http://olympics.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Olympics GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-08-25T11:11:37Z Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:11:37 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/26/goodbye-beijing.htm As many of the city’s guests leave Beijing, the atmosphere here is quieter. I almost want to say somber, but just as these Games never quite reached the level of... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/26/goodbye-beijing.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:49:12 +0000 2008-08-26T08:49:12Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/25/descretion-is-the-better-part-of-valour.htm The Olympic city is back to normal again today, with fewer security volunteers out on the streets and fewer visible tourists wandering around. The newspapers here are filled with praise... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/25/descretion-is-the-better-part-of-valour.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:11:37 +0000 2008-08-25T11:11:37Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/24/unlikely-usa-fans.htm The Olympic baseball stadium in Wukesong, Beijing was filled with American fans on Friday night. The game: Cuba vs. USA. The American fans: Korean, Japanese and Chinese. This time, instead... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/24/unlikely-usa-fans.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:06:34 +0000 2008-08-24T10:06:34Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/23/booty-grinding-dance-floor.htm As with just about any product, a fake version of alcohol is readily available in China. And the Beijing night scene, a booming and relatively new one, offers moonshine drinks... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/23/booty-grinding-dance-floor.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:45:08 +0000 2008-08-23T05:45:08Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/22/cab-spies.htm I've started to notice a pattern with Beijing cab drivers recently. Today was the sixth time that I got into a cab and starting talking to the driver, only to... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/22/cab-spies.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:14:52 +0000 2008-08-22T07:14:52Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/21/the-dragon-vs-the-bear.htm Cheering squads trained by the Beijing Etiquette Institute have been tasked with the job of showing Chinese spectators how to cheer properly, for athletes of all nations, during Olympic events.... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/21/the-dragon-vs-the-bear.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:06:22 +0000 2008-08-21T09:06:22Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/20/welcome-the-olympic-game-pay-attention-to-civilization-set-up-a-new-trend.htm I saw the phrase, “Welcome the Olympic Game, Pay Attention to Civilization, Set Up a New Trend," on a red and white banner draped across a bridge. It's a perfect... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/20/welcome-the-olympic-game-pay-attention-to-civilization-set-up-a-new-trend.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:06:21 +0000 2008-08-20T09:06:21Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/19/boomtown.htm Road sweeper Liu Zhi had planned to organize a 600-person performance for the 400-day countdown to the Olympics, but his local residence committee denied his request. As a veteran of... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/19/boomtown.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:50:14 +0000 2008-08-19T08:50:14Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/18/qiteng-revisited.htm Biking along a small stone street in Nanluoguxian hutong on Friday night, and thinking about how clear the sky was and how beautiful the weather had turned, I noticed out... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/18/qiteng-revisited.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:37:27 +0000 2008-08-18T09:37:27Z http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/17/will-pose-for-tickets.htm Holding yellow batons and thumping them in unison, an entire section of Chinese laladui, volunteers specially trained to cheer athletes, yell jia you, or good luck, as each marathon runner... http://olympics.about.com/b/2008/08/17/will-pose-for-tickets.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:37:09 +0000 2008-08-17T09:37:09Z