China has long tinkered with Mother Nature's waterworks, even establishing a state organ -- the Beijing Weather Modification Office. Residents are growing weary of their leadership's control-freak tendencies. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Looking forward to the Olympics in Beijing? I know I am, it'll be one of a kind. But don't forget your gas mask! picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

Beijing has asked hotels and restaurants in the city to take dog meat off the menu for the duration of next month's Olympics and September's Paralympics. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

Bryan Berg creates an amazing replica of the Beijing Olympic Village...with playing cards picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

After 4 years the Beijing Airport -currently the biggest one in the world- is finished, just in time for the 2008 Olympics. picked by karenben 2 years ago

Higher than both the London Eye and the Singapore Flyer, which opens in March, the Beijing Great Wheel will tower 208 metres (682 ft) when finished in 2009. The giant ferris wheel will have 48 air conditioned observation capsules, each of which can carry up to 40 passengers, and on a good day even the Great Wall is expected to be visible in the mountains to Beijing's north. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The 16-day long biggest Olympic Extravaganza finally came to an end amid much fanfare. Thousands of spectators bid adieu to Beijing Olympics 2008 and vowed to meet against at London in 2012. The 2012 Olympics Games will be held at London. Fireworks, live performances by the artists and a grand congregation of world leaders marked the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympics 2008. picked by sagar13d 1 year ago

A Beijing factory recycled used chopsticks and sold up to 100,000 pairs a day without any form of disinfection, a newspaper said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of Chinese food and product safety scares. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Beijing's meteorological bureau believes it can manipulate the weather to guarantee a dry opening ceremony at next year's Olympic Games. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Red hair and the big earrings are out for women Beijing cab drivers in the run-up to next summer's Olympic Games. picked by suebe 3 years ago

They plan to leave Athens on September 1st 2007 and arrive at the Olympic Games in Beijing in August 2008 (8th to the 24th). They have 344 days to complete the trip, and at a total distance of approximately 15,500 kilometres they have to cycle at least an average of 46.4 kilometres a day for the 11 months. Their aim is to raise money for their two chosen charities, UCDVO and ARC. picked by Kitsune86 3 years ago

They made this bad-boy for the Olympics, and apparently it is unreal.
"From the sky, the new airport terminal is designed to look like a Chinese dragon"
Things are getting NUTS in Beijing with everything they are building for the Olympics - very interesting article! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago

The upcoming Beijing Olympics is more than just a point of pride for China — it's such an important part of the national consciousness that nearly 3,500 children have been named for the event, a newspaper reported Sunday. picked by marli 2 years ago

A dim-sum restaurant in Beijing allegedly sold buns stuffed with a cardboard treated with caustic soda and flavored with pork fat. picked by muppet 2 years ago

With news that hotels in Beijing will be spying on internet users during the Olympics,Zach Honig (pop photo blogger) gives real world tips about hacking the firewall and dodging spyware while at the games. picked by carguy4life 1 year ago

How can you piss off a panda you ask? By jumping the barrier and messing with a bear that had already been bitten by a drunked tourist in the past.

Stupid Tax... where for art thou? picked by proverb 2 years ago

Awesome (repeat: awesome) Photography. picked by suckersklub 1 year ago

A fascist regime plans to host the Olympic Games. Critics call for a boycott, but the Games come off as planned. And on the field of world opinion, the host scores an enormous victory. In 1936 , serious movements urging an outright boycott of the Berlin Games were mounted in the United States, Britain, France, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands. Adolf Hitler had come to power two years ... read full post picked by buddha 2 years ago

A mangy donkey tied to a post all day in a Beijing street wearing an advertisement for a donkey meat shop run by his owner has sparked debate in the Chinese capital. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

So the band at my local public High school, Martin Luther King High, the students spent lots and lots of time raising money for a trip to Beijing this year to play at the great wall.. So after lots of hard work and effort, right as they're warming up the performance is cancelled. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago