Since July 13, 2001, when Beijing won the right at the 112th plenary meeting of the International Olympics Committee to host the 29th Olympic Games, Chinese people under the auspices of the Chinese government have been endeavoring to make the 29th the best games ever. In publicizing the Olympics background information, the construction of the Olympics venues and other aspects, there are many moving stories. Following are some of them.

To publicize the Olympic spirit, five men cycled around China

To welcome the coming of the Beijing Olympic Games, a group of four Chinese senior citizens and a Korean cycled 180,000 kilometers around China to publicize the Olympic spirit. When arriving at a city, they enthusiastically brought the Olympic spirit to local citizens. They handed out leaflets to citizens in different cities in China inviting them to watch the sailing competition in Qingdao. Before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they will cycle in other countries to publicize the games.

English Speaking Contest held to support Olympic Games

In Beijing, host city of the 2008 Olympic Games, an English Speaking Contest was held featuring the Olympic Games. Participants from 12 colleges in Beijing showed their enthusiasm for the Beijing Olympic Games through their brilliant speeches. Speech titles such as 'Olympic Games in My Heart' and 'One World One Dream' demonstrated participants' excitement about the Beijing Olympics.

Story of Jin Haixin - student at Beijing Normal University

As a sophomore at Beijing Normal University and a member of the Chinese Young Volunteers Association, Jin Haixin is making his contributions to the Olympics as much as possible. Together with his friends, She shoots sceneries reflecting Beijing local customs and practices to show to children who haven't yet visited Beijing.

This year, after a busy semester, she returned to his hometown of Xiangfan in Hubei Province making his contribution to Beijing Olympics in another way. In order to publicize the Olympic spirit, she formed a class to teach children in the nursery about the Olympics. She not only taught them how to log onto the official website of BOCOG, but also printed the Olympic Education Reader to hand out.

Jin Haixin's greatest wish is to be a volunteer at the Beijing Olympics whether serving in hotels or at bus stations.

Story of Wang Meng - ticket seller on Beijing Route 405 bus

Wang Meng is a common ticket seller in Beijing. He publicizes the Olympics in a unique way. On his bus, No. 74549 bus of Route 405, every passenger can see his creations on the windows and message boards. With the aim of letting more people learn about the Olympics, he makes many pictures with themes related to the Olympic Games, such as the mascots, emblems, etc. The pictures are vivid and well executed.

On his distinctive bus, every passenger thinks highly of his art and through his pictures can learn a great deal about the Olympics.

A 74-year-old senior presents paper-cut to BOCOG

To express their support of the Beijing Olympics many Chinese citizens use their own ways. Li Rongbin, a senior citizen living in Xian is no exception. He learned drawing and paper-cut after he retired in 1990. Learning that Beijing had won the right to hold the 2008 Olympic Games, he wanted to present his paper-cuts in support of the Beijing Olympic Games.

After discussion with family members, he decided to cut 108 figures based on the novel Water Margin, one of four classic Chinese novels. Through his cutting, he hopes that all the Olympic athletes can be as excellent as the figures in this novel. Overcoming many difficulties during two years, he has almost finished his cutting. Each paper-cut is one meter tall and 73 centimeters wide. After mounting them, he will present these 108 lifelike figures to the BOCOG.

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