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Beijing's Final Preparations for the 2008 Olympics [PICS]

boston.com — Final preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics are in full swing in Beijing. This includes completing hundreds of construction projects, reconstructions, pollution controls, cultural training, and a general "beautifying" of greater Beijing. Rehearsals and drills take place daily as Chinese citizens hurry to finish up.

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  • drfantastico, on 07/21/2008, -7/+22some great pics there... i like how it's not got any commentary, just presents a whole range of images showing what's going on in Beijing right now.
    • Funpolice2050, on 07/21/2008, -1/+18There are captions at the bottom of each image for those of use who can see.
      • drewbudd, on 07/21/2008, -2/+11there is no e at the end of us for those of us who can spell.
      • WELLDOITLIVE, on 07/21/2008, -2/+2Seems like ane honest mistake
    • mattearle, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3I agree. I also like how it's all on one page and the ad level is minimal. Incredible pictures.
  • erichansa, on 07/21/2008, -53/+2hi, I dugg your story as you wish, please add me as your friend so that we can share more infomations.
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  • awflasher, on 07/21/2008, -6/+11I dugg it :) Really cool pictures!~

    However, Beijing's entering a very tough security check period (even check you when entering a university), here are some of my tips:
    http://www.ifgogo.com/99/people-get-safety-check-i ...

    Hope everyone in Beijing could enjoy the Games :)
  • jayenator, on 07/21/2008, -4/+11Wow.
    • Shiftgood, on 07/21/2008, -1/+3no, i know exactly what you're saying.

      I said "wow" to myself just as a knee jerk reaction to some of those pictures. Especially the guards, the twisting building and... well you get the idea.
  • wertach, on 07/21/2008, -16/+3Why are Chinese women so pretty and the men so ugly? LOL Great pics!
    • Shoebox639, on 07/21/2008, -2/+14because I assume you are a guy and I assume you find women prettier than men. You trying to tell us something?
    • WiretapStudios, on 07/21/2008, -3/+7And from what countries do you find the men the prettiest?
  • kiiwii, on 07/21/2008, -9/+12Great pics, but... what's up with the Chinese guys wearing dresses and brooms on their heads?!
    • moobies, on 07/21/2008, -17/+4its because they have such small penises
    • TracerMan, on 07/21/2008, -1/+8Why do people dress up as cats in Cats?? It's part in a performance.
  • Funpolice2050, on 07/21/2008, -2/+9Anybody else see the ninjas among the policemen in the 12th picture, or is it just me?
  • WTF69, on 07/21/2008, -1/+3Theyre also banning cars inorder to clear up some pollution
    http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=345345 ...
  • masfenix, on 07/21/2008, -19/+4Damn those chiense cheerleaders are ugly.
  • krekc, on 07/21/2008, -0/+54Awesome pictures and all on one page!
  • pciulla, on 07/21/2008, -2/+7AMAZING
    • dracostimpy, on 07/21/2008, -10/+1Yeah; it's just too bad that Heath Ledger isn't around to see it. I'm sure he'd appreciate how amazing it is far more than you or I, pciulla, because he's just a whole lot deeper than you or I.
      • dracostimpy, on 07/21/2008, -1/+1Fine, go ahead and bury me if you must, Nicholson fans. Just keep in mind that you'll never again be able to digg up a truly unique talent like Heath Ledger! YOU ARE ALL BUTTHOLES.
  • kiiwii, on 07/21/2008, -0/+17Anyone else notice that it looks like that train hit a huge bug or bird or something?

    http://cache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/bl ...
    • kingmanic, on 07/21/2008, -5/+8It's probably just a Tibetan.

      (I'm Canadian Chinese, and proud of how far china has come, but sometimes the ***** they get into just isn't worth it.)
      • antonycao, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1Tibet is where Yanzte and Yellow river (two largest fresh water sources for China) originate. They'll do every crap there is to protect that...
    • ABadPerson, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6Whatever it is that was hit, the driver raised his fist triumphantly.
  • kidrocky7, on 07/21/2008, -2/+10sad picture of the father with the son. still to me, shows how much his son means to him and that there's still hope even in the dark times
    • ChuckieBallz, on 07/21/2008, -0/+7Actually he's one of the men that destroyed the building. It just happened to be "bring your baby to work day." The photo has a completely different meaning when it's in context.
      • neko, on 07/21/2008, -0/+11Actually, the baby destroyed the building. The man is yelling 你做了什么？！
    • antonycao, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1One of my relatives in Beijing got compensated up to 1.2 million RMB for losing a crappy house like that. there is no way for me to feel sorry for him!
  • QsheiK, on 07/21/2008, -1/+17Everything is so damn shiny. Almost looks like a PS3/360 game.
  • lattin1, on 07/21/2008, -2/+25They're not banning cars. What they've done is designated who can drive on what days by allowing cars with even numbered licensed plates to drive one day and odd numbers the next day. Not a bad idea.
    • kingmanic, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3Many major Asian cities already do this. In Manila a similar system exists.
      • make7upyours06, on 07/21/2008, -1/+3mexico city has been doing this for ages. hasn't helped pollution much but oh, well...
  • hoisonsauce, on 07/21/2008, -9/+1Sticks. With all of the provisions being taken for these Olympic Games, the best the Chinese could come up with in terms of anti-terrorism measures is sticks?
  • kenrayd, on 07/21/2008, -11/+1What a bunch of hyped-up ultra-vanity. Ecclesiastes 1:2 (paraphrase)
    • Vesuvias, on 07/21/2008, -4/+1Agreed. They are putting on a giant facade... think of the money that could have been spent on something other then more gigantic buildings that I no doubt will see in ruins in 10 years... or at least REALLY dirty from the pollution...
    • TracerMan, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1If your country is hosting the olympics, I'm sure it would also prepare to impress.
      • Vesuvias, on 07/21/2008, -1/+0Of course, I understand that, but to be honest its just interesting to see all the crazy things they are brushing under the table to make themselves LOOK like things are decent...
  • mysn239, on 07/21/2008, -2/+41The police are actually NINJAS!
  • kowcun, on 07/21/2008, -0/+25100,000 commandos on standby? Jesus Christ...lol
  • greeniemeani, on 07/21/2008, -0/+26I'll be sure to go into all the shops that seem to be missing some kind of sign...
    • SnuKs, on 07/21/2008, -0/+15Remember to check for the adam's apple
  • wowweewow, on 07/21/2008, -9/+4it's cool, but it's no Dark Knight. nah means?
  • Providence, on 07/21/2008, -2/+25This is BIG stuff guys. The 2008 Beijing Olympics are a tool for China to showcase that they intend to be serious economic, technological, and cultural contenders in the 21st Century. The level of detail and effort they are pouring into these Games triumphs over any previous effort by any other country, by far. China is doing so in order to send a message to the rest of the world and the United States. Let's just hope that we get the message.
    • 0biKwiet, on 07/21/2008, -4/+4Why? They're the ones who care.
    • Providence, on 07/21/2008, -0/+8What do you mean?

      Are you implying that the United States will not care about the message they're trying to send us? The common man won't, of course, but anyone in any serious competitive industry (engineering, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, almost any manufacturing industry, intangible industries like service, etc...) should and will. The 21st Century is the Century of the Dragon.
  • MoralThreat, on 07/21/2008, -4/+7No sex shops? Boo!!!
  • HumanGlitch, on 07/21/2008, -4/+3We need sex shops
  • DanielAzarc, on 07/21/2008, -0/+10Wow, those are great pictures. I love seeing everything that they're doing, and without too much story. Sometimes just the pictures do wonders. I look forward to seeing how the pollution is handled, though.
  • NathanCH, on 07/21/2008, -0/+5Beautiful buildings. Nothing like that is being built here in Vancouver for the 2010 olympics ;(
    • TheBuzzKiller, on 07/21/2008, -1/+4It is a city with over 15M people and it's only about 600K in Van., if that's any measure of funds/scale (4%).
    • DeFex, on 07/21/2008, -2/+4Its only winter olympics. they even let countries like canada have them.
    • Gnar04, on 07/21/2008, -1/+2Vancouver does have something similar, its called America.
  • defektiv, on 07/21/2008, -6/+4Chinese cheerleaders in article. That alone is worth the read.
    • siggyfawn, on 07/21/2008, -4/+7until you actually look at them. dear god. ship them some makeup.
      • inigomntoya, on 07/21/2008, -0/+4And an orthodontist! Stat!
      • ZhangYing, on 07/22/2008, -1/+0You definitely not lucky enough to see some beautiful girls hahaha
      • defektiv, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1my standards open wide for asian girls, what can i say? i'm perfectly ok with every other guy in the world not liking them. free odds in my favor? no problem.
      • mojoface, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1@defektiv Except for the billions of Chinese guys
    • drastik21, on 07/21/2008, -10/+3To bad they're all ugly.
      • ZhangYing, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3Some people may think you are ugly too!
    • moobies, on 07/21/2008, -2/+1i bet there are a few hot ones in there. they just centered the pic around a couple of ugly ducklings
  • Ravenlark, on 07/21/2008, -2/+2They've done a great job with all of this, I'll admit. However, I still think that the "Water Cube" looks rediculous.
  • gplpark92, on 07/21/2008, -6/+1i'm gonna go there and wear my free tibet shirt. i have a bulletproof vest underneath.

    and those cop outfits look sick, all its missing is the mask of the immortals from 300
  • Quicksilver4648, on 07/21/2008, -0/+27Remember a few months ago when everyone was chanting "boycott the Olympics"?
  • rowlodge, on 07/21/2008, -7/+1those crazy "commies".
  • swrostmore, on 07/21/2008, -3/+2Their real "final preparations" was a false flag attack to justify the crackdown on "terrorist" dissenters.

    http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/21/conte ...
    • jarodsu, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1What does the bus bombing news has to do with the pictures? And what's wrong with strong security preparation?? You want 1972 Munich to happen again?
    • antonycao, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1It seems that, to somebody, China just can't do anything right.
  • moobies, on 07/21/2008, -1/+6Someone ought to tell China that no sex shops is going to cause a terrorist attack.
    • ABadPerson, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3"Sex Shop" actually read "Adult Health-Insurance"

      You know how translator love to play tricks on people in China. ;)
  • OffPiste, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1Vanuatu is going to get crushed. Can't wait.
  • ilistenisee, on 07/21/2008, -2/+4http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Chinese-cheerleaders ...

    much younger :)
  • justiceape, on 07/21/2008, -3/+9See?! Our country isn't an evil trash heap!
  • Haxker, on 07/21/2008, -7/+2Damn, someone must have forgotten to take pictures of the executions...
    • TracerMan, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6Ladies and gentlemen, here's someone who's been solely fed with trash media and demagogue exaggerations. Nasty thing to look at.
    • jarodsu, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Where? At Abu Ghraibu? Guantanamo?
  • JK1150, on 07/21/2008, -0/+8dugg for the ***** on the windshield of the new bullet train
  • moobies, on 07/21/2008, -0/+6It's the first Olympic Games that will be BYOD.
    (bring your own dildos)
  • yovia, on 07/21/2008, -5/+0have you seen these chinese signs - they call it 'Engrish':

    http://www.petergreenberg.com/2007/09/10/signs-in- ...
    • AeroZeppelin, on 07/21/2008, -0/+4Congratulations, you found teh internets!
  • mictron3030, on 07/21/2008, -9/+2This event is a big crock of *****. China is temporarily not seeming like the polluted, anti-human rights wasteland it is on account of all these pretty buildings-they serve as a great distraction. They are forcing commuters to not drive their cars and making polluting companies cut production during the games. They are making some big steps forward, but they all seem temporary. After the games its back to the old-fashioned nation of red China.
    • Providence, on 07/21/2008, -1/+2You have no idea, do you?

      This event is a display of China's economic power. If China wants something done, it gets something done, regardless of the moral implications. There's a saying that goes something like this...

      A Chinese General has just lost 100,000 men in a war with America, which cost us 10,000 men. The Americans will cry over the great losses it has endured. The Chinese General will scoff, and claim victory.

      It isn't about how it's done in China. It's just that it GETS DONE, and that will lead them to great economic success.
    • mictron3030, on 07/21/2008, -2/+0What happened to thinking critically about this situation? Did the Olympic boycott trend fade out? First everyone was totally against China hosting the games, now all the construction is done and everybody is awestruck. China sure can produce and sport a well-made facad.
      • hwy9nightkid, on 07/21/2008, -1/+1I never supported the boycott, I think now people who were silently NOT-boycotting have something to talk about now.

        No ones changed their minds, it's just some people are becoming more vocal about the games itself and the venue.
    • AeroZeppelin, on 07/21/2008, -0/+4There is such thing as Western propaganda, ya know?
  • theskyisblue, on 07/21/2008, -4/+3this is sick in a twisted way
  • Bkaufman, on 07/21/2008, -1/+7I guess the 100,000 Ninjas are needed to protect the Olympians from the 100,000 pirates (and 2 athletes) that Somalia is bringing.
    • rz8472, on 07/21/2008, -2/+4Shaolin monks. Ninjas are from Japan.
  • DeFex, on 07/21/2008, -1/+2dugg for police ninjas
    • hwy9nightkid, on 07/21/2008, -2/+1Ninjas are Japanese..
    • DeFex, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1obviosly they ripped the idea off, ever heard of the chinese doing that?
  • FoxOrian, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3Did something splat into the windshield of the bullet train...?
    • hwy9nightkid, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3it was a US protestor.

      Full speed ahead
  • SuperVepr308, on 07/21/2008, -4/+3Awww shucks, World. We ain't brutal communists anymore. We love people now!
  • NotDennis, on 07/21/2008, -1/+1Sacrifice, that is the motif for those photos.
    • kinigg, on 07/22/2008, -0/+0Money. No forced labor used for these buildings, I don't think.
  • novemberwhiskey, on 07/21/2008, -0/+3Cool pictures. That restored city looks really cool. It does look a little Disneyland-ish, but I kinda like it.
  • PGPirate, on 07/21/2008, -1/+1Does anyone else not like this "fake china"? hell, no sex shops, no thank you
    • ZhangYing, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1It's not fake, Chinese government just try to avoid zombies infect each other, that's all, nothing personally lmao
    • kinigg, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1It's no different you tidy up your house a bit before some friend's visit.
  • robbob, on 07/21/2008, -2/+2I still feel uneasy about having the Olympics hosted there
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