Beijing's Olympic stadiums are out of this world - but its advice for residents is down to earth

dailymail.co.uk     Jul 23, 2008            

With the Olympic Games less than three weeks away, China has unveiled the incredible stadiums and told residents not to ask foreigners visiting Beijing about their love lives. Questions about salaries and queries about the visitor's age ar part of the "Eight don't asks" displayed on posters in a central Beijing district giving conversational etiquette guidelines to residents who meet foreigners or disabled athletes during next month's Olympics. The advice on Chinese-language posters was put together by the propaganda department of Dongcheng district to educate residents on how to properly welcome visitors during the Olympics, a spokeswoman for Dongcheng district said. Flying in: Resembling a flying saucer from a 1950s sci-fi adventure, The Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing will host the track cycling competitions Dongcheng... [read full story]                    

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