General BackgroundUnder the slogan of “One World, One Dream”, the XXIX Olympiad will be held in Beijing between the 8th and 24th August, 2008.
There will be 28 major and 302 minor competitive events in which athletes from all over the world in 37 venues will participate. Among all the venues, 31 are in Beijing and six outside Beijing, including Hong Kong(for the equestrian events), Qingdao(for the sailing events), Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin(for football preliminaries).
