I was right! According to this month's Newsweek magazine, Beijing has undergone and is undergoing unprecedented growth and re-modernization in just these few years leading up to the 2008 Olympics.
"With the Olympics approaching, China is re-creating its once grim capital on an awesome scale...The transformation of Beijing for the 2008 Olympics is emerging as the most ambitious remake of any major world capital in history..."
As a Chinese born person living in America who constantly goes back to visit, I can tell you that the differences in just one year are extroardinary. China is developing so fast, although we still have some problems like pollution. By olympics time 2008 is gonna be hell! I'm going back for my grandpa's 80th, but I'm not looking forward to the amount of people there will be.
I had no idea Beijing was that...ummm modern! It kinda looks like a chinese version of Tokyo...cool. Nice to see this, knowing that in a few years I might be living in Beijing. I heard that Beijing is getting better & better by the years and that it should be sick as hell by 2008...am I right???
I was there the same time! we came on the 8th of may in 2006!!!! I miss China so much... and I have a LOT... a LOT of family there.
xXRyuHaybusaXx 1 year ago
I was right! According to this month's Newsweek magazine, Beijing has undergone and is undergoing unprecedented growth and re-modernization in just these few years leading up to the 2008 Olympics.
"With the Olympics approaching, China is re-creating its once grim capital on an awesome scale...The transformation of Beijing for the 2008 Olympics is emerging as the most ambitious remake of any major world capital in history..."
-Newsweek
theriseofthefall 4 years ago
As a Chinese born person living in America who constantly goes back to visit, I can tell you that the differences in just one year are extroardinary. China is developing so fast, although we still have some problems like pollution. By olympics time 2008 is gonna be hell! I'm going back for my grandpa's 80th, but I'm not looking forward to the amount of people there will be.
Wicklutz 5 years ago
~see you next february (2007), shopping in beijing~!
Spike25021954 5 years ago
umm...no, not sick as hell, but it will be a bit better
incub626 5 years ago
I had no idea Beijing was that...ummm modern! It kinda looks like a chinese version of Tokyo...cool. Nice to see this, knowing that in a few years I might be living in Beijing. I heard that Beijing is getting better & better by the years and that it should be sick as hell by 2008...am I right???
theriseofthefall 5 years ago