The Beijing Olympic Games will be a hue of colors. More than 40 million flowering plants will adorn the Olympic venues, tourist sites like Tian'anmen Square, and the main roads, the Beijing Olympic Media Center said. About 2,000 speci ... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Fri, Jun 06 2008
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Closing Show of the Olympic Games in China Beijing Pequim 2008 »
YouTube video The Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες; [Ol... |
| 22 Jul 08 |
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Flowers all the way for a green Games » Shanghai Daily BEIJING has prepared 40 million flowering plants to decorate streets and Olympic venues. "July and August are usually a hard time for flowers," Wang Sumei, vice director of the Beijing Landscape Forestation Bureau,... |
| 28 Apr 08 |
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Media centers set for 'splendor' » People's Daily The Main Press Center (MPC) and the International Broadcast Center (IBC) for the Beijing Olympic Games were officially handed over to the Beijing Olympic organizers (BOCOG) yesterday, marking a milestone in full-scale media services for the ... |
| 30 Jul 08 |
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Safety clamp extends to Tian'anmen Square » Shanghai Daily TOURISTS will not be allowed to enter Tian'anmen Square in Beijing after midnight as China beefs up overall security in the capital eight days out from the Olympic Games. All visitors would have to pass security... |
| 08 May 08 |
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Games aims to be carbon neutral » Shanghai Daily THE environmentally friendly Beijing Olympic Games will ''ensure 'zero emissions' near Olympic venues for the first time in Olympic history,'' the Minister for Science and Technology said yesterday. Minister... |
| 08 May 08 |
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China promises a 'green' Olympic Games » Shanghai Daily THE Beijing Olympic Games will be environmentally friendly as energy-saving technologies will be used, the Minister of Science and Technology said today. "China will ensure 'zero emissions' near Olympic venues... |