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Beijing 2008 - XXIX Olympiad
China - Host Country
Opening ceremony - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - August 8, 2008
Closing ceremony - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - August 24, 2008
Opening ceremony - 2008 Summer Paralympic Games - Games of the XIII Paralympics - Beijing 2008 - September 6, 2008
Closing ceremony - 2008 Summer Paralympic Games - Games of the XIII Paralympics - Beijing 2008 - September 17, 2008
Host selection process - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Date: July 13, 2001 - 112th IOC Session - Moscow
Ballot results:
City, Country - Round 1 - Round 2
Beijing, China - 44 - 56
Toronto, Canada - 20 - 22
Paris, France - 15 - 18
Istanbul, Turkey - 17 - 9
Osaka, Japan - 6 - x
Host Country - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Emblem of China |
Name - Zho-nghuα Rιnmνn Gςnghιguσ | People's Republic of China
Capital - Beijing
Largest city - Shanghai
Official languages - Mandarin (Chinese), Cantonese, English (co-official in Hong Kong), Portuguese (co-official in Macau), several minority languages are also co-official with Mandarin in minority areas.
Demonym - Chinese
Government - Socialist Republic
President - Hu Jintao
Premier - Wen Jiabao
Establishment - October 1, 1949 (People's Republic declared)
Area - 9,598,086 km²
Population - 1,321,851,888 (2007)
Density - 140/km² - 363/sq mi
GDP (PPP) - US$ 7.043 trillion (2007)
GDP (PPP) per capita - US$ 5,300
GDP (nominal) - US$3.42 trillion
GDP (nominal) per capita - US$2,800
Gini - 47.0 (2007)
HDI - 0.777 (2007) - medium - 81st
Currency - Yuan (Renminbi CNY), Hong Kong dollar (HKD), Macanese pataca (MOP)
Time zone - UTC+8
Internet TLD - .cn, .hk (Honk Kong), .mo (Macau)
Calling code - +86
Anthem: "March of the Volunteers".
MP3 download of Chinese National Anthem
Map of China
Weather averages - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Weather averages for Beijing, China - August
Average high ΊC (ΊF): 29 (85)
Average low ΊC (ΊF): 20 (69)
Precipitation cm (inches): 17 (6.7)
Weather averages for Beijing, China - September
Average high ΊC (ΊF): 25 (78)
Average low ΊC (ΊF): 15 (59)
Precipitation cm (inches): 5 (2.3)
Weather averages for Beijing, China - Year
Average high ΊC (ΊF): 17 (63)
Average low ΊC (ΊF): 7 (45)
Precipitation cm (inches): 63.7 (25.1)
Tourist attractions of Beijing within the Beijing metropolitan area
Buildings, monuments, and landmarks
Forbidden City (World Heritage Site)
Tiananmen Square (The largest square in the world) - Tiananmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) | Great Hall of the People (National Legislature) | National Museum of China | Monument to the People's Heroes | Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
The Summer Palace (World Heritage Site)
Ruins of the Old Summer Palace
Bell Tower and Drum Tower
Pagoda of Cishou Temple
Pagoda of Tianning Temple
Historic Hutongs and Siheyuans in many older neighborhoods
Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge)
Eight Mile Bridge (Ba Li Qiao)
Prince Gong's Mansion (Gong Wang Fu)
Zheng Yici Peking Opera Theatre
Liulichang Culture Street
Beijing Ancient Observatory
Geological Museum of China
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
Temples, cathedrals, and mosques
Temple of Heaven (World Heritage Site), situated in the southern area of urban Beijing
Temple of Earth, located in northern Beijing
Temple of Sun, situated in the eastern area of urban Beijing
Temple of Moon, located in western Beijing
Tanzhe Temple
Jietai Temple
Yunju Temple
Yonghegong (Lama Temple)
Guangji Temple
Confucius Temple
White Cloud Temple
Great Bell Temple
Fa Yuan Temple
Miaoying Temple
Zhen Jue Temple
Wanshou Temple
Five Pagoda Temple
Zhihua Si Temple
Dongyue Temple
Temple of Azure Clouds
Temple of Recumbent Buddha
White Dagoba Temple in Beihai Park
Badachu
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Holy Saviour Church
Niujie Mosque
Parks and gardens
Beihai Park
Shichahai
Jingshan Park
The Fragrant Hills (Xiangshan)
The Grandview Garden (Daguanyuan)
Beijing Botanical Garden
Taoranting Park
Beijing Zoo
Beijing World Park
Shopping and commercial districts
Wangfujing
Xidan
Silk Street
Beijing CBD
Beijing Financial Street
Zhongguancun
Yizhuang
Tourist attractions of Beijing outside the metropolitan area, but within the municipality
Sections of the Great Wall (World Heritage Site) - Badaling | Juyongguan | Mutianyu | Simatai | Jinshanling | Jiankou
The Ming Dynasty Tombs (World Heritage Site)
Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (World Heritage Site)
Shidu
Tour Packages - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
2008 Summer Olympics Travel, Hotels & Tickets Entrance - www.olympic-vacations.com
New competition venues - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venues - Location - Games - Capacity
Beijing National Stadium - Olympic Green - Athletics and Football - 91,000
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park - Mapo Village, Shunyi District - Rowing and Canoe/Kayak (flat-water racing and Slalom Racing) - 37,000
Beijing National Indoor Stadium - Olympic Green - Artistic Gymnastics, Trampolines and Handball - 19,000
Wukesong Indoor Stadium - Wukesong Sports Center, Haidian District - Basketball - 18,000
Beijing National Aquatics Center - Olympic Green - Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronized Swimming - 17,000
Beijing Shooting Range Hall - Shijingshan District - Shooting - 9,000
Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium - Beijing Science and Technology University, Haidian District - Judo and Taekwondo - 8,024
China Agricultural University Gymnasium - China Agricultural University (East Campus), Haidian District - Wrestling - 8,000
Peking University Gymnasium - Peking University, Handian District - Table Tennis - 8,000
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium - Beijing University of Technology, Chaoyang District - Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics - 7,500
Laoshan Velodrome - Laoshan, Shijingshan District - Cycling (track) - 6,000
Existing competition venues - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venues - Location - Games
Olympic Sports Center Stadium - Olympic Sports Center, Chaoyang District - Football and Modern Pentathlon (running and equestrian)
Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium - Olympic Sports Center, Chaoyang District - Handball
Workers' Stadium - Gongti Lu, Chaoyang District - Football
Workers' Indoor Arena - Gongti Lu, Chaoyang District - Boxing
Capital Indoor Stadium - Baishi Bridge, Haidian District - Volleyball
Fengtai Softball Field - Fengtai Sports Center, Fengtai District - Softball
Ying Tung Natatorium - Olympic Sports Center, Chaoyang District - Water Polo and Modern Pentathlon (swimming)
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course - Laoshan, Shijingshan District - Cycling (Mountain Bike)
Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field - Xiangshan Nan Lu, Haidian District - Shooting
Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium - Beijing Institute of Technology, Haidian District - Volleyball
Beihang University Gymnasium - Beihang University, Haidian District - Weightlifting
Temporary Competition Venues - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venues - Location - Games
Fencing Gymnasium - Olympic Green - Fencing preliminaries and finals and Modern Pentathlon (fencing and shooting)
Hockey Field - Olympic Green - Hockey
Archery Field - Olympic Green - Archery
Tennis Center - Olympic Green - Tennis
Wukesong Baseball Field - Wukesong Sports Center, Haidian District - Baseball
Beach Volleyball Ground - Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District - Beach Volleyball
BMX Field - Laoshan, Shijingshan District - Cycling (BMX)
Triathlon Venue - Ming Tomb Reservoir - Triathlon
Urban Road Cycling Course - TBD - Cycling (Road Race)
Competition venues outside Beijing - Beijing 2008 - Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venues - Categories - Location - Games
Hong Kong Equestrian Venues - Existing - Hong Kong - Equestrian
Qingdao International Sailing Centre - New - Qingdao - Sailing
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Centre Stadium - New - Qinhuangdao - Football Preliminary
Shanghai Stadium - Existing - Shanghai - Football Preliminary
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium - New - Tianjin - Football Preliminary
Shenyang Wulihe Stadium - Existing - Shenyang - Football Preliminary
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