Beijing 2008 Olympic venue map
June 5, 2008
New Venues in Beijing National Stadium
1. National Stadium
2. National Aquatics Center
3. National Indoor Stadium
4. Beijing Shooting Range Hall
5. Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium
6. Laoshan Velodrome
7. Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
8. China Agricultural University Gymnasium
9. Peking University Gymnasium
10. Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
11. Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
12. Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court
Existing Venues in Beijing Olympic Sports Center Stadium
13. Olympic Sports Center Stadium
14. Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
15. Beijing Workers’ Stadium
16. Beijing Workers’ Gymnasium
17. Capital Indoor Stadium
18. Fengtai Sports Center Softball Field
19. Yingdong Natatorium of National Olympic Sports Center
20. Laoshan Mountain Bike Course
21. Beijing Shooting Range CTF
22. Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
23. Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium
Temporary Venues in Beijing Fencing Hall of National Convention Center
24. Beijing Olympic Green Hockey Stadium
25. Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field
26. Beijing Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field
27. Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
28. Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue
29. Triathlon Venue
30. Road Cycling Course
Beijing Olympics 2008 – out moded cultural exchange
April 25, 2008
image: found at Beau Bo D’Or
I was in Tiananmen Square 1990. It was creepy. Hardly anyone there.
Now the city has changed beyond almost all recognition. Freedom to block out their past. Freedom to eat American junk food. Freedom to spend.
Freedom to obliterate culture. The Olympics do exactly that. Waste of energy, waste of time. People can have their cultural exchange …. online …. any time.
map: torch route
Today’s run relay carrying the Olympic torch was marred by protest all the way along the London route. A protester in Bayswater, central London got his hand on the torch and almost got it off the torch bearer. See the video action here.
Later more protestors attempted to put out the torch flame using fire extinguishers. See this video action here.
The day was marred by farce with the Chinese ambassador having to change her route, taking the torch through London’s Chinatown instead. Gordon Brown refused to been seen holding the torch.
The protests will continue wherever this torch may go over the next few months. London has played it’s part and proudly.
Harbin Ice and Snow World 2007
December 31, 2007
This festival, held in Harbin, China gets more and more amazing every year. Giant blocks of ice are cut out from the nearby river to create incredible ice structures. Coupled with lights of all colours this makes for a breath-taking experience. There are even ice slides!
Check out this website for incredible photos of all the structures.
To bee or not to bee ………
May 29, 2007
….. that is the question!
Brave man. 
Beijing crowds
February 15, 2007
Love this photo for its angle from above capturing the sheer scale of huge crowds of people going about their daily business in China. Even better seen at night. Here, some ten thousand people go to Beijing West Railway Station to buy train tickets as the country enters its peak travel season leading up to their Spring Festival. (2007)
