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7th October 2007

Sunday dancing in Beihai Park, Beijing

Jingshan Park

Jingshan Park is just north of the Forbidden City. Climbing the hill offers fantastic panoramic views of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, the new National Theater and Beihai Park.

It costs 2 Yuan to enter the park.

The view over Beijing.

View over forbidden city

Jingshang Park temple Beijing

View from Jingshang Park

Jingshan park Beijing

Beijing traditional tourist spots add an Olympic touch

It is interesting to see everyone and everything in Beijing getting behind the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. In Jingshan Park, they have created the Beijing Olympic logo from white stones and dry red chillies. The Beijing logo is called ‘Dancing Beijing’. The logo is based on the “jing” Chinese callagraphic character in the word “Beijing”. Red symbolizies Sun and the Holy Fire and means a new beginning in China.

Beijing Olympic emblem

Beijing Olympic logo

Jingshan Park Beijing

Also liked this simple Olympic countdown board in Beihai Park.

Beihai Park Beijing

Wangfujing Chinese food court

If you are shopping in Wangfujing Street and looking to get a bite to eat you might want to give the basement level, food court a try. The food court has a huge variety of Chinese snack foods and deserts from all over China.

Thailand hoping for three taekwondo berths at the Beijing Olympics

Thailand is hoping for at least three taekwando berths at the Beijing Olympics. Chonnapas Preamwaew’s bronze in Manchester qualifiers gave Thailand its first taekwondo berth. Their next chance is in Vietnam at the Asian qualifiers.

“In Vietnam, it will also be very tough,” Thai taekwondo offiicial Preecha Tortakul said. “Many countries including Iran and Jordan will be fielding strong competitors so we shall be satisfied if we get two more places.”

Thailand won a bronze medal for taekwondo in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Read more: Thailand aims for three taekwondo berths for Beijing Olympics

Beijing Olympic Merchandise store

This video is of the flagship Beijing Olympic merchandise store in Wangfujing Street, Beijing.

Beijing reduces subway fares

Today Beijing’s subway authorities reduced its subway fares to 2 RMB from 3 RMB, for any a one way journey regardless of the distance or the number of transfers taken.

The government is hoping that the fare reduction will help reduce traffic on the roads and pollution in the city. The subway is already crowded enough so they have also pledged to increase the number of trains running.

New subway line opens in Beijing 2 replies

A new subway line in Beijing opens today. Line 5 runs north-south of the city for 27.6 kilometers and has 23 stops. The line has take around five years to build.

A far cry from Beijing’s first subway trains, line 5 is equipped with start of the equipment and comfort. LCD screens provide up to the minute weather and train information.

Passengers can change to the line from Chongwenmen, Dongdan, Yonghegong and Lishuiqiao station.

Beijing Subway

Beijing Subway

LCD screens announce the times of the next train.

Beijing Subway

No guns or knives on the train please.

Beijing Subway

BMX star builds Beijing track replica in Austraia

Luke Madill is so intent on training for the Beijing Olympics, he has built a replica of the BMX track at his own home in Cranebrook, Australia.

“Having a training facility at home makes a huge difference,” he says. “This way I can focus 100 per cent on my training. I step out my back door, and I’m at the track.”

Madill suffered a serious injury while he was training for the Australian BMX championships in Adelaide, where he crashed and hit his head. His back was broken in three places and suffered a break in his neck. With a possibility of never walking again, let along riding a BMX bike, Madill was back in the saddle after 6 months of painful therapy.

He will be facing stiff competition from rivals, Kama Kazi (formerly Jamie Hildebrandt before changing his name by deed poll), Jared Graves, Billy Jollifee and Khalen Young

Read more: Here comes the gun

Jennie Reed looking to Beijing Olympics

Jennie Reed has now won 13 US national keiren cycling titles.

“For me, getting a national title isn’t as exciting as it used to be,” Reed said.

She is now preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She did not perform so well in Athens placing 10th out of a field of 12.

“I think the whole experience of having so much stimulus, there’s nothing that could have prepared me for that,” Reed said. “Trying to rest when you have that much stimulus, my body never felt rested when I was there. So when I go again, I’ll know how to prepare for that.”

Read more: Cyclist Jennie Reed looking ahead to 2008 Olympics


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