97 DAYS until the 2008 Summer Olympic games begins in CHINA!
Hip, hip, hooray!
While some of you may not be interested and others are protesting because of it's location and/or beliefs, we just ask that you think about the spirit of the games and it's meaning.....DREAMS....Hard working individuals striving for excellence who have changed their lives to make a dream of theirs come true - and THEY are doing it. While maybe over simplifying it, we ask that you don't politicize it, just enjoy it. It's 16 or 17 days of competition and just maybe along the way you will learn something about beautiful China and their country and customs.
It's been 8 years in the making and 500 million dollars spent to make it happen, new highways, new additions to the airport, new shopping, all employed people along the way and opening the gates for visitors.
Opening ceremony will start at 8.08:08pm (7.08am Central)on August 8th 2008.
If you are wondering why the fascination with all things 8. It's because the character for the number 8 in Cantonese is remarkably similar for the character for fortune and luck.
Official Site for Updates and Information:
http://en.beijing2008.cn/
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