2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China are ready for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 9:59 am

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China is almost here.

August 8 is the date that will officially kick off the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. The Beijing National Stadium will be the first stop for the highly anticipated event and will stretch until August 24.

The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, also known as the 2008 Olympic Games has an official logo titled ‘’Dancing Beijing,’’ featuring a stylized calligraphic character JING (meaning capital), referencing the host city. ‘’Dancing Beijing’’ is a milestone of the Olympics. It serves as a classic chapter of the Olympic epic inscribed by the spirit of the Chinese nation.

Games of the XXIX OlympiadThe mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympics are the five Fuwa, each representing one color of the Olympic rings.

Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, the Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China’s most popular animal. Those are the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow and the Olympic Flame.

You’ll also be seeing the Olympic Rings by August. These five rings; blue, yellow, black, green and red, represent the five parts of the world now encompassed by Olympism and ready to compete against each other.

Moreover, the six colors (including the white background) thus combined represent those of all nations, without exception.

The blue and yellow of Sweden, the blue and white of Greece, the French, English, American, German, Belgian, Italian and Hungarian tricolors, the yellow and red of Spain are side by side with the new Brazilian and Australian flags, the old Japan and the new China.

It is a true international emblem.

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