As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games approaches, it seems that there is an unprecedented interest in tickets for the event. The Beijing games look likely to break all previous visitor records and despite the allocation of tickets for overseas visitors being increased, it seems that there are likely to be many disappointed fans.
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Labels: 2008, Beijing, China, Olympic Games, Tickets
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ticks relentlessly towards August 8, 2008, now less than a year away. Much of the city is busy constructing the sports stadiums, hotels and new subway lines needed to host the Olympic Games.
What better time to begin getting to know China and Beijing? To kick things off, read an
informative article in the Times Online from Jane Macartney, who takes an insider's tour through Beijing, and for non-Chinese speakers, start getting to grips with Mandarin by subscribing to the 'Teach Yourself Mandarin Chinese Conversation' by Elizabeth Scurfield & Song Lianyi; the course is also being made available through Times Online.
Labels: 2008, Beijing, China, Chinese, Olympic Games
During the 2008 Olympics, avoid drinking tap water outside the Olympic Village. That is the message in a recent
article by Stephen Wade, of Associated Press. It seems that few of the 15 million residents of Beijing drink water from the tap, which is known to be contaminated, relying instead on bottled water.
It reminds me of a trip to Moscow some years back when a similar warning was issued to us. The warning pointed out that it was easy to inadvertently drink the tap water by putting ice in drinks or even eating washed salad. The upside was that we got to clean our teeth using Vodka!
Labels: Beijing, health, Olympic Games, safety, warning, water
