Chinadaily Homepage   | Home | Destination Beijing | Sports | Olympics | Photo |     2008Olympics > People Momentum   In Depth   Mascots   Volunteers   Venues Live   Countdown   Team China   Games Schedule   Who Am I   Photo Map   Forum       Previous Page Next Page     Olympic Torch Golden Brick issued       Olympic extension under construction Labourers work at the construction site for the Olympic extension of the Beijing underground system May 13, 2007. More than 10,000 labourers are working to finish 52 new stations and 87 km (54 miles) of tracks that will bring the total length of the subway in Beijing to 300 km (186 miles) and is expected to be finished several months before the start of the 2008 Olympic Games.[Reuters]       Morning exercise in Beijing A couple dances in the park surrounding the Temple of Heaven in Beijing May 11, 2007. Local residents flock to the park in the early morning hours for all kinds of sports and social activities. [Reuters]       Olympic Park under construction Workers plant trees near a river inside the Olympic Park, which is under construction, in Beijing May 9, 2007. [Reuters]       Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch on exhibition Two visitors watch a sample of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch exhibited in the world art museum at the China Millennium Altar in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2007.[Xinhua]       Olympic torch relay badge hits market Beijing Olympic torch relay badge is unveiled April 27,2007 after the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) annouced its torch relay route and the torch - a red and silver cloud-design tube shaped like a Chinese scroll. [sina.com]       The Logo of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay       2008 Beijing Olympic Games Torch unveiled The Torch for Beijing Olympics Games is unveiled on April 26, 2007.       Wedding at Catholic Patriotic church A priest weds Song Xue (centre L) and Liu Xiao at the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic church in Beijing April 22, 2007. [Reuters]       Beijing to expand public transportation for Games Passengers board a bus during rush hour at a bus stop in Beijing April 18, 2007. Beijing is hoping a 100 billion yuan (US$13 billion) investment in public transport will be enough to keep the traffic flowing at next year's Olympic Games, an official said on Wednesday.[Reuters]       First high-speed train hits railways A staff member stands at attention as a high-speed train leaves Beijing railway station April 18, 2007. High-speed trains with a speed of 200km (124 miles) per hour or more will hit Chinese railways on Wednesday, marking the start of the system's sixth "speed boost", which has been hard pressed to cope with an increased demand for a bigger transport capacity, Xinhua News Agency reported. [Reuters]       Green Dreams,Colorful Olympics A woman gestures in front of 2008 Beijing Olympic mascots during the launching ceremony of "Green Dreams, Colorful Olympics" 2007 International Painting Contest for primary and middle school students at a park in Beijing April 13, 2007. [Reuters]       Cherry in full blossom embodies friendliness Chinese women wearing rented kimonos wait for a photo session under blooming cherry blossoms in Beijing's Yuyuantan Park April 11, 2007. Hundreds of day trippers seek photogenic angles under cherry blossoms in full bloom at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing's inner west, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao headed east to Japan, the first visit by a Premier in seven year.[Reuters]       Beijing traffic police gear up for Olympics       Table tennis games grow up in community Pingpong fans compete against each other at the Table Tennis Community Arena Competition held in Zhonggulou Square of central Beijing Andingmen community April 2,2007.Hundreds of table tennis lovers take part in the competitions with honor of Beijing Olympic Games.[Xinhua]       Migrant workers for Shunyi Olympic venues       500 days countdown to Beijing Olympics Chinese students jumps for a photo in front of the Olympic countdown clock displaying 500 days to the Olympic Games in Tiananmen Square,Beijing March 26, 2007. A series of events are organized in China's major cities to mark the 500-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics.[Xinhua]       Low-cost countdown products in the lead "To make more customers get access to Olympics, we will attach attention to from now on medium- and low-cost Olympic products in the market, "an officer said a few days ahead of 500 days to Beijing Games.       "Queuing Days" required across China Volunteers in cartoon figures'customs send around the flysheet to passengers at Beijing Wangfujing metro station to promote the second official "Queue Day" in Beijing March,11,2007.The "Queue Day" to remind residents of the benefits of lining up for things. Experts say the days should be introduced in other cities to provide people with a better understanding of social etiquette. [Xinhua]       Another style of terracotta warriors A visitor points at a terracotta warrior sculpture by Norwegian artist Marian Heyerdahl at a gallery in Beijing in this March 2, 2007 file photo. From the back, this army of contemporary terracotta warriors looks as forbidding as the ancient battalion that was buried with a warring Chinese emperor to lead in the afterlife. But these all-female soldiers, created by Norwegian artist Marian Heyerdahl and on display in Beijing, carry a completely different message than the famed, original Qin dynasty statues with their pained faces, pregnant bellies and mutilated bodies. [Reuters]       NPC opens annual session in Beijing Ethnic minority delegates wave in front of the Great Hall of the People, the venue for the National People's Congress (NPC), before the opening ceremony of NPC in Beijing March 5, 2007. [Reuters]       First Spring rain befalls on Beijing Visitors tours around the Temple of Heaven,or Tiantan Park in drizzle in Beijing,Mar 1st,2007.The first light rain befallen on Beijing since Spring begins on Feb 4 according to Chinese lunar calendar.[newsphoto]       Olympic postcards ready for 500-day countdown       Gesture language delivers smiling       Coal gas plant halts production for air quality A journalist with Reuters,central, writes the notes while interviewing a retired worker Zhao Guishui,left, of the recently closed down Beijing Coking and Chemical Works. The Media was organized to have a tour in the works in Beijing's southeast suburb,February 27, 2007. The plant has halted its production for the sake of Beijing's air quality,according to an official statement.[chinadaily.com.cn]       Fog hangs over the captial       Temple Fair still hot in Beijing A foreign performer plays with a Chinese visitor at the Beijing Chaoyang Park Temple Fair Feb.24,2007,the last day of Spring Festival holiday in Beijing.[newsphoto]       Acrobatics show in Beijing Artistes perform a balancing act on a bicycle during an acrobatics show in Beijing February 21, 2007. Acrobatics, dating back to more than 2,000 years, is one of China's oldest art forms. Picture taken February 21, 2007. [Reuters]       Pray the good forture in New Year       Departure, not just for the sake of reunion       Good fortune, good will for new year A staff member uses lotus-shaped candles to form the Chinese character for "Good Fortune" at a temple on the outskirts of Beijing February 16, 2007. Chinese around the world are preparing to welcome the Lunar New Year on February 18. 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