Cultural tips

The 29th Olympic Games was held from August 8th to August 24 th in Beijing (北京, Běijīng), the capital of People’s Republic of China. The opening ceremony started at around 8 pm on August 8th. This is the first time that China hosed the summer Olympics.
Most of the sports competitions were in Beijing. Co-host cities including Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao held football games while the sailing competitions was held in Qingdao. Hong Kong held the equestrian events. One thing that we have to mention here is that martial art, or wushu (武术, wǔshù), has become an official event in 2008, which indicates that martial arts has stepped onto the international stage.