Category Archives: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The giant ear of corn at the closing ceremony

A tower of red corn, and Placido Domingo and Song Zuying’s relationship and the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games.

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Not everyone can be a winner

Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊) profiles a number of losing Olympic athletes.

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No protesters for protest zones

Xinhua published an article that explains why there are no protesters in the protest zones.

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The Bird’s Nest tries to engulf the full moon

The Bird’s Nest and the moon: a series of images.

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Pollution wussies go quiet

Air pollution in Beijing: it’s not killing the athletes.

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Hand grenades and Olympics

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Stop drugs, bombs and journalists

Olympic volunteers on the watch for dangerous objects and people.

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Is there a place for Mao in the Olympics?

Mao gets the Olympics treatment.

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Li Ning lights China’s Olympic flame

Chinese retailer Li Ning (李宁) is the biggest winner of the 2008 Beijing Olympics so far, after its founder and chairman – whose name the company bears – lit the cauldron at the final act of last night’s opening ceremony.

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Olympic Danwei

New content on Danwei for the Olympics: video, media timeline,

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