China Expat’s Beijing Olympics Guide Now Online

August 4, 2008 Posted by China Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute

Aug. 4 – China Expat, the national China portal for China travel, culture and art, has just put up online their guide to the Beijing Olympics.

Featuring details on all Olympics venues (including those held in other cities), with dates and schedules of events; a guide to “Olympic Putonghua” (ie: how to say “Please take me to the National Stadium” to a Beijing taxi driver); an interesting comparison of who’s won what over the past six Olympiads and a snapshot of Chinese athletes to watch out for; a 20 page, full color guide can be downloaded from the China Expat website by clicking on the cover.

Also on that site: 57 China city guides; train and flight schedules and links; sections on China travel, music, literature and art; plus a daily journal reflecting what’s going on nationally, our personal favorites being these introductions to Cai Guo-Qiang, the man whose fireworks displays will open the Olympics this coming Friday evening.

If anyone else has downloadable guides to the Olympics, tell us about them and we’ll also feature them on this thread with links.