Information about the 2008 Olympic Games

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, the capital of the Republic of China, at 8:00 pm on August 8, 2008. ?The host city of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is Beijing, and Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao, and Qingdao are co-hosting cities. Hong Kong hosts equestrian events. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, there were a total of 204 participating countries and regions, 11,438 participating athletes, 302 (28 sports), and more than 60,000 athletes, coaches and officials participating. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a total of 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records were set. A total of 87 countries and regions won medals in the event. China topped the gold medal list with 51 gold medals, the first time in Olympic history. The first Asian country to top the gold medal list.

1 The slogan of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 is: One World, One Dream.

2 The emblem of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 is "China Seal·Dancing Beijing". The Beijing Olympic Games emblem was designed by Zhang Wu, Guo Chunning, and Mao Cheng. On August 3, 2003, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee officially released the emblem at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The emblem was presented by Jackie Chan and Deng Yaping***

3 The mascot of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 is Fuwa. Writer Zheng Yuanjie proposed that the number of mascots for the Olympic Games should be the largest, and later proposed that they should match the five Olympic rings. It was later designed and completed by painter Han Meilin. On November 11, 2005, exactly 1,000 days before the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, Fuwa was officially released. The five Fuwa dolls are "Beibei", "Jingjing", "Huanhuan", "Yingying" and "Nini". When the names of the five Fuwa dolls are linked together, Beijing's warm invitation to the world will be read out. Beijing welcomes you."

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Bird's Nest

The main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is also commonly known as the "Bird's Nest" due to its unique shape. The stadium has 100,000 seats during the Olympic Games and will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, as well as track and field and football events.

The construction of the National Stadium started on December 24, 2003. It was temporarily suspended on July 30, 2004 due to design adjustments. Construction resumed on December 27 of the same year and was completed in March 2008. The total project cost is 2.267 billion yuan.

Water Cube

Located in Beijing Olympic Park, it is one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Host swimming competitions.

The National Aquatics Center has a planned construction land of 62,950 square meters, with a total construction area of ??65,000-80,000 square meters, of which the underground part has a construction area of ??no less than 15,000 square meters, with a length, width and height of 177m × 177m × 30m respectively.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Olympic Games