BEIJING has adjusted some of its venue plans to control the 2008 Olympic Games' size and cost, an... with concerns of the International Olympic Committee which wants to avoid "white elephants," empty venues ……

Olympic matches will contribute to an athlete's world ranking.For the first time, all aquatics events will be held in one venue, at the Athens Sports Complex, the OAKA Olympic Aquatic Centre ……

, college students and Olympic volunteers. Here are some of the highlights.Global Harmony concert... visiting Beijing during the Olympics.Chanting Journey, Love SongsDate: August 17Venue: National ……

School, has given serious consideration to the question of the after-life of the Olympic venue... visitors were there only because of the venue's Olympic fame and that none were local people ……

WANT an easy way to get around Beijing? Perhaps you'd like to rent a bike. The city plans to make 50,000 bicycles available for rent ahead of the Olympic Games, to curb pollution and ease congestion ……

)Seats: 3,000Venue: Qingdao Olympic Sailing CenterEvents: SailingVenue1: Shatin Olympic Equestrian Venue (沙田奥运马术比赛场馆)Events: the Jumping and Dressage events(场地障碍赛和盛装舞步赛)Venue 2: Beas River Olympic ……

)Seats: 3,000Venue: Qingdao Olympic Sailing CenterEvents: SailingVenue1: Shatin Olympic Equestrian Venue (沙田奥运马术比赛场馆)Events: the Jumping and Dressage events(场地障碍赛和盛装舞步赛)Venue 2: Beas River Olympic ……

?A. A torch   B. An olive leaf crown  C. A mirror What do Olympic winners get...奥运会从哪儿来？奥运会从哪儿来？People hold the Olympic Games every four years. These great sports games started ……

never seen a venue built so fast and so well."Two years ago, the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre was still an oldwharf(码头). The city spent 3.28 billion yuan to make it into a high-tech venue ……

on the Chinese classic novel "Journey to the West"(Xi You Ji).Venue: Peking University Hall (Beijing)Time: 2:00...THURSDAY Jan 5"No Darkness"What is an interactive drama? Find out by coming to and participating ……

and Wu Lingyi. Shows include "Flame of Paris" and "I Journey".Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Centre... by veteran director Zha Mingzhe.Venue: Oriental Pioneer Theatre (Beijing)Time: 7:30 pmPrice: 50 ……

's graduation, Jin discovers her beloved has been having an affair.Venue: Shanghai Grand Theatre... dying mother's will, his journey meets one unexpected difficulty after another.Venue: The Mexican ……

gymnasium contains a competition area and 8,012 seats. The venue will hold the judo and taekwondo competitions of the Olympic Games. Currently the gymnasium belongs to the Olympics, but after the Games ……

Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park – a new venue designed especially for the Olympics.For all of August, he'll... lucky to be the first ones allowed to get into the Olympic venue," Yuan said."We felt so excited ……

THE good news came in an e-mail, but the 24-year-old American diver Nancilea Foster insists it hasn't changed her.Foster had gathered early one June morning with her Olympic-hopeful teammates ……