front and back side of the bank note. The front side of the bank note features the Bank of China Macau Headquarter building, the emblem of the Beijing

GANA 2 BOLETOS CON TODOS LOS GASTOS PAGADOS PARA LAS OLIMPIADAS 2008 EN BEIJING, CHINA.Para participar es muy sencillo, solo mira la foto adjunta, responde correctamente las siguientes preguntas y envíalas a: International Olympic Committee, Private Bag, Lausanne, Switzerland . 1. Que estudiantes parecen estar cansados o con sueño? 2. Cuales son gemelos?3. Cuales son gemelas?4. Cuantas mujeres h

No miente Jaques Herzog cuando dice que “La fuerza de nuestros edificios es el impacto inmediato y visceral que tienen en el visitante”. El arquitecto suizo que junto a su colega constituye el estudio Herzog & DeMeuron habla desde el escalón de la fama mundial a partir de recibir el Premio Pritzker en 2001. Entonces, cuando no terminaron de hacerle lugar al premio, los titulares del estud

El último espaldarazoCoto Wongcwong@granma.cip.cuLos Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing, del 8 al 24 de agosto próximo, constituirán para el levantamiento de pesas el espaldarazo definitivo a una carrera contrarreloj que en algo más de cuatro años le ha devuelto al deporte un lugar destacado en el concierto mundial.Foto: Ricardo López HeviaYohandrys en su mejor momento.Ese desempeño escalonado di

Beijing continues to have a high rate of new hotel rooms being developed in preparation not only for the Olympics but also for the ever increasing numbers of tourism and business travelers visiting the city. The massive expansion in the hotel industry is not just in five star hotels but includes three and four star hotels along with the slow to develop boutique hotels. Increasing numbers of hotels

Terra Networks México, portal web de Telefónica, anunció la exclusividad en América Latina de la transmisión en vivo por Internet y móviles de los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2008 que se realizarán en Beijing, China, desde el 8 al 24 de agosto. “Con una inversión de 7 millones de dólares, Terra apuesta fuertemente a los contenidos deportivos y de entretenimientos, posibilitando el acce

Hoy fui a ver el Circo de Beijing, que está de gira por latinoamérica y va a estar en Rosario hasta el 06 de julio, en el teatro Broadway. No les voy a contar de la historia del circo, eso está en varios lados. Les voy a contar el genial espectáculo. Fui gracias a una entrada que [...]

Sixto Barrera Ochoa is not just any sportsman: his life itself is an example of personal overcoming, spiritual strength, optimism and a win-win attitude, that helped him overcome poverty and harsh conditions to become the best wrestler of his category in the American continent. Barrera at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro 2007. [...]

Sixto Barrera Ochoa is not just any sportsman: his life itself is an example of personal overcoming, spiritual strength, optimism and a win-win attitude, that helped him overcome poverty and harsh conditions to become the best wrestler of his category in the American continent. Barrera at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro 2007. [...]

SEGA Europa Ltd. se complace en presentar las pruebas de gimnasia de Beijing 2008™ - El Videojuego Oficial de los Juegos Olímpicos, que se encuentra disponible para Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION®3 y PC.Las pruebas de gimnasia de Beijing 2008™ están divididas en dos categorías; la femenina y la masculina. En el caso de las mujeres, la primera prueba es la de Barras Asimétricas, en la que el jugado

Colorful, playful and fun, the Fuwa are the mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to be held in Beijing. Like radiant cartoon characters bursting with energy, and all wearing smiles, the mascots bring symbols of friendship and peace to the rest of the world that will visit and watch the games. In fact, the characters are meant to embody the fun side of playful children while exuding the qualit

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Cannot Satisfy Worldwide Ticket Demand … Yet HotelsCombined.com Can Satisfy Worldwide Accommodation Demand SYDNEY, Australia, June 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — One World, One Dream is the theme of the Beijing Games — and if overseas ticket demand is any indicator, the whole world wants to be in Beijing for the Games to [...]

Author: Daniel LiArticle:See Sunrise National Flag Raising Ceremony ( 5:52am on TiananmenSquare May 24,2008 ) People tend to neglect something not urgent,but important. Some local people in Beijing never go to visitthe Great Wall in their life and many haven't seen the GreatWall yet. The reason is simple that the Great Wall is close tothem and they have enough time to do it in their lifetime b

As the opening of the Olympic Games comes closer the security associated with such an event tightens. Beijing subway users can expect police, machine and dog checks between 29th June and 20th September. Police and security personnel in Beijing are interested in people carrying explosives, inflammables, poisons, radioactive materials, guns, ammunition and knives. Hotels in BeijingBuy 2008 Beijing

08-08-08 is coming. What’s special about that date? It’s the start of the Summer Olympics in Beijing! While sometimes the rich and famous athletes are the ones that get the spotlight, one thing I love is hearing the stories of ordinary Americans living their dream. Most of the time, there’s no money in competitive swimming, or [...]

Visiting Beijing for the Olympic Games? Accommodation is available! Despite some of the news about accommodation in Bejing there is actually still a range of accommodation available in Beijing for the Olympics.Many Beijing hotels still have rooms to offer travelers looking for 4 or 5 star hotel rooms. Only 44% of the rooms are booked in 4 star hotels and 77% of the 5 star rooms are booked. There i

Leading mobile game publisher Glu has announced their partnering with SEGA Europe to publish Beijing 2008, The Official Mobile Phone Game of the Olympic Games and Sonic at the Olympic Games, throughout Australia, New Zealand and EMEA. Beijing 2008, developed by SEGA, will bring all the excitement of the Olympic Games to the mobile arena, and [...]

Beijing (EFE).- Beijing contará en 2010 con una red de conexión a internet 'wireless' (sin cables) que cubrirá toda la capital china, un proyecto cuya primera fase se estrenó hoy con una cobertura de 100 kilómetros cuadrados en la que será gratis conectarse durante los Juegos Olímpicos. Según informó el portal web "Sina.com", el programa "Beijing sin cables" permitirá a los internautas p

Beijing has dispatched 8,000 toilet maintenance staff, each responsible for a specific public restroom in the city and trained in hygiene standards and techniques, Olympic knowledge and practical English expressions, Xinhua said Friday. There will be selective inspections every week and the results will be posted on the website of the Municipal Utilities Administration Commission, said the n

The Olympics have put Beijing on the world tourist map, but even before that, the Chinese capital has been a great tourist destination. Beijing tourist attractions are many indeed, and the city has something for every visitor. History, nightlife, great food… you can find them all here. The biggest Beijing attractions include Tiananmen Square, the [...]

Xinhua News, China's state run news agency has announced that Beijing's civic authorities plan to reduce traffic in the Chinese capital by instigating a policy of only allowing cars with an odd or even registration plate on to the roads on alternate days during this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.The new policy will come in to effect on July 20 and will run until September 20, 2008. Beijing

BEIJING, June 21 (Reuters) - This summer's Beijing Olympics will offer a "zero refusal policy" for media interview requests, state media said on Saturday, as China tries to deflect criticism about its press controls in the run-up to the Games.Organisers promised complete media freedom when they bid to host the Games, and while the reporting environment has improved for foreign journalists, the cou

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The Bellhop Chronicles have published a very cool Beijing Olympic Guide. I’m not going to the olympics but if I was this would be a huge help. It tells you where everything is, restaurants, hotels and attractions to check out. It is worth a look - Beijing Olympic Guide

SEGA Europe Ltd. presenta las pruebas de atletismo de Beijing 2008: El Videojuego Oficial de los Juegos Olímpicos (PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, PC).De las seis pruebas de atletismo incluidas en este título, sin duda los 100m lisos es la joya de la corona de los Juegos Olímpicos, y la final es seguida por millones de espectadores en todo el mundo. Se ha creado un nuevo sistema para representar la sa

[Images: Big Australia/UPI]The controversial Beijing Summer Olympics gets underway in a little over six weeks time and it’s been reported today that David Beckham and Leona Lewis will be taking part in the closing ceremony….According to reports the ‘handover’ performance, which marks the point when the games are officially passed on to London, will feature Beckham leaping from a bus as wel

David Beckham and former X Factor winner Leona Lewis are among stars being lined up to feature in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Leona Lewis will perform one of her hits. A central... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I and my colleague were in Beijing for a business trip last month, it was the first time I was in the city, we had to attend a 3-day trade show, a seminar organized by a government agency, and visit 4 customers, the schedule is very tight. I had planned a 7 day stay, and I hoped to have some sightseeing after business in the last two days.After I booked the flights and hotel, I started to plan my

The 2008 Beijing Summer Games is the largest event to experience in the world this year. Besides all the festivities that will take place, you will also take absolute pleasure through one of the most sought-after travel experiences, filled with hundreds of years of Chinese culture and history inside one of China's great cities. The 2008 Beijing Summer Games marks the first time China ever hosting

Some of you might have heard that China’s Geely had penned a joint venture contract with Manganese Bronze, with an aim toward manufacturing this TX4 – more or less a copy of the iconic London black cab. (...)

Quoted prices for hotel stays in Beijing during the summer Olympics has jumped up by four to ten times higher than normal, said China’s biggest online booking provider Ctrip.com International Ltd.     The travel booking company said on Friday that its online hotel reservation data show that standard hotel rooms in four and five star-ranking hotels [...]

About two months to go, the Beijing Olympic organizers pledged on Tuesday to fend off on any illegal advertising related to the Games.     Chen Feng, deputy director of the marketing department of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee (BOCOG), told a press conference that Beijing would strengthen the clampdown on violations of Olympics related patents, trademarks [...]

Last week Hainan Airlines, a Chinese carrier, launched a new nonstop service from Beijing to Seattle. From their press release: The nonstop flight will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Flight HU 495 will depart from Beijing at 4:20 p.m. and arrive in Seattle at noon the same day. Flight HU 496 will depart from Seattle...

Los Angeles Times How to get accommodations in Beijing for the OlympicsLos Angeles Times, CA - 43 minutes agoCheck out vacation rentals: There are a bunch of Beijing apartments available in August on Craigslist (Beijing vacation rentals). … Original post by nathaniel

Wangfujing street, located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, is one of the Chinese capital’s most famous shopping streets. Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people, turned into one of China’s most attractive and modern boulevards. Since [...]

I wonder how China got the privilege to host Olympic!! Don't wish to criticize more but just feeling sad for those sportsmen and tourist. Bet they gonna have tough time there.. why? language barriers lor... watch Russel Peters or if you got no time for that, check out the signages below.lolz... touch wat a?lolzDOG SAUCE??since when shit can be translated to sauce?whoop the ass...lolzzsee

No megacity can escape to this plague, which represent a major cause for the lungs diseases: the smog. What would you do, being maire in Beijing(Pekin) to stop this strong pollution? Because the summer Olympic Games hosted by Beijing this year will start soon! Do not try to recognize buildings or corners from Beijing, even if [...]

X-factor winner LEONA LEWIS and soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM have reportedly been lined up to star in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics 2008 in China this summer. They both play a key role in the official handover to Britain for the London 2012 Games. Such a lucky girl however I totally agree that she [...]

According to a report from Reuters news agency monitoring Chinese state media, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee have sanctioned a new chanting routine for Chinese spectators at the Games.The four step routine incorporates the common sporting chant, "Add oil (Jiayou)" and goes like this: "Olympics, add oil," followed by 2 hand claps and a double thumbs up, then "China, add oil," followed by