We have two photos taken around the same time at a former secret military factory complex in Beijing. It was built in the era of the planned economy, under the code name 798.
One photo shows what Factory Complex 798 was like in its old days. Spacious, bland and generic industrial red-brick workshops was the style
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Beijing finally cooled on Tuesday as a brief heavy shower embraced the city around noon after a hot and humid week. The rain, though lasting only 10 minutes, will hopefully help restore confidence in the city’s air quality, according to Guo Hu, Beijing Meteorological Observatory director.
“The rare lack of rain and wind to blow away [...]

For Adriaa, a South African tourist, a few sips of tea in a bar featuring Chinese horticulture and framed windows means more than just an evening’s pastime; instead it gives him a real feeling of being in the right place to taste the country’s culture.
“In Beijing, the Forbidden City and Summer Palace are not the [...]

BEIJING - The host city of the 29th Summer Olympic Games is going through every details of its seven-year-long preparation amid 10-day’s countdown hastens the venues, staffs and even weather controllers.
Despite suffering overseas torch-relay disruptions, deadly earthquake and soaring inflation, China never stops marching steadily toward the nation’s century Olympic dream as the President Hu [...]

A newspaper that claims to be able to give readers comprehensive Olympic weather information came out Monday in Beijing.
The Chinese/English bilingual daily, called Olympic Weather News, was launched by China Meteorological Administration.
It provides weather forecasts for the capital’s eight districts.
The paper also lists competition venues, from the Bird’s Nest to Fengtai softball field; main traffic routes, [...]

Greenpeace, in an assessment of the 2008 Olympic Games, said Beijing had met most of its environmental commitments.
“We are glad to see that Beijing has improved its infrastructure in preparation for the Olympics,” Lo Sze Ping, Greenpeace China’s Campaign director, said.
“It has made public transport more convenient, upgraded home heating systems, improved water treatment and, [...]

BEIJING - The subway line built to link Olympic venues in the north of Beijing will begin trial operation Monday, local traffic authority said Sunday.
The 4.5-km Olympic Branch Line will open exclusively to workers, volunteers, media people who hold valid certificates issued by the Beijing Olympics organizing committee before August 8, according to the Beijing [...]

Host China raised its national flag at the Olympic Village in Beijing as it was officially declared open Sunday morning.
Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee (BOCOG), handed over the key to village mayor Chen Zhili, before its red doors were opened and a group of children ran out to welcome the guests.
“We [...]

BEIJING  – Beijing has moved up four places in the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008) issued on Sunday to rank 66th “most competitive.” In the 2005-2006 report, the Chinese capital ranked 70th.
Among other Chinese cities, Hong Kong ranked 26th, Shanghai 41st and Shenzhen was 64th, according to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) report.
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People who failed to get tickets for Olympic events at the Bird’s Nest can look forward to getting inside the iconic venue after the Games, as it was announced it will become a sports and entertainment venue.
Beijing CITIC Consortium Stadium Operation Co Ltd, a co-venture among CITIC Group, Beijing Urban Construction Group and Golden State [...]