Television cameramen, producers and correspondents
from 14 renowned media ended week-long news coverage of the preparatory work of
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Saturday.
Foreign TV teams cover
the "Bird's Nest" now under construction.
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They were impressed by the construction of Olympic venues, Beijingers'
passion for the Olympiad, people's seriousness to protect the environment as
well as the ancient city's scenic spots.
Invited by Beijing Olympic Press Center and Beijing TV Station, the TV teams
on the tour included TV 3 New Zealand, TBS (Japan), SBS (South Korea), Seven
Network Australia, TF1 (France), CNN, AP, RAI (Italy), ARD (Germany), ALJazeera,
TV Globo Brazil, Reuters, NHK, BBC and ORF (Austria).
They set foot in the National Stadium, dubbed "the Bird's Nest," National
Aquatics Center or "the Water Cube," new terminal of Capital International
Airport, Gaobeidian Sewage Treatment Plant, Shishahai Sport School, the training
base of the General Administration of Sport, the monitoring center of Beijing
Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, Capital Iron and Steel Company, the
Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall, Lenovo Group, the Dongsi Olympic Community,
the Temple of Heaven Park, among others.
The smooth progress of construction of the National Stadium astonished Chris
Reason, senior correspondent of Seven Network Australia, who believed that it
will give sufficient time for test events, a key point for a successful
Olympiad.
