Olympic venues open to public soon
By Yu Nan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-06-23 10:19
Effect model of
Beijing Olympics Stadium, nicknamed the "bird's
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National Aquatics
Center, front, is located nearby Beijing Olympics
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Beijing Olympic venues are likely to be open to visitors later this year said
Beijing Tourism Administration director Du Jiang, according to chinabroadcast.cn
Thursday.
Olympic competition venues slated to be open to the public include the
Beijing Olympics Stadium, nicknamed the "bird's nest" by locals, and the
National Aquatics Center, Du said at the opening ceremony of Beijing
International Tourism Exposition.
The special sightseeing program is dependent on visitor's safety and lack of
interference with ongoing construction work, Du added.
"Beijing doesn't plan to make any profits on opening the venues," Du said.
"The city is expecting visitors, either home or abroad, to know more about her
preparation work, and to boost people's confidence in the Beijing 2008
Olympics."
According to Du, the main venues will be first open to overseas visitors.
Construction work on the project kicked off in December 2003 and is expected
to be complete by the end of 2007.
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