The 29th Beijing Olympic Games is being held in the capital of The People Republic of China from 08-08- 2008 to 24-08-2008. The open ceremony will be opened by the President Hu Jintao at 8:00 pm (Beijing Time) on 08-08-2008.
第二十九届奥林匹克运动会（英文官方名称：the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Beijing 2008），2008年8月8日至24日将于中华人民共和国首都北京举行，开幕仪式定于2008年8月8日晚上8时正。此届奥运会是中国首次举办夏季奥运会，亦是继1964年东京奥运会和1988年汉城奥运会（注：汉城今称首尔）后，夏季奥运会再一次在亚洲国家举行。
大部份比赛项目均在北京举行，上海、天津、沈阳、秦皇岛将承办足球项目，而帆船比赛项目将由青岛承办。2005年7月8日，在新加坡举行的国际奥林匹克委员会第117次全会上，决定由香港协办2008年奥运马术项目，是奥运历史上第二次由不同地区的奥委会承办
The slogan for the 2008 Olympics is "One World, One Dream" ( 同一个世界 同一个梦想 pinyin : Tóng Yíge Shìjiè Tóng Yíge Mèngxiǎng.) The slogan calls upon the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity. It was chosen from over 210,000 entries submitted from around the world.
此届奥运会口号，共有20,161份参赛作品，当中包括了中文、英语、法语等多国语言[16]。2005年6月26日，此次奥运会的主题口号正式公布：同一个世界，同一个梦想（英语：One World, One Dream）。北京奥委会解释口号：
集中体现了奥林匹克精神的实质和普遍价值观——团结、友谊、进步、和谐、参与和梦想，表达了全世界在奥林匹克精神的感召下，追求人类美好未来的共同愿望深刻反映了北京奥运会的核心理念，体现了作为“绿色奥运、科技奥运、人文奥运” 三大理念的核心和灵魂的人文奥运所蕴含的和谐的价值观。 英语口号“One World, One Dream” 句法结构具有鲜明特色。两个One”形成对偶，“World”和“Dream”前后呼应，整句口号简洁、响亮，寓意深远，既易记上口，又便于传播。
The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as Dancing Beijing (舞动的北京). The emblem combines a traditional Chinese red seal and a representation of the calligraphic chasracter jīn (京, "national capital", also the second character of Beijing's Chinese name) with athletic features. The open arms of the calligraphic word symbolises the invitation of China to the world to share in its culture. IOC president Jacques Rogge was very happy with the emblem, saying, "Your new emblem immediately conveys the awesome beauty and power of China which are embodied in your heritage and your people."
2008年奥运会的会徽正式发布。会徽由成龙和邓亚萍共同捧出。是次奥运的会徽名为“中国印．舞动的北京”，将中国印、汉字“京”与奥运五环结合在一起，演变而成。当中白色的线条象征了一个正在运动的人。而就一般视觉美术而言，变异后的“京”字像个奔跑的人形，贴切地将北京和奥运会联系在一起，人形张开的双手也可视为“北京欢迎你”的象征。同时，“京”字也像个“文”字，寓意“人文奥运”。
有反对者认为这一图形是一个戴着大帽子的人跪在地上向人臣服的侧面形象。
The design of the Olympic Torch is based on traditional scrolls and uses a traditional Chinese design known as the "Propitious Clouds" (祥云). The torch is designed to remain lit in 65 kilometer per hour winds, and in rain of up to 50 millimeters per hour.
此届奥运的火炬称为祥云，是由联想（北京）有限公司创新设计中心所设计，其灵感来自“渊源共生，和谐共融”的祥云图案，具有代表中国文化的标志。航天科工集团在联想（北京）有限公司共同协作完成了火炬外形与燃烧系统结合的火炬样品制作工作，形成北京2008年奥运会火炬的完整设计，于2007年1月报经国际奥委会批准后正式使用。
The 2008 Olympic Mascots are the five Fuwa Fuwa ( 福娃, literally "good luck dolls" initially known as Friendlies in English). The Fuwa consist of five members that incorporate fish, giant panda, fire, Tibetan antelope, and swallow designs. The Fuwa each have as their primary colour, one of the colours of the five Olympic Rings that stand for the five continents. The five Fuwa are named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. When the first syllable of each of the five names are said together, the result is the phrase 北京欢迎你 (Běijīng huānyíng nĭ) which means "Beijing welcomes you".
吉祥物由2004年开始征集设计方案，最初是以孙悟空等成为大热。2005年11月12日，北京举行了“北京2008奥运会吉祥物发布暨倒计时1000天”活动，公布了2008年夏季奥林匹克运动会吉祥物为福娃。他们由五个形象组成，分别是：贝贝（鲤鱼形象）、晶晶（大熊猫形象）、欢欢（奥林匹克圣火形象）、迎迎（藏羚羊形象）、妮妮（北京燕子风筝形象），是“北京欢迎你”的谐音，其颜色也是奥运五环的颜色。
The centrepiece of the 2008 Summer Olympics will be the Beijing National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird nest" because of its nest-like skeletal structure. Construction of the venue began on December 24, 2003. The Guangdong Olympic Stadium was originally planned, constructed, and completed in 2001 for the Games, but a decision was made to construct a new stadium in Beijing.Government officials engaged architects worldwide in a design competition.
A Swiss firm, Herzog & de Meuron Architekten AG, collaborated with China Architecture Design & Research Group to win the competition. The stadium features a lattice-like concrete skeleton forming the stadium bowl and will have a seating capacity of over 90,000 people during the Olympics. Architects originally described the overall design as resembling a bird nest with an immense ocular—an opening with a retractable roof over the stadium.
However, in 2004, the idea of retractable roof was abandoned for economic and safety reasons. The Beijing National Stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics events and soccer finals. The stadium's designer Ai Weiwei has since withdrawn his support for China's Olympic games, saying "he wants nothing to do with them anymore".
Most recently, the Beijing Olympic Village opened on July 16, 2008 and to the public on July 26, 2008.
The Beijing National Aquatics Center (traditional Chinese: 北京國家游泳中心; simplified Chinese: 北京国家游泳中心), also known as the Water Cube (水立方) or abbreviated [H2O]3, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003.
Looking east, past the national aquatics center and towards the national stadium.
The Water Cube was initially designed by PTW Architects (an Australia Architectural company) , CSCEC International Design and Arup with structural Engineers Arup conceiving the structure. The structure was built by CSCEC (China State Construction Engineering Corporation). Comprising a steel space frame, it is the largest ETFE clad structure in the world with over 100,000 m² of ETFE pillows that are only eight one-thousandths of an inch in total thickness, The ETFE cladding allows more light and heat penetration than traditional glass, resulting in a 30% decrease in energy costs.
The outer wall is based on the Weaire-Phelan structure, a foam (structure formed by soap bubbles). The pattern is formed by taking a slice through the foam, and it was chosen in preference to the Kelvin foam because the more complex Weaire-Phelan structure results in more irregular, organic patterns than slices through the regular Kelvin foam.The structure will have a capacity of 17,000during the games that will be reduced to 6,000 afterwards. It also has a total land surface of 65,000 square metres and will cover a total of 7.8 acres (32,000 m²)
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