WHAT COLORS to Welcome 2008 Olympics

In the eyes of experts, Olympic colors are represented in the chains of the Olympic Games, including: buildings, environment, city image, facilities, advertisements, shops, people's clothes and even the colors of autos.Olympic colors should be expressive as to show the lofty aspiration of a nation and enthusiasm of mankind.On the colors for Beijing Olympic Games and for the city itself, a reporter with People's Daily had an interview with experts.     

北京奥组委开门纳贤(英文)

A public recruitment push by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) to fill its 56 positions has aroused tremendous enthusiasm since October 17.More than 2.000 applications, as well as over 600 phone calls, 200 e-mails and 1.9 million website hits have been registered by BOCOG."I would like to devote myself to the holding of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which is a great event for every Chinese." an anonymous applicant for one of BOCOG's positions said.He said although the salary would not be as high as some foreign companies, working on the committee would be a wonderful opportunity for sports and Olympic fans.     

奥运短讯(英文)

Olympic preparation in full swingJiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the 2008 Olympics Organizing Committee, announced the Beijing Games preparation had been into full swing since June 2003.Design chosen for swimming centerA Sino-Australian joint plan was chosen as the design for the National Swimming Center, a major venue for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Sydney-based PTW Architects and engineering company Ove Arup Pty. Ltd. designed the 17,000-seat stadium with China State Construction Engineering Corps.     

北京的绿色宣言

Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) released a draft of the Ecological Environment Protection Plan on September 6.The Ecological Environment Protection Plan, a part of the "Beijing Olympic Action Plan", will serve as the guideline for the city's environmental development in the next six years.The draft plan, which is composed of six parts, is subject to public opinions In the following month, said BOCOG. BOCOG will revise the draft in accordance with the public opinionsand then work out the final edition.     

奥运短讯(英文)

Beijing, Athens Mayors MeetThe mayors of Athens and Beijing,the hosts for the 2004 and 2008Olympic Games respectively, haveagreed to cooperate for the successfulorganization of the world's majorsporting gala.Beijing is interested in learning fromAthens' extensive experience inhosting Olympic Games, said BeijingMayor Liu Qi on September 25 whenmeeting with visiting Athens MayorDimitris L. Avramopoulos.Avramopoulos said host cities of theOlympic Games should strengthencooperation.     

Home-Made Olympic Cakes

On March 26, 2004, computer maker Legend Group became the first ever Chinese company to join the Olympic Partner Program, or TOP.Legend Group inked a worldwide sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the major supplier of information technology (IT) equipment for the 2006 Winter Olympic in Turin, Italy and the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing.     

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics:An opportunity to promote physical activity and winter sports in Chinese youth

TagedPIn February and March 2022,China will host the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.The vision for this landmark event promises a“joyful rendezvous upon pure ice and snow uniting the passion of hundreds of millions for winter sports”.1 Themes have been developed to create a positive environmental impact with new development for the northern region of the country and to promote winter sports and improve the health and well-being of the Chinese people.The key messages for the winter games include inspiring youth with the Olympic spirit and encouraging millions to embrace winter sports.Notably,the Chinese government aims to mobilize at least 300 million of its citizens to engage in winter sports as an outcome of hosting the Winter Olympic Games.     

Olympic Education and Cross-Cultural Communication

In recent years,Olympic education has received increasingly greater attention.It is not just Olympic host cities that have established specialized Olympic education programmes across the board,but also non-host cities are developing Olympic education activities to different degrees.Olympic education has also become an important project in the Olympic preparatory work,and has been an important project in the preparations for the Beijing Olympics.How to understand Olympic education? There are many different ways of looking at it.This essay attempts to take the unique characteristics of Olympic education as a starting point to explore the important role played by issues of cross-cultural communication in Olympic education.     

Olympic Education and Cross-Cultural Communication

In recent years, Olympic education has received increasingly greater attention. It is not just Olympic host cities that have established specialized Olympic education prograrnmes across the board, but also non-host cities are developing Olympic education activities to different degrees. Olympic education has also become an important project in the Olympic preparatory work, and has been an important project in the preparations for the Beijing Olympics. How to understand Olympic education? There are many different ways of looking at it. This essay attempts to take the unique characteristics of Olympic education as a starting point to explore the important role played by issues of cross-cultural communication in Olympic education.     

BOCOG圆满定格2002

Liu Jingmin, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), said recently that all the tasks for the year 2002, the first year after Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympic Games, had been completed on schedule.     

奥运赞助商与千年古都亲密接触(英文)

The IOC Sponsor Advisory Group (SAG), headed by Gerhard Heiberg, Chairman of the IOC Marketing Commission, paid a visit to Beijing from October 21 to 24 and said that they were keen to establish a close and cooperative relationship with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG).Jiang Xiaoyu, Vice President of BOCOG, briefed the IOC SAG on Beijing s overall preparations for the 2008 Olympics, saying all work is progressing according to the plan without a hitch.On behalf of the IOC SAG, Heiberg expressed the eagerness to establish a close and cooperative relationship with BOCOG.     

北京交通锁定奥运时速(英文)

Beijing has stepped up efforts to provide a safer and quicker transport system for the2008 Olympic Games through planned special transport lines connecting Olympic venueswith the city's external and internal routes."We are confident of fulfilling the promises we made that it will take less than 30 minutesfor athletes and coaches to get from where they live to any gymnasium and stadium in2008," said Liu Xiaoming, professor and vice-president of Beijing Polytechnic University.     

北京“取经”雅典

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will help Torino and Beijing prepare for the 2006 Winter and 2008 Summer Olympic Games by sending staff of these two organizing committees to participate in Athens' preparations for the 2004 Olympic.     

北京推介“奥运品牌”

With the Beijing Olympic Games five years away,business opportunities already abound for Chinese and overseas enterprises.Three forums-held recently-on how to build Olympic brands,on the launch of Olympic Economic Research and on the development of the Chinese sports industry,made entrepreneurs more     

奥运短讯

Beijing to Add Second GreenBelt by 2008 Beijing expects to add an area of412 square kilometers to its green beltsby 2008, with half of the city thencovered by trees, lawns and gardens. Work on Beijing's second green loopwill be completed within six years, saidBeijing top official Liu Qi at a ceremonyto mark the opening of the secondphase in the city's green program. Beijing, preparing for hosting the2008 Olympic Games, built its first loopof green belt around the downtown,covering…     

“奥标”,魅力冲击全球(英文)

Global tenders for Beijing s 2008 Olympic Games construction projects have received strong response since the Chinese capital started the tendering procedure on Oct. 25.Twenty-six business consortiums had snapped up 63 tender documents in the first week since the Chinese capital began inviting tenders for seven colossal Olympic projects.Beijing Development Planning Commission said in early November that the first batch of tenders included those from China. Hong Kong, the United     

奥运场馆溶入校园

Beijing,the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games,plans to build more Olympicvenues in universities in order to avoid wasting resources after the Games."In view of the post-Games utilization,we have decided to build more venues oncampus,”said Liu Qi,president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008Olympic Games(BOCOG).     

奥运短讯(英文)

Countdown for VenueConstruction Beijing Mayor Meng Xuenong onMarch 3 announced the countdown forthe Beijing Olympic venueconstruction.He said the Chinesecapital will try its utmost to get theOlympic venues ready by the end of2006 so that test events can be heldfrom the beginning of 2007.     

奥运短讯

Beijing emblem back from space China’s fist astronaut Yang Liweicarried a Beijing Olympic flag to spaceand the flag was returned to the Olympicorganizing committee after thesuccessful launch of the Shenzhou 5spacecraft.     

Olympics Means Business

From this year on, the construction of the Olympic venues and related facilities will begin on a large scale, signifying a new stage for the preparation for the Games.Investors at home and abroad are closely watching the preparation work, because of the great business opportunities the Olympic Games will offer.