Host City
BEIJING MAP

Olympic Venue Distribution
OLYMPIC NATION
Last tranche of Olympic tickets to go on sale
The last tranche of the tickets for Olympic Games will be put on sale from Friday at the ticket booths scattered at the Olympic venues.
OLYMPIC LIFE
Volunteers get fine-tooth training for Games
Beijing has recruited 20,000 young volunteers, mostly university students, to serve the 7 million spectators. UN Chief Full of Praise for Beijing
VENUES
MULTIMEDIA GALLERY
COLUMNIST
How I came to see serene fields of green
My first visit to Inner Mongolia concluded yesterday when the Olympic torch finished its journey within the autonomous region - so far the closest province to Beijing since the relay started in March.