The Layout of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

The layout of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

1. China is the world's most populous country, but has never hosted the Olympic Games. If the 2008 Olympic Games in one-fifth of the world's population, 400 million young people held in Beijing, China, Olympic ideals and spirit will be more widely spread and development.

2. Have the economic strength of the Olympic Games. Beijing is a great potential for development of the city, over the past decade has double-digit rates of economic growth, the city's GDP in 1999 to 240 billion U.S. dollars, per capita GDP in 2000 dollars.

3. Outstanding athletic achievements. In the past two consecutive Olympic gold medal and fourth medals good results. So far, Chinese athletes won 1317 world champion, broke the world record over 1026 times.

4. Political stability and social stability. The world's major capital cities, Beijing is the rate of crime, traffic deaths, the lowest rate of fire one of the cities, urban safety and security with the ability to host major sports events.

5. Splendid culture. Beijing has a history of 3,000 years to build the city, capital history of 800 years, with many attractions and rich cultural heritage.

6. Experience in organizing major sporting events. Beijing not only successfully held the 11th Asian Games in 1990, 1994, the Sixth Far South Paralympic Games, and won the 2001 World University Games 21 Games.

7. Olympic Park is a beautiful design. Beijing in the north of the urban environment to build the most beautiful Olympic Park, an area of 1215 hectares, including the main stadium to accommodate 80,000 people, 14 sports venues, Olympic Village and the International Exhibition Center, with 760 hectares of forest green, will be very suitable for Athletes and rest.

8. Class communications, transportation, hotels and other social service facilities. Beijing a total of 344 star-rated hotels, room 72000 (sets), the Olympic Games during the reception capacity of 50 million, the airport's annual passenger capacity of 35 million, a route connecting the world to any country or city navigation.

9. Central government support. May 8, 2000, Premier Zhu Rongji said: The Chinese Government fully supports the Beijing Olympic Games, will work in all aspects of Beijing's bid to create good conditions.

10. Public support. According to an independent research firm in Beijing household survey conducted by the public: 95% of the people support Beijing's bid for 2008 Olympics