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CHINA EXPATS GUIDE TO
THE BEIJING OLYMPICS
Olympic Venues, Events & Dates
Olympic Winners Over The Past Six Olympiads
Chinese Sports Stars To Look Out For
Summer 2008 Olympics Contents
China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing
Olympics............................................................3-9
Finally, after seven years’ frantic preparation, Beijing is ready for its coming out
Welcome to this special issue party, the 2008 Olympic Games.
of China Expat Magazine
as we welcome the Summer Six Games, 24 Years, One Billion Dreams........
2008 Olympics to China! .........................................................................10-11
Confucius, much like his ancient Greek counterparts, believed that physical
We’ve concentrated this issue on the events and the exercise was integral to enlightenment, and the society he built soon incorporated
athletes, and put together an easy to read Guide the idea into organized sports.
to the Olympic Venues, with the sports they are
hosting, together with dates and contact details in
Section III: Chinese Athlete’s to Watch..12-16
Chinese and English. On top of that we provide a
snapshot of some of the Chinese athletes to watch Some of them are still hoping for glory. Others are household names. Of the 639
out for in their respective sports, and a few fast facts athletes representing China’s Olympic Team this summer, the following have
and related details as the Worlds Greatest Event already proven themselves world-class.
arrives in the country.
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China Expat Guide to
The 2008 Beijing Olympics
F
inally, after seven years’ frantic preparation, Beijing is ready for its coming out party, the 2008 Olympic Games. Space-age
buildings, gleaming subways, and comprehensively beautified urban spaces have all been prepared with you, the foreign
visitor, in mind. For your further convenience, China Expat has prepared this mini guide to the Games. Herein you’ll find
a rundown on the Olympic venues by area, what events will be held in them, and which hotels are nearby. We’ve also added some
Mandarin phrases to help you get about, and a list of some of China’s brightest Olympic stars. Here’s hoping your stay in China is
as rewarding as Beijing wishes it to be. CE
Venues/Events/Dates
Beijing
See number after Venue name to locate on map
CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS 3
China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Olympic Green Area
Venue Events/Dates
National Stadium (1) Track & Field : 15th – 24th
Football: 23rd
National Aquatics Center (2) Swimming: 9th- 17th, 20th-21st
Synchronized Swimming: 18th -20th, 22nd-23rd
Diving: 10th-13th, 15th-23rd
National Indoor Stadium (3) Gymnastics: 9th-10th, 12th-15th, 17th-
19th
Trampoline: 16th, 18th-19th
Handball: 21st-24th
Ying Tung Natatorium (19) Water Polo: 10th-22nd, 24th
Modern Pentathlon (swimming portion): 21st-22nd
National Fencing Gymnasium (24) Fencing: 9th-17th
Modern Pentathlon (fencing & shooting portion): 21st-22nd
Olympic Hockey Stadium (25) Field Hockey: 10th – 22nd
Olympic Green Archery Field (26) Archery: 9th-15th
Olympic Green Tennis Court (12) Tennis: 10th-17th
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China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Olympic Green Area
Venue Events/Dates
Olympic Sports Center Stadium Modern Pentathlon (running & equestrian portions): 21st-22nd
(13)
Olympic Sports Center Handball: 9th-24th
Gymnasium (14)
Olympic Green Area
Venue Events/Dates
Worker’s Stadium (15) Football: 12th-13th, 16th, 18th-19th,21st
Worker’s Gymnasium (16) Boxing: 9th-20th, 22nd-24th
XueYuan Area
Venue Events/Dates
Beihang University Gymnasium Weightlifting: 9th-13th,15th-19th
(23)
University of Science & Judo: 9th-15th
Technology Stadium (10) Taekwondo: 20th-23rd
Peking University Gymnasium (9) Table Tennis: 13th-23rd
CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS 5
China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
XueYuan Area
Venue Events/Dates
China Agricultural University Wrestling: 12th-14th,16th-17th,19th-21st
Gymnasium (8)
Haidian Area
Venue Events/Dates
Beijing Institute of Technology Volleyball: 9th-18th
Gymnasium (22)
Capital Indoor Stadium (17) Volleyball: 9th-24th
Shijingshan Area
Venue Events
Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Cycling (Mountain Bike):22nd-23rd
(20)
BMX Venue (29) Cycling: 20th-21st
Shooting Range Clay Target Field Shooting: 9th-12th, 14th-16th
(21)
Shooting Range Hall (4) Shooting: 9th-17th
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China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Shijingshan Area
Venue Events
Laoshan Velodrome (6) Cycling (track): 15th-19th
Chaoyang Park
Venue Event
Beach Volleyball Ground (28) Beach Volleyball: 9th-22nd
South Chaoyang Area
Venue Event
Beijing University of Technology Badminton: 9th-17th
Gymnasium (11) Rhythmic Gymnastics: 21st-24th
Wukesong Area
Venue Event
Sports Center Baseball Field (27) Baseball: 13th-16th, 18th-20th, 22nd-23rd
Olympic Basketball Stadium (5) Basketball: 9th-24th
CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS 7
China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
South Chaoyang Area
Venue Events
Sports Center Softball Field (18) Softball: 12th-18th, 20th-21st
Shunyi Area
Venue Events
Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Rowing: 9th-14th,15th-16th
(7) Canoe/Kayak (flat-water): 18th-23rd Canoe/Kayak (slalom): 11th-
14th
Marathon Swimming: 20th-21st
Changping Area [Ming Tomb Reservoir]
Venue Events
Olympic Triathlon Venue (30) Triathlon: 18th-19th
Tianjin
Venue Events
Olympic Center Stadium Football: 6th-7th,9th-10th,12th-13th,15th
Qingdao
Venue Events
Olympic Sailing Center Sailing: 9th-21st
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China Expat Guide to The 2008 Beijing Olympics
Hong Kong
Venue Events
Olympic Equestrian Venue Equestrian: 9 -19 , 21
th th st
Shanghai
Venue Events
Shanghai Stadium Football: 7 ,10 ,12 -13 ,15th-16th,18th-19th,22nd
th th th th
Shenyang
Venue Events
Olympic Stadium Football: 6 -7 ,9 -10 ,12 -13th,15th-16th,
th th th th th
Qinhuangdao
Venue Events/Dates
Olympic Sports Center Stadium Football: 6 -7 ,9 -10 ,12th-13th,15th
th th th th
CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS 9
Six Games, 24 Years,
One Billion Dreams
C
onfucius, much like his ancient Greek counterparts, believed that physical exercise was integral to enlightenment, and the
society he built soon incorporated the idea into organized sports. The Qing Court was invited to send athletes to the first
modern games in 1896, but didn’t respond. Indeed, China would bow out of the first nine Olympics. Two representatives
competed in 1932, and a delegation of 140 attended the Berlin Games in 1936, with minimal results. The first Chinese athletes
under the five-star flag attended the 1952 Games in Helsinki; however, the Taiwan question and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
would keep the People’s Republic out of the Olympics for the next thirty two years.
1984 marked both the dawn of China’s opening up and her re-introduction to the sporting world, as she grabbed nine gold medals,
eight silvers, and nine bronzes. It would be more than another decade until China won a reputation as an economic power, but in
sporting terms, the world had a new top contender. Here is a breakdown of top medal counts for China’s Modern Olympic Era. CE
1984 Summer Olympic Games – Los Angeles
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 83 61 30 174
2 West Germany 17 19 23 59
3 Romania 20 16 17 53
4 Canada 10 18 16 44
5 China 15 8 9 32
6 Italy 14 6 12 32
7 Japan 10 8 14 32
8 South Korea 6 6 7 19
9 Yugoslavia 7 4 7 18
10 New Zealand 8 1 2 11
1988 Summer Olympic Games - Seoul
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union 55 31 46 132
2 East Germany 37 35 30 102
3 United States 36 31 27 94
4 West Germany 11 14 15 40
5 Bulgaria 10 12 13 35
6 South Korea 12 10 11 33
7 China 5 11 12 28
8 Romania 7 11 6 24
9 France 6 4 6 16
10 Italy 6 4 4 14
1992 Summer Olympic Games - Barcelona
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Unified Team 45 38 29 112
2 United States 37 34 37 108
3 Germany 33 21 28 82
4 China 16 22 16 54
5 Cuba 14 6 11 31
6 Hungary 11 12 7 30
7 South Korea 12 5 12 29
8 France 8 5 16 29
9 Australia 7 9 11 27
10 Spain 13 7 2 22
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1996 Summer Olympic Games - Atlanta
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 44 32 25 101
2 Germany 20 18 27 65
3 Russia 26 21 16 63
4 China 16 22 12 50
5 Australia 9 9 23 41
6 France 15 7 15 37
7 Italy 13 10 12 35
8 South Korea 7 15 5 27
9 Cuba 9 8 8 25
10 Ukraine 9 2 12 23
2000 Summer Olympic Games - Sydney
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 37 24 31 92
2 Russia 32 28 28 88
3 China 28 16 15 59
4 Australia 16 25 17 58
5 Germany 13 17 26 56
6 France 13 14 11 38
7 Italy 13 8 13 34
8 Cuba 11 11 7 29
9 Great Britain 11 10 7 28
10 Netherlands 12 9 4 25
2004 Summer Olympic Games - Athens
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 36 39 27 102
2 Russia 27 27 38 92
3 China 32 17 14 63
4 Australia 17 16 16 49
5 Germany 13 16 20 49
6 Japan 16 9 12 37
7 France 11 9 13 33
8 Italy 10 11 11 32
9 South Korea 9 12 9 30
10 Great Britain 9 9 12 30
Totals
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 273 221 177 671
2 Germany 144 140 169 453
3 Russia 140 107 115 362
4 China 112 96 78 286
5 Australia 49 59 67 175
6 France 53 39 61 153
7 Italy 56 39 52 147
8 South Korea 46 48 44 138
9 Cuba 34 25 26 85
10 Romania 27 27 23 77
CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS 11Chinese Athlete’s to Watch
Chinese Athletes to Watch
S
ome of them are still hoping for glory. Others are household names. Of the 639 athletes representing China’s Olympic
Team this summer, the following have already proven themselves world-class. Veterans of grueling competition and grinding
pressure, they will face their biggest test in Beijing, as they struggle to live up to the stratospheric expectations of their home
crowd.
Will Liu Xiang deliver another victory in the 110 meter hurdles? Can the women’s volleyball team stay on top for another four years?
Will China sweep the table tennis events? If not, it won’t be for lack of fan support. As a nation on the rise, a nation with something
to prove, China is going to enjoy a historically unprecedented home advantage in fan numbers and pure sporting spirit. Watch for
some very dramatic moments on the winners’ podiums. CE
Archery Zhang Juan Juan
DOB: 01/02/81
Ranked 7th in the world, Zhang and her teammates took gold at the 2001 World
Championships.
Badminton Lin Dan
DOB: 14/10/83
“Super Dan” as he is known to his legions of fans is ranked no. 1, and has no
serious threats other than his fiery temper.
Basketball Yi Jianlan
DOB: 27/10/87
The other 7-footer from China playing for the NBA, Yi is going on record as
saying that this year’s Chinese Olympic team is the best one ever.
12 CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICSChinese Athlete’s to Watch
Beach Volleyball Tian Jia
DOB: 09/02/81
This year’s games will be Tian’s 3rd straight Olympic appearance. She will team
up with Wang Jie this summer, with whom she has won two FIVB tournaments.
Boxing Zhou Shiming
DOB: 18/05/81
Zhou put China on the Olympic boxing medal map with his bronze in 2004.
This light flyweight has defeated some top American competition, and hopes to
turn professional after the games.
Diving Guo Jingjing
DOB: 15/10/81
Continuing China’s long tradition of diving dominance, Guo has the belief
of her nation that she will bring home gold this summer, as she did twice in
Athens.
Fencing Tan Xue
DOB: 30/01/84
After switching from track and field to fencing at the Tianjin Sports Education
School in 1998, it only took Li Na a year to become national saber champion.
She won the world championship in 2002.
Gymnastics Cheng Fei
DOB: 29/05/88
Cheng is one of only a few gymnasts in the world who can execute the
Yurchenko vault and Yurchenko entry, helping her to compensate for her team’s
weakness on the vault and floor exercises.Chinese Athlete’s to Watch
Judo Yang Wei
DOB: 15/09/75
32 year old Yang is a mother as well as a judoka, and coaches when not
competing. She will be fighting this summer with three nails holding her knee
cap together.
Pentathlon Qian Zhenhua
DOB: 01/09/79
After finishing last at the2000 Sydney Games, Qian came back to win the world
title in 2005, the first Asian to do so. He hopes to make up for his weakness in
running with his forte of shooting.
Shooting Du Li
DOB: 05/03/82
At the Olympic trials, Du Li lost to long-time rival Katerina Emmons in her
gold medal event, the 10 meter air rifle. However, she went on to take gold in
the 3-positions rife, an event in which she was not even ranked in the top 100.
Football Zheng Zhi
DOB: 20/08/80
Zheng currently plays for Charlton, and has had tea with Gordon Brown.
Known for his calm on the field and play-making ability, he carries the hopes of
a nation eager to make its mark in football.
Softball Yin Zhou
DOB: 03/04/88
A native Beijinger, Yin will be pitching in front of a home crowd this summer,
although she has played collegiately in the U.S. Known as the “gentle giant”, the
6’2” Yin did not allow a single earned run at the 2006 World Championships.Chinese Athlete’s to Watch
Swimming Zhang Lin
DOB: 06/01/87
Another Beijinger, Zhang has recently posted times in the 400m and 1500m free
that put him with the best in the world. Expectations run high, as no Chinese
man has ever won a swimming medal.
Sync. Jiang Tingting
Swimming
DOB: 25/09/86
Jiang has an edge in synchronization – her teammate is her twin sister. They won
gold in the team and duet at the 2006 Doha Asian Games.
Table Tennis Ma Lin
DOB: 19/02/80
Ma is known for his dry, incisive style, which must be in top form to beat arch-
rival Korean Ryu Seung Min. After all, the normally humble Chinese expect to
sweep all four table tennis events.
Tae Kwon Do Chen Zhong
DOB: 22/11/82
Chen will come to this summer’s games a heavy favorite, having won both
Olympic gold medals awarded in the heavyweight division, as well as the 2007
world championships.
Tennis Zheng Jie
DOB: 07/03/84
Zheng caused quite a splash at Wimbledon recently, knocking out top-seeded
Ana Ivanovic to reach the semi-finals. She is heavily backed to win the gold with
doubles partner Yan Zi.Chinese Athlete’s to Watch
Track & Field Liu Xiang
DOB: 03/07/83
Liu carries the weight of a nation on his shoulders as he readies himself for his
second Olympic appearance, a favorite to repeat his gold medal performance in
the110m hurdles and cement China’s image as a track & field power.
Volleyball Feng Kun
DOB: 28/12/78
A star on a team filled with stars, China women’s volleyball setter and captain
Feng Kun was awarded the MVP and best setter trophy at the 2004 Games, after
her team won gold.
Water Polo Ge Weiqing
DOB: 25/04/77
Ge is the strongest feature of his Olympic team, a goalie who played every
minute of his games at the past two world championships, where China finished
a dismal last place.
Weightlifting Zhang Guozheng
DOB: 14/09/74
Starting at the relatively old age of 26, Zhang worked his way from fourth at
Sydney to gold at Athens, hoisting 347 kilos at a weight of only 69kg.
16 CHINA EXPAT | THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICSBasic Mandarin Words & Phrases
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1st tone – extended, drawn out [if used for ‘yeah’, then ‘yeah’ as in response to, “You’ve been married twenty years?” “Yēah”]
2nd tone – rising [‘yeah’ as in response to “I’ve got a surprise for you.” “Yéah?”]
3rd tone - a dip followed by a rise [‘yeah’ as in response to “You can speak Chinese? “Yěah-uh”]
4th tone - quick and sharp [“I’m sorry; did our waiter overcharge you?” “Yeah!”]
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