Hey Everyone!
It means: "Beijing Welcomes You" - one of the slogans for the Games.
This is it: it's the eve of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and we are just one day away from the start to the festivities. Our managers at the NIS gave us special accreditation to get into the Olympic Green today and the 8th. The entire complex is on lockdown for the opening ceremonies. A lot of us at the NIS agree that even if we won't be able to watch what goes on inside the Bird's Nest (there MAY be a live site or monitor set up outside the stadium),
it's a rare chance to be at the center of the world for the evening. We'll get to see the athletes prepare for the Parade of Nations and experience the fireworks firsthand.
For those of you new to the site: welcome! Including myself, there are four other journalists contributing to this blog page. The five University of Missouri students are in Beijing working for the Olympic News Service, an internal news gathering operation that's unlike any other. A journalist working alone during these Games may not be able to cover every event he or she may want to. ONS covers every competition at every venue. We grab quotes from athletes as they finish their competition and put them on a wire service that journalists can access throughout the facilities. It's a way for journalists to gather information on the go. Lynette, Sarah and myself are at the gymnastics venue. Matt is at Field Hockey and Mark is working the Triathlon. We hope this blog can give you some behind the scenes stories as well as give you a unique perspective to the Olympic Games and China. We've been blogging for about a month now. Please feel free to check out our previous posts! Again, those new to the post: welcome! Those that started at the beginning with us: thanks for staying!
Ted
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If you are interested in visiting, studying, or investing in China, Beijing is definitely the number one place to be.
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