Beijing is very aware of its pending 2008 Olympics - so much so that
a clock outside the National Museum counts down the seconds until opening time. When this
photo was taken there were exactly 1319 days, 7 hours, 59 minutes and 58 seconds to go!
Beijing Celebrates One-Year Countdown
Posters advertising the Games are up around the Chinese capital.
Construction of the main Olympic stadium - dubbed the bird's nest - is well under way.
A recent China-Africa summit provided an ideal opportunity for the authorities to test-run possible traffic flow measures.
Security measures are being put in place. These plain clothes policemen pledge to crack down on crime in the capital
The Chinese authorities are promising an Olympic Games to remember
Jackie Chan Records 'We Are Ready,' The Official Countdown Song To 2008 Beijing Olympics
Tens of thousands of Beijing citizens participated in collective morning exercises to mark the one-year countdown
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