beijing2008 beijing 2008 BOCOG released the Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on the occasion of the 2-year countdown to the opening of the Games
BOCOG released the Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on the occasion of the 2-year countdown to the opening of the Games
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - The Overview of the official mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - The Overview of the official mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China
The greatest swimming race in history. Going into the 2000
Olympics the Americans had never lost the event and anchor leg swimmer
Gary Hall Jr predicted before the games that the Australians would be
'smashed like guitars'. The Aussies, featuring Michael Klim and Ian
Thorpe were determined to use home advantage to make sure that didn't
happen. This is what happened next
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - The Overview of the official mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China
WUHAN, Central China, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Joining the Olympic family in 1996,
softball will be dropped from the Olympic program after the 2008 Games.
Though it receives less attention than soccer or other popular sports in
China, softball has been springing up in college campus as a proposal of
including the sport in the National University Games has been submitted to
Chinese Education Ministry.
"At first I played it out of curiosity," said a sophomore from Xinjiang
University in remote northwest of China. "Now I am really into it and I learn
teamwork and communication skills from this sport."
"At the softball field of the City Games, many umpires are from colleges,"
said Professor Zhuang Zi, the director of registering department of softball in
the City Games.
Professor Zhuang also works as the secretary-general of the University
Softball Association in Shanghai, which comprises 14 college teams since its
launch in 1998.
Baseball was introduced to China in the end of the 19th century. In 1996, the
Atlanta Olympics became a milestone for Chinese softball, when the Chinese side
grabbed the silver medal.
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - The Overview of the official mascots for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China
Currency
The currency in China is called Renminbi, and is issued by the national bank — the People's Bank of China. The units of Renminbi are Yuan, Jiao and Fen. Jiao and Fen is the fractional currency. The paper money comes in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 Yuan. The Jiao's denomination can be 1, 2, 5; similarly with the Fen. Ten Fen is one Jiao and Ten Jiao is one Yuan. There is also coinage for One Yuan, Five Jiao as well as One, Two and Five Fen. But Fen is not commonly used in the coin form in daily life. The abbreviation of Renminbi is RMB or CNY with its symbol of ￥. Colloquially, Chinese, people often say Kuai and Mao instead of Yuan and Jiao.
Foreign Currency Exchange
Foreign currency and traveler's cheques are not to circulate in China, so you have to exchange them for Chinese Yuan only at Bank of China or the banks' cash centers at major airports and hotels.
Foreign credit cards available in China
Master Card Visa Card American Express Card JCB Card Diners Card
Actually China is still a cash-dominated country. But there are places like star-rated hotels, chain international shopping malls, etc, which do accept credit cards/ traveler's cheques. But most other places might have difficulty handling credit card/TC payment. ATM of Bank of China is so extensive that you can easily go and draw RMB with your credit cards whenever you need.
Banks
All Chinese Banks including BC (Bank of China), CCB (China Construction Bank), ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) and ABC (Agricultural Bank of China) and their branches, plus some other banks will transact financial affairs for foreigners.
It is quite easy to open a Chinese RMB account with Bank of China that opens 7 days per week. You only need to show your passport (ID attached) with valid visa. You will get issued with a passbook and card on the spot for a small fee of about CNY10 then you can use any of the ATM to withdraw cash.
When you withdraw your $US currency over the counter, you can then easily exchange it into Chinese RMB before you leave the bank. It is safe to carry cash but of course you need to be discreet about it.
The following are some of the banks in Beijing.
Name
Address
Tel.
Beijing Branch of BC
No.8, Yabao Lu, Chaoyang District
010-65199988
Beijing Branch of CCB
No.28 Building, Xuanwumen Xijie, Xuanwu District
010-63603634
Beijing Xidan Branch of ICBC
No.176 Xidan Beidajie
010-66054180
Beijing Dongcheng Branch of ABC
Hua Li Mansion, No.58, Jinbao Jie, Dongcheng District
010-65286170
Bank of Beijing
No.156, Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District
96169
Beijing Branch of CITIC Industrial Bank
Investing Square, No. Jia 27, Jinrong Jie Jia, Xicheng District
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