With just three weeks to go before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, the blue sky which had been seen over the Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing recently, was giving way to smog again. The Beijing Ministry for Environmenta... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Fri, Jul 18 2008
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Smogwatch, August 5 » Countdown to Beijing With just three days to go before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Bird’s Nest National Stadium was visible under hazy skies. Earlier this week, the iconic stadium was not visible due to smog blanketing Beijing, but authorities... |
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Smogwatch July 24 » Countdown to Beijing The iconic national stadium, the Bird’s Nest in Beijing was barely visible through smog on Thursday (July 24), despite last-ditch attempts to turn the smokey and dusty Chinese capital into the promised pollution-free Olympic venue. ... |
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The big day arrives: Beijing abuzz ahead of Games opening » Countdown to Beijing The big day has finally arrived. Seven years on from the decision to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympics the Games are set to begin with a “big bang” at the opening ceremony at the Bird’s Nest. I’ve only been in Beijing a week... |
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From vegetable field to bird’s nest: witnessing the birth of the national stadium in Beijing » Blogging For China Many of you perhaps have already seen the stunning computer rendered image, shown above, of the national stadium, better known as the bird’s nest. But do you wonder what it looks like during the seven years of building? Recently, an amateur... |
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Bad Air Beijing? » China Journal Just how many Olympians will do a runner on the opening ceremony, thanks in part to fears over Beijing’s poor air quality? A run around Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium (AP photo) Some Aussie athletes, for one. Instead of waving the flag ... |
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