Beijing
(2002 est. pop. 7.1 million). Although it did not become the capital of China until the establishment of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), Beijing has long been a politically importa...
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Celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with fun cross-curricular activities. Students learn about China, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played. The activities...
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Celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with fun cross-curricular activities. Students learn about China, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played. The activities...
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Celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with fun cross-curricular activities. Students learn about China, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played. The activities...
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Celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with fun cross-curricular activities. Students learn about China, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played. The activities...
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At 9 o’clock, on Tuesday morning, placards seemed to float above and weave through West Side traffic. On first glance, they appeared to advertise next year’s Olympics. On closer inspect...
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If Taiwan is to participate in the 2008 Olympic torch relay, it will be on Beijing's terms.Beijing Olympic organizers, embarrassed two months ago when Taiwan backed out of participating in the rela...
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China's food safety monitor promised Tuesday to investigate a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water.The water is either tap water or purified wate...
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Two years to the day before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games begin, organizers are heralding a smooth construction program but still showing concerns about potential traffic and pollution proble...
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A test run of traffic controls to clear Beijing's smoggy skies for next year's Olympic Games successfully improved air quality, state media reported Tuesday, saying conditions were "fairly good" de...
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Residents were reminded again: Spitting must stop, starting now.With the 2008 Beijing Olympics less than 500 days away, officials say they are prepared to take harsh measures against people who spi...
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Residents were reminded again: Spitting must stop, starting now. With the 2008 Beijing Olympics less than 500 days away, officials say they are prepared to take harsh measures against people who sp...
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Beijing (dpa) - Chinese police detained another Tibetan
independence activist on Wednesday in Beijing, when she tried to
meet International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials...
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BEIJING, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The demolition of homes in part
of Beijing earmarked for massive development ahead of next
year's Olympics was carried out fairly and legally, an official
said on Wedne...
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Beijing (dpa) - Organizers of the 2008 Olympics on Monday unveiled
Beijing's National Aquatics Centre, saying the builders of the
spectacular "water cube" had overcome "many...
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Beijing
Journey to Beijing, Grades 1-3
Bulking Up For Beijing
