The Olympic torch had arrived to Beijing and at exit 4 we met the wan carrying the torch to Tiananmen Square where there should be a ceremony. Many big black cars and police cars escorted the wan.
The Olympic hurdler and star of a million advertisements Liu Xiang will carry the torch across Jinshui Qiao (the small bridge that straddles the moat that runs between the Tiananmen Gate and the square) to light the torch in the square later today.
Festivities have already got under way with a lot of plate spinning and fandancing going on at the square, but, details about the ceremony have been kept secret and security is tight. This morning I think there was some demonstrations on the square because I was looking att CNN news and they had a report about the square and suddenly the TV screen was black...
Road blocks have been set up to prevent traffic and pedestrians getting too close to the square, and buses going along Chang'an Dajie as well as trains on the line 1 subway line, are not stopping at the Tiananmen East or West stations.
Keep the Beijing Olympic slogan in mind: "One world - One dream"....
