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  CCTV.com
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing" is filled with Beijing's hospitality and hopes, and carries the city's commitment to the world.
It serves as a classic chapter of the Olympic epic inscribed by the spirit of the Chinese nation, calligraphed by the deeper import of the ancient civilization, and molded by the character of Cathay's descendents.
The moment we earnestly imprint the emblem with the "Chinese seal", Beijing is about to show the world a grand picture of "peace, friendship, and progress of mankind" and to strike up the passionate movement of "faster, higher, and stronger" for mankind.
aoyun.cctv.com /special/C21028/20080429/106548.shtml   (869 words)

  
  Olympic Summer Games
Dancing Beijing captures the soul of a city in transformation, a nation on the move.
Dancing Beijing is the form of the dragon—just as the dragon’s sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
Dancing Beijing is an invitation—a hand extended to welcome the world to China for a celebration destined to unite humanity as never before.
www.swim2000.org /Olympics/olympic_summer_games.htm   (879 words)

  
 Dancing Beijing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dancing Beijing is the seal of the nation—The Chinese seal has remained the standard of commitment in Chinese culture for thousands of years, serving as a signature and personal pledge.
Dancing Beijing is the signature of the city—For over 5,000 years, the ancient artform of calligraphy has expressed the grace and character of the Chinese people, the charm and beauty of its traditions.
Dancing Beijing is the form of the Chinese dragon—Just as the dragon's sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dancing_Beijing   (833 words)

  
 'Dancing Beijing': Story behind 2008 Games logo - The Cellar
Dancing Beijing is the form of the dragon - just as the dragon's sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
Dancing Beijing is an invitation - a hand extended to welcome the world to China for a celebration destined to unite humanity as never before.
For the world's most populous nation, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are the ultimate gesture of friendship, a global expression of hope that the community of nations will dance with Beijing and join its dream of a world united in peace through sport.
cellar.org /showthread.php?t=3766   (1270 words)

  
 Emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Emblem of XXIX Olympiad
Dancing Beijing is the seal of the 2008 Olympic Games the promise Beijing makes to the world to stage an Olympic Games unlike any the world has known.
Dancing Beijing is the form of the dragon just as the dragon's sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
Dancing Beijing is an invitation, a hand extended to welcome the world to China for a celebration destined to unite humanity as never before.
www.mapsofworld.com /olympic-trivia/xxix-olympiad/emblem.html   (718 words)

  
 Beijing Unveils the Emblem of 2008 Beijing Olympics
Dancing Beijing captures the soul of a city in transformation, a nation on the move.
Dancing Beijing is the seal of the 2008 Olympic Games---the promise Beijing makes to the world to stage an Olympic Games unlike any the world has known.
The Spirit Dancing Beijing is the form of the dragon---just as the dragon's sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
www.fmprc.gov.cn /ce/cenp/eng/News/t167222.htm   (1488 words)

  
 Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tours, Map, Climate, nightlife, shopping, dinning
Beijing, Jing for short, is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade and communications.
Beijing is a city with four distinct seasons.
Although now Beijing is a modern and fashionable city complete with a full 21st Century vitality, you can experience authentic Beijing life and become acquainted with 'old Beijing' by exploring its many teahouses, temple fairs, Beijing's Hutong and Courtyard and enjoy the Peking Opera.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/beijing.htm   (714 words)

  
 Low fares Beijing - beijing olympics 2008, olympics 2008 beijing info, beijing national stadium, olympics events list, ...
Beijing Olympics 2008 is scheduled to be conducted from 8 Aug 2008 to 24 August 2008.
The official opening of Beijing is to be graced by the President of China.
Beijing Olympics will give more exposure to the country and the city and the country are going to flash for few months before and after the Olympics 2008.
www.lowfaresbeijing.com /beijing_olympics_2008.htm   (256 words)

  
 dahcky Home Page - VirtualTourist.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Promise Dancing Beijing is the seal of the nation.
The Hero Dancing Beijing is the spirit of the individual.
The Spirit Dancing Beijing is the form of the dragon---just as the dragon's sinuous curves and dynamic nature reflect the ancient beauty and majesty of Chinese culture.
members.virtualtourist.com /m/4f138   (938 words)

  
 Beijing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Foreigners and an increasing number of locals have been dancing for over 3 years, and with the arrival of two new clubs this year it claims to have the best scene in China.
Foreigners and an increasing number of locals have been dancing for over 4 years, and with the expected arrival of new clubs.
It is large, with a roof terrace, live music (Venezuelan band) and a schedule of dance classes.
cityguides.salsaweb.com /china/beijing.htm   (292 words)

  
 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, image and look -China Special Topic
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was Unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2008 people at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Temple of Heaven.
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Image and Look symbolize the Olympic Spirit and the concepts of this edition of the Olympic Games, and serve as the carrier to showcase to the world the culture and tradition, as well as the city images and human spirit of China and Beijing.
Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.
www.chinaodysseytours.com /special-topic-about-china/beijing-2008-olympic-games.html   (1205 words)

  
 Beijing 2008 Olympics
Because the heart of the emblem is the name of Beijing, the Chinese character jing.
The character is in a stylized form and shows a person running, dancing, jumping or embracing triumph.
This dancing figure is supposed to stand for the Olympic motto of “Citius, Altius, Fortius” or in plain English “Faster, Higher, Stronger”.
www.living-chinese-symbols.com /2008-olympics.html   (321 words)

  
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Lu said she was worried about growing voices in Taiwan's society for compromise on Beijing's cherished "One China" policy which would commit the island to reunification with the mainland.
Beijing was furious when Vice President Lu described Taiwan and China as "close neighbours but distant relatives" and branded Lu a "traitor" and "scum of the nation".
Beijing considers Taiwan a breakaway province and has threatened to invade if the island declared independence or dragged its feet on reunification.
www.taiwansecurity.org /Reu/Reuters-112400-2.htm   (489 words)

  
 Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 8 PM on August 8, 2008 (the number 8 stands for prosperity in Chinese culture).
Beijing was elected host city on July 13, 2001 in a competition with Istanbul, Osaka, Paris and Toronto.
The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem entitled "Dancing Beijing" was unveiled in August 2003 in a ceremony attended by 2,008 people at Qi Nian Dian - the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in Beijing's Tian Tan (Temple of Heaven).
www.magicaljourneys.com /China/china-interest-beijing-olympics2008.html   (953 words)

  
 Rationale of the Olympic Emblem
With inspiration from the traditional Chinese art form ¨C calligraphic art, the character "Jing" (the latter of the city's name) is developed into the form of a dancing human being, reflecting the ideal of a "New Olympics".
The intrinsic values of sports ¨C athlete-centered and people-oriented ¨C are well defined and upgraded in an artistic way in "the dance of Beijing." We sing if words fail to explain it all, and we dance if the singing does not explicitly tell the meaning.
Vigorous Beijing is looking forward to the cerebration in 2008 and the Olympics wait all mankind to dance together.
en.beijing2008.cn /69/73/article211987369.shtml   (893 words)

  
 2008 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beijing previously bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics but lost out to Sydney in 1993.
Dancing Beijing emblem depicted in a flower garden.
The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee publicized in early August 2006 that it will sell over 7 million tickets for various sporting events and ceremonies to the general public.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2008_Olympics   (2369 words)

  
 CNN.com - Beijing unveils Olympic emblem - Aug. 4, 2003
Called "Dancing Beijing," the logo drawn to look like a running athlete, was launched at Beijing's landmark Temple of Heaven on Sunday.
With five years to go before the games, Beijing is anxious to show it's in the starting block, rushing toward 2008 and the international spotlight the Olympics will bring.
Beijing will need 15 new stadiums for the 2008 summer games that start in August and will feature 28 sports and 300 events.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/03/beijing.logo   (479 words)

  
 China's Palace of Dance - Beijing Dance Institute and Academy Dance Magazine - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Incredibly, this dance school, which claims to be the world's largest, receives almost no acclaim compared to the more famous Paris Opera and Bolshoi academies.
She hung curtains, prepared the dance floors and studios." According to Xu, her labor of love went on for three and one-half years, during which time she also prepared the students for performances that were attended primarily by Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, members of the Politburo and their foreign guests.
Although its ballet pedagogy is still basically Vaganova, the influences of the French School, Royal Academy of Dancing (R.A.D.), and the Royal Danish Ballet have all had an impact on the Academy's training and repertoire.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_12_74/ai_67832288   (880 words)

  
 China Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing and Qingdao
Beijing is located in northern China, close to Tianjin Municipality and partially surrounded by Hebei Province.
Beijing is at its best in late spring and autumn, particularly during the months of May, September, and October when people can enjoy bright sunshine and blue skies.
As the capital of the People's Republic of China, Beijing is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as being the China's most important center for international trade and communications.
www.chinese-culture.net /html/Olympics_2008.html   (763 words)

  
 Beijing Travel Guide and Beijing Travel Information - TravelPuppy.com
Beijing is a cosmopolitan city with high-rise buildings, shopping malls and huge international hotels linked by an elaborate freeway system crisscrossing the city.
Beijing became China’s capital in 1421 and remained so until the fall of the imperial regime in 1911.
Beijing is at its finest in late spring and autumn.
travelpuppy.com /china/beijing   (624 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
BEIJING >> The Olympic Games are still a few years away, but the push to modernize this ancient city is in full swing.
At the headquarters of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Wang Wei, vice president and secretary general of the organizing committee, recounts some accomplishments this year, which include launching a marketing plan and the official logo of the Beijing Olympics.
"Beijing is planning to spend $20 billion for the makeover of the city in the run-up to 2008.
starbulletin.com /2003/11/30/news/story2.html   (1315 words)

  
 Beijing 2008 Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dancing Beijing - Dancing Beijing is the title of the official emblem of the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing in the People's Republic of China.
Olympic Green - The Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Beijing, China that is under construction for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Beijing Organizing Committee - Beijing Organizing Committee, known also as BOCOG is the informal name for the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games.
www.gohbelfast.com /beijing2008olympics.html   (652 words)

  
 Beijing Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Originally an ancient temple, this ornately decorated building is the oldest wooden theatre in the country and the best place in the city to experience...
If your visions of Beijing are centred around pods of Maoist revolutionaries in buttoned-down tunics performing exercise in Tiananmen Square, put them to rest: this city has embarked on a new millennium rollercoaster and it's taking the rest of China with it.
You'll see singing, dancing and acrobatics; but be warned that the performances, often in archaic Chinese dialect, can last up to five hours.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/china/beijing   (361 words)

  
 The Olympic Colors : Beijing-Travel-Guide
GREEN: Chinese Scholar-Tree Green: This green tree represents the image of Beijing, the harmony between man and nature and also symbolizes China's hope for a "Green Olympics." Chinese associate green with the springtime, and thus the color is a symbol of life, the hope for new things to come.
YELLOW: The Glaze Yellow: Roof tiles in Beijing, tree leaves in autumn and farmlands ripe for harvest in late summer are examples of the golden color of the glaze that covers China's landscape and history.
Not only is red the most prominent color of the official Olympic Emblem, "Dancing Beijing," but red is also the color of Beijing and China, as the red flag of China demonstrates.
www.beijing-travel-guide.com /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=56   (591 words)

  
 The Beijing 2008 Olymic Games: Jackson Library: Stanford GSB
The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, or the "Bird's nest" for its architecture, it is a stadium that is being built on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China for March 2008 completion.
Wang’s ‘garden in the sky’ Beijing exec battles pollution for a ‘Green Olympics’ in 2008.
Beijing is making efforts to ensure the safety of food during the Olympics in 2008.
www.gsb.stanford.edu /library/articles/hottopics/beijing_olympics.html   (1235 words)

  
 Unveiling Ceremony for the Emblem of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The artwork showcases Beijing's reforming and opening approach in welcoming global athletes and guests to Beijing, vividly expressing Beijing's enthusiasm in conveying the Olympic ideology and spirit.
The emblem “Chinese seal-dancing Beijing” adopts a symbolized Chinese character used in the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), harmonizing strokes and styles skillfully into the letters of "BEIJING 2008", appearing natural, simple and smooth, as well as compatible with the emblem figure and the Olympic Rings.
After repeated analysis and modification by experts, the layout and allocation ratio of the Chinese seal, Chinese characters "Beijing 2008" and the Olympic Rings in “Chinese Seal-Dancing Beijing” are almost perfect, particularly the Chinese seal.
www.beijing-2008.org /olympic_logo/english/news/news010.html   (533 words)

  
 Essential Knowledge of Beijing Olympics
On the reverse, the Beijing Games emblem is engraved in the jade which is inlaid in the medal.
Beijing has already set up a program for ensuring everyone uses correct manners and etiquette in schools, offices, venues and even in daily life of the public at large.
Also, there is a focus on the protection of Beijing's ancient cultural relics, buildings, customs, arts and crafts etc. in order to make the Beijing Olympics a harmonious meeting of the West and China, together with an unrivaled service to both Olympians and journalists alike with comfortable accommodation, delicious food and efficient means of communication.
www.travelchinaguide.com /beijing-olympic/knowledge.htm   (1097 words)

  
 China unveils Olympic logo
China on Sunday night unveiled 'Dancing Beijing', the logo that is to be used in the 29
The logo -- showing an athlete running against a red backdrop -- was revealed in a spectacular ceremony attended by 2,008 of China's national government and regional officials.
In a video address, IOC President Jacques Rogge said the organisation was 'happy to note Beijing's organisation and efforts for the forthcoming Olympics'.
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/aug/03games.htm   (196 words)

  
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  Dancing Beijing is a journey to the future, the emblem for China moving towards the 2008 Olympic Games.
  Dancing Beijing is a symbol of the city’s promise to make the Games a success and to be unlike any the world has known.
The Chinese seal of Dancing Beijing is a promise rooted in honor and trust, character and truth.
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