The meaning of 8?

China people's favorite number is 8. In dialect, the pronunciation of "8" sounds similar to that of "Fa" (meaning making a fortune). Under the socialist market economy in China, almost everyone has this pious desire. If you can make your phone number or car license plate have as many eights as possible, entrepreneurs will spend a lot of money on it.

Interestingly, after Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the China Olympic Organizing Committee set four "8" days for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games-the opening ceremony will be held at 8 pm on August 8, 2008. I hope this lucky number will help this country and its athletes to become the second largest sports power in the world with 32 gold medals in Athens and achieve decisive success.

Jiang Xiaoyu, vice chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee, promised that China would never allow accidents. The opening performance was staged by a world-famous director. The only obstacle is that it may rain. Because the giant Bird's Nest National Stadium designed by Swiss architects has no roof.

In order to prevent 9 1000 spectators from getting wet, China launched three Fengyun meteorological satellites. During the Olympic Games, the Meteorological Center will obtain meteorological cloud pictures every 15 minutes. Twice as fast as it is now. In this way, there is enough reaction time to intervene with the help of aircraft or anti-aircraft guns when the weather conditions change. China is recognized as a world leader in weather control.

It is worthwhile for Beijing to mobilize all its forces to invest in sports, transportation and environmental infrastructure construction. By the end of 2007, almost all Olympic venues will pass the inspection. The Bird's Nest made of only 42,000 tons of steel will be completed in March 2008.

There are six competition venues in Hong Kong, Tianjin and Qingdao outside Beijing. Recently, jacques rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, expressed satisfaction with the preparatory work: China's schedule is very good, and all venues can get enough trial operation. However, the International Olympic Committee believes that there are still defects in the air and environment polluted by traffic order and construction boom, and athletes, an estimated 500,000 spectators and more than 20,000 journalists should not participate in the Olympic Games under such conditions. China promised that the turning point would begin in mid-2008. Its transformation plan will also end at that time. The capital will have a new urban transportation system, including five subway lines, urban railways and buses. Beijing airport will be twice as big as it is now. With the help of new purification equipment, garbage disposal and greening, Beijing will be able to realize the promise of "Green Olympics".

Economically, China won. Peter ueberroth, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said with admiration that Beijing has taken advantage of the American marketing "model" and raised the "sponsorship culture" to a new height. The funds provided by 22 international and domestic "partners", 10 "sponsors" and 14 "exclusive suppliers" are enough to meet the needs of the Olympic Games operating costs, which has also set a historical record. Table tennis tournaments, fitness equipment and school stadiums all over the country have aroused people's enthusiasm for the Olympics, but etiquette or English education must also be carried out.

The countdown has begun. 480,000 Beijingers signed up as volunteers. Tickets have been booked online. If the number of people booking tickets exceeds the number of people selling tickets, the computer will randomly select them. Tickets for the opening ceremony, basketball and diving are particularly popular in China.

It's not just China's Olympic organizers who value the lucky number 8. On August 8, 2008, the hotel reservation rate in cities outside Beijing was also very high-the newlyweds in China chose to get married on this symbolic day.