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My Olympic Story: 100 days, 100 stories

My Olympic Story: 100 days, 100 stories

BOCOG: Torch Relay in Tibet to be held June 21

BOCOG: Torch Relay in Tibet to be held June 21

Sacred flame completes first stop in journey through the west

Wang Yanhong, Paralympic champion, holds up the Olympic torch.Wang Yanhong, last torchbearer in Urumqi, lights the flame cauldron at Xinjiang Sports Center.Wang Yanhong triumphantly puts both hands in the air.

2008年奥运圣火到北京 (中英双语新闻)

Chinese President Hu Jintao lit a cauldron at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square with the Olympic torch Monday morning, marking the official start of the round-the-world relay.

国际奥委会主席在圣火欢迎仪式上的致辞 (中英双语新闻)

The Olympic Flame has arrived in Beijing, announcing that the first ever Olympic Games in China will soon begin.

Beijing Dining

Hotpot and imperial cuisine are also typical flavors of Beijing, Other specialist restaurants offer a choice of the eight famous cuisines of China, as well as American, French, Italian, Indian, Korean, Vegetarian restaurants are all easily found. Mos..

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Notice: The summer hours for most Beijing shopping malls are 9:00am to 21:00pm, and in winter they are closed either a half or one hour earlier than in summer. Many larger and Tourism Appointed stores will accept credit card payment. Bringing some ca..

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