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In 7 days, the Olympics begin on 8/8/8.
It looks to be that Beijing has done quite a bit to solve power and electricity problems but pollution remains an issue as shown by the BBQ ban particularly now that that the spotlight is on China. It is understandable that there are tensions as a result not to mention that has been a recent security scare. At the Olympics Green where the opening will be held there had be concerns over weather but it looks to be a spectacle indeed with the help of Zhang Yimou and the ballet there. As a result, China does believe it is ready and so does Rogge. With the Athletes, Cadel Evans is in but Sharapova is out. Myanmar or Burma as well as South Korea are also gearing up for the challenge. The torch has also passed through earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province and replicas of it have gone on sale. Furthermore, the Pope has thrown his support behind the Olympics but sadly there had been a massive scam. But here are some songs to cheer us up
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Emblem
The emblem, "Sky, Earth, and Human Beings" (simplified Chinese: 天、地、人), is a multicolored Chinese character "之" (pinyin: zhī) stylized as an athletic figure in motion. The red, blue, and green in the emblem represent sun, sky, and earth
Mascot
The mascot is a cartoon cow named Fu Niu Lele (simplified Chinese: 福牛乐乐), roughly meaning "Happy Hereford
Opening Ceremony
The nations will be entering in the order of the number of strokes in their Chinese name or transliteration. There will be 15000 perrformers. Celine Dion and Jay Chou will be performing as well as other Taiwanese.
It looks to be that Beijing has done quite a bit to solve power and electricity problems but pollution remains an issue as shown by the BBQ ban particularly now that that the spotlight is on China. It is understandable that there are tensions as a result not to mention that has been a recent security scare. At the Olympics Green where the opening will be held there had be concerns over weather but it looks to be a spectacle indeed with the help of Zhang Yimou and the ballet there. As a result, China does believe it is ready and so does Rogge. With the Athletes, Cadel Evans is in but Sharapova is out. Myanmar or Burma as well as South Korea are also gearing up for the challenge. The torch has also passed through earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province and replicas of it have gone on sale. Furthermore, the Pope has thrown his support behind the Olympics but sadly there had been a massive scam. But here are some songs to cheer us up
More Olympics
Participating NOCs
Medals
Paralympics
Emblem
The emblem, "Sky, Earth, and Human Beings" (simplified Chinese: 天、地、人), is a multicolored Chinese character "之" (pinyin: zhī) stylized as an athletic figure in motion. The red, blue, and green in the emblem represent sun, sky, and earth
Mascot
The mascot is a cartoon cow named Fu Niu Lele (simplified Chinese: 福牛乐乐), roughly meaning "Happy Hereford
Opening Ceremony
The nations will be entering in the order of the number of strokes in their Chinese name or transliteration. There will be 15000 perrformers. Celine Dion and Jay Chou will be performing as well as other Taiwanese.