#81 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Olympic Stadiums of Beijing: "Bird's Nest" & "Water Cube") 100,000 spectators

Artistic Rendering of the stadium field, with natural grass, surrounded by the world's visitors. (credit to Olympic Website)

#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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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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