Think the games are confined to the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube? Well think again, outside of China the Olympics might be confined to your TV set or your computer screen, but not so here in Beijing. Let’s move out into the streets.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on which side of the fence you stand upon), even miles away from the Olympic Green, the Games are still very much a part of life for Beijingers.
Want proof? 16 pictures — will that do?
Beijing Subway: Olympic Mania
Yours truly’s second home (a mobile one at that), the Beijing Subway, has been successfully brainwashed into Olympic Mode. In many a Subway station, you see this:
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Beijing locals express how they really feel about the Olympics by passing around this clever play on pregnancy terms to describe the current state of mind. Roll-over...
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Xinhua News just announced the flagman (旗手) of China team in Beijing Olympic Games: Yao Ming (姚明). It will be the second time Yaoming leads China team enter...
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We’ll get back to the “regular” Mind the Gap articles next Wednesday (I can hear the moans, I know…), but this Wednesday, I’d like...
Olympics Meme-Watch: Beijing pregnant with anticipation 
