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The Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Volunteers preparing for the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Bird’s Nest. (Photo credit: Li Ziheng/Xinhua)

Performance-Write the Postcard
Synopsis: With cartoon postmen as the creative theme, a passionate and humorous performance draws in the audience, creating a natural, warm, harmonious and wonderful atmosphere for the Closing Ceremony.
Composer: Chen Chunguang, Xu Lei, Chen Jun, Su Yongliang
1. With […]

Olympic torch burns bright thanks to rocket science

Though the Olympic torch has gone through the most adverse weather conditions on Mount Qomolangma, its flame is burning bright thanks to China’s rocket science.”Even on a benign weather day, a gale might be blown on Mt. Qomolangma. Bright sunshine one moment can quickly turn into a pour of hailstones the next,” said Zhang Ming, […]

Olympic torch to be carried to Mt. Qomolangma along north slope

Zhang Zhijian reveals the relay route. (Photo credit: Gesangdewa/Xinhua)
QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, Tibet, May 7 (Xinhua) — Zhang Zhijian, spokesman for the Chinese Mountaineering Team, re-confirmed on Wednesday that the Beijing Olympic flame will be taken to the top of Mount Qomolangma by the traditional climb route along the north slope.
It came six days after Sun […]

Olympic flame goes through mountain region in third day

The Olympic flame left Ioannina to head for the mountain region, north of Greece, going through Metsovo, Grevena, Kozani and Veria on Wednesday.The flame started its third day journey in 9:00 and traversed azigzag mountain road with snow and frost on trees along Mountain Pindes before reaching Grevena.
The flame arrived Grevena in 13:30 and gave […]

Olympic Torch to face snowy hill on Day 3 in Greece

 The torch relay in Greece entered its third day on Thursday starting at 9:00 a.m. (GMT+2) from Ioannina.After a ceremony and overnight stay in Ioannina, the torch of the Beijing Olympic Games, entitled “Lucky Clouds,” set out for the northern part of the country. It will climb over a snowy hill in unexpected coldness on […]

Olympic Village to ensure athletes feel at home

Scene of the press conference
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(BEIJING, March 5) — The Olympic Village will provide the best quality of service possible and make the athletes feel at home, a relevant BOCOG official told the press on Wednesday.
Yu Debin of the Olympic Village said that during the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic Village personnel […]

Chinese ambassador, Olympic champion to join Olympic torch relay in London

Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom Fu Ying and double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes will be amongst the 80 torchbearers passing the Olympic Flame across London on April 6.    Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald and actress Amara Karan will also run the one-day leg, as part of the worldwide Beijing Olympic Torch Relay, as revealed by Greater […]

Kluft still pondering Olympic title defence

Carolina Kluft again hinted here Friday she might abandon her attempt to defend her Olympic heptathlon title in August in order to concentrate solely on a single event at the Beijing Games.  The Swede, who first suggested she was falling out of love with the heptathlon after retaining he world title in Osaka last August, is […]

Capital security force in full preparations for the Games

As the Beijing Olympic Games moving close, Olympic security corps of PLA (People’s Liberation Army) gears up preparations for a “safe” Olympic Games in August in Beijing, reported by Xinhuanet on Sunday.  Underlined and organized by PLA General Staff Department (GSD), the capital army force dedicated for the security of the Games move forward to guarantee […]

Legend swimmer Spitz expects Beijing Olympics the best

Famous American swimmer Mark Spitz predicted on Sunday that the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games would be the best in the history of the Olympics.  He made the remarks as a guest of the awarding ceremony of this year’s Laurence Prize, Xinhua reported.
  China owns a time-honored and unique culture, and the Olympic […]