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With the 2008 Summer Olympics looming, the host city has gone on a wild building spree. Prepare to be wowed by the world-class transformation.
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A gigantic video screen dwarfs shoppers at the Place in Beijing's Central Business District, which was the focus of an Olympics update. Many of the Olympics organizers are working on preparations for for the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Communist revolution in October.

China 60th anniversary celebrations

( Chien-min Chung / For The Times / September 1, 2007 )
A gigantic video screen dwarfs shoppers at the Place in Beijing's Central Business District, which was the focus of an Olympics update. Many of the Olympics organizers are working on preparations for for the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Communist revolution in October.
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