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Official Olympic Clock in Tianamen Square.  
   

Official Olympic Clock in Tianamen Square.

The Olympic-clock is ticking second by second, heralding the opening of Beijing's Olympic Games in August of 2008. All of China is holding its breath.
#81 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Olympic Stadiums of Beijing: "Bird's Nest" & "Water Cube")

August 23rd 2007
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are less than one year away. Whenever I speak to a Chinese person about it, they smile proudly. Touching their belly they tell me, the anticipation gives them "stomach-butterflies". The Summer Olympic Games are more a topic and of greater consequence in the Capitol of China itself, which will host most venues. In other cities "the Games" are perceived mor ... read more
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Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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