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Olympics 2008

Olympic Game will be held in Beijing in 2008 - many people's life in China are affected, including myself. Let me record what is going on with the game. .

Articles in Olympics 2008

Lang Ping's American Volleyball Team Beat China Aug 15, 2008
Several minutes ago, just watched the game between the US Volleyball team beat China's women volleyball team at 3:2. The scores are so close in the five sections: 23-25...
Olympic is about Competition and Happiness Aug 14, 2008
These days are really Olympic days in China. This is the 6th day of the game. I am happy to be in the host country, and I have experienced...
One Ceremony, Many Perceiptions Aug 12, 2008
I talked with my native American friend over the coffee today. I asked about his comments on the Opening Ceremony. As many people, he said the ceremony is great,...
The Chinese Elements - Part II Aug 11, 2008
This is the second part of the series, Chinese Elements in the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony. The Character He 和, or Peace During the MovableType show (don't confuse it...
The Chinese Elements in the Ceremony Aug 10, 2008
After the Opening Ceremony of XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing is over for 48 hours, I am thinking about the little difference people in China and foreign audience may...
Foreign Media's Response to the Opening Aug 9, 2008
I collected some report from foreign medias. Reuters World media hails Beijing's perfect night Beijing's Olympic opening extravaganza drew rave reviews on Friday from media around the world awed...
Going to Shanghai Olympic Football Game Aug 9, 2008
Ticketing Office The ticketing office is not as crowded as I thought. Maybe it is because of the very long time of ticket selling. You can get there...
Interesting Comments on the Ceremony Aug 9, 2008
I saw two interesting comments about the game. The first is from Charles Robinson on Yahoo!:Maybe the only way to understand how fulfilling the 2008 Opening Ceremony was is...
Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Aug 8, 2008
I am still watching the opening ceremony of the Games. Now about 100 countries have entered the Bird's Nest. I Love it I love the opening ceremony. It is...
The Day Before Olympic Games Aug 7, 2008
Tomorrow, the Olympic Games will open in Beijing. It is such a big event that people start to count down from 1000 days ago. When it comes, I just...
In Beijing, Just Before Olympic Games Jul 31, 2008
I am in Beijing now. I am here to attend a meeting. Today is July 30, 2008, just 9 days before the Olympic Games. As we waited for this...
Crossing Over with Hong Huang Jul 28, 2008
Today I joined Hong Huang on the talk show of Crossing Over on ICS, talking about Baixing.com for quite some time, and also talked about a topic I don't...
Data Center "Sealed" During Olympic Jul 24, 2008
Many days ago, I received an email from Hotsales, since I have a personal home page space with Hotsales, who hosted their servers in China Telecom data center. The...
Monday, Tuesday, ... Olympic Jul 21, 2008
A normal Monday. In the morning, when I wanted to turn right onto the Xianan Road at my residential area gate, it is already full of cars, and for...
Is Olympic Really Coming? Jul 2, 2008
Olympic Game is coming to Beijing in about one month. What does it mean to this country, to Beijing, and to Shanghai? As the Game is coming closer, I...
Olympic Torch in China May 7, 2008
On May 20-21, the Olympic Torch will arrive in Shanghai....
Photo Needed for Olympic Ceremonies Jan 15, 2008
According to the official web site of Beijing Olympics 2008, Photo ID and personal information needed for Olympic ceremonies ticket buyers. Credit: Beijing 2008 Below is the information...
Beijing Olympics 2008 Schedule Aug 9, 2007
Since Beijing Olympics is coming, let me post the schedule for the Olympics in Beijing. Hope you like it. Credit goes to Wikipedia. ● Opening ceremony ● Event competitions...
One Year to Beijing Olympics Aug 8, 2007
Today is 366 days to August 8, 2008, the date of Beijing Olympics. (The reason it is 366 days instead of 365 is, 2008 has extra day of February...
Olympics Impact to TV Commericals Jul 11, 2007
Olympics is closer. I didn't feel too much difference yet, but the business men - or to be more exact, the marketing managers - has smelled the opportunity and...
Volunteer for Beijing Olympics Sep 12, 2006
Want to be a volunteer for Beijing Olympics in 2008? Recently, the recruiting started. The recruiting of Beijing Olympics Volunteer starts from Aug 28, 2006 to end of March,...
Wheat Powder Fuwa (Olympic Mascots) Nov 27, 2005
© Jian Shuo Wang. Shot in the Changfeng Park of Shanghai See this picture. I took it in Changfeng Park - the Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots created by...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots Nov 11, 2005
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was unvieled today: Image in courtesy of Beijing-2008.org How do you like it? Related entry: Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem Unvieled...
Athens 2004 Olympic Opening Aug 14, 2004
http://www.athens2004.com/ Now I am here in waiting for the opening of the Olympic game. China is 5 hours earlier than Athens. When the Opening Ceremony of the ATHENS 2004...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem Unvieled Aug 4, 2003
Credit: Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG). What do you think of this logo? Well. To me, the first impression is a little big disappointing. It is nature for...