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Beijing, China

Olympic preparations

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Tiananmen Square Olympics sign
A Beijing Olympics sign stands in Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008.
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Olympic dress rehearsal
Performers wait to enter the National Stadium during the third and last dress rehearsal of the 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008 in Beijing, China. China is making its final preparations three days before the Olympics.
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Tiananmen Square Olympics sign
A Beijing Olympics sign stands in Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 5, 2008.
Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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Language lesson in Beijing
Elderly Chinese women learn English during a language lesson at a community center in Beijing ahead of the Olympic Games which will open on August 8. The Chinese Government has launched foreign language activities across the city during the last several years.
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