FACTFILE Beijing 2008
= Beijing was the capital city of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties of China. The largest palace of the world, the Forbidden City, is located on the central axis of Beijing city.
=Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin designed an comissioned the Oly rings in 1914.
=Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek mythology, is the island of
= Zeus is considered the most important of all the Olympic gods. He was originally worshipped as a god of meteorological change.
=The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism.
="One World One Dream" is the theme slogan for Beijing Olympics.
=The revival of the ancient Olympics attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France and Great Britain.