New Beijing founded on Olympics
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-02 07:39
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History on canvas: Former American Paralympian Gregory Burns paints a section of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Sunday. He is the Paralympic ambassador of BHP Billiton Ltd, the sponsor of the medals for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Xinhua |
As Beijing gears up for the Paralympics, its second sports extravaganza of the summer, a senior local official has said the promise of a "New Beijing, Great Olympics" is as yet only half complete, the Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday.
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