Just 566 days left
until the grand opening of the Olympic Games in
Beijing 2008.08.08 at 08. You might have guessed that
"8" is a lucky number in China.
For a long time they have started to "clean" the whole
Beijing, repainting all cultural buildings, repairing roads
and sidewalks - all to make a good impression.
They are even cleaning the rivers.... Just close to our
Beijing, repainting all cultural buildings, repairing roads
and sidewalks - all to make a good impression.
They are even cleaning the rivers.... Just close to our
apartment the Liangma River are cleaned. All water
in the river have been pumped out...
The smell from the sediment was awfull the first weeks
until it had dried. Now the bottom is cleaned, there are
new islands and the banks are restored.
in the river have been pumped out...
The smell from the sediment was awfull the first weeks
until it had dried. Now the bottom is cleaned, there are
new islands and the banks are restored.
Still there is "the air" of Beijing to clean and that is a
great challange, almost impossible to make. But there
is small progresses goin on. To make more people
take the busses (there are very many lines in Beijing)
from January 1st the price for a busticket was changed
from 2 RMB to 0,40 RMB. Now the goverment hope that
people will leave the car at home and take the bus.
is small progresses goin on. To make more people
take the busses (there are very many lines in Beijing)
from January 1st the price for a busticket was changed
from 2 RMB to 0,40 RMB. Now the goverment hope that
people will leave the car at home and take the bus.
