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Beijing Olympics 2008
The buildup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics is in full swing: the official website is launched.
The website shows solicitations for the Olympic Songs and for Landscape Design of the Olympic Forest Park and the Central Zone. According to The China Daily, the Chinese were so determined to avoid the last-minute Greek scramble to have venues ready that IOC president Jacques Rogge admitted he had to ask Beijing to slow down to ensure the venues did not sit idle for too long. 
Photo: 'The Water Cube' will be one of the most dramatic and exciting venues to feature sporting events for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. China plans to use the Olympics to demonstrate that the world's most populous nation is a surging force to be reckoned with. Not only in sports. A nice example of China's ambition is this clip of 'The Water Cube', the 17,000-seat National Swimming Center which will resemble a cube of water miraculously suspended in thin air - a project design by Arup. Great design and clip! |
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posted by BlogFonk: Saturday, September 04, 2004 [#] Erms Suripatty