You Are Here: Beijing - Beijing Olympics - National Geographic Kidstag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008-06-09:/you-are-here/beijing//172012-11-07T16:50:31ZKids-Eye View of Beijing: What is it like to live in China? What's it like to go to the Olympic Games? What's it like to live in a country with billions of people? Now is your chance to find out. Movable Type 4.1Thank You For Visiting You Are Here: Beijing!tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2012:/you-are-here/beijing//17.26482012-11-07T15:56:37Z2012-11-07T16:50:31ZThank you for visiting You Are Here: Beijing! Commenting has been turned off, but you can can still enjoy all of the blog posts....The Grand Finale tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2222008-08-25T14:06:30Z2008-08-25T14:38:44ZThis is my last post on the Olympics, and frankly, it's been great writing for you guys. I've really enjoyed writing this blog, as it's helped me do things I wouldn't normally do--like interview athletes, trade pins, learn about the...Olympic Pin Tradingtag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2182008-08-25T02:39:59Z2008-08-26T15:11:12ZAlong with watching Olympics, many people go to see the venues and/or trade pins. Trading pins at the Olympics started at the 1896 Athens Olympics between participants, but really didn't become popular until the early 1900s. Pin trading has also...Life in the Olympic Village tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2192008-08-24T19:20:13Z2008-08-24T20:18:00ZBeing an Olympic athlete is one of the highest honors bestowed upon an athlete by his/her country. They usually are number one in their sport in their country. Most of the athletes participating in the Olympics also participate in other...What Do People Eat at the Olympics?tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2172008-08-22T19:11:08Z2008-08-26T15:08:19ZBehind the Scenestag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2162008-08-22T19:06:18Z2008-08-24T00:39:01ZThe Bird's Nesttag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2142008-08-22T13:41:43Z2009-03-24T21:49:26ZI, personally, have never been in a bird's nest! Well, that was until five days ago. We got tickets to the second day of athletics. Even though it's not our favorite event, we just wanted to see what the Chinese...Half-Time Basketball Showtag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2102008-08-20T13:33:24Z2009-03-24T21:45:34ZMascots Dancetag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2072008-08-19T17:30:38Z2009-03-24T21:46:47ZMascots dance around to music a lot during the Olympic events. Watch the plastic mascots break some moves in this video. embedSingleTitlePlayer("beijing-mascotdancing-kids","blogskids","http://ad.doubleclick.net/pfadx/ng.kids/preroll_kidsblog;sz=400x300;tile=1",480,360,false,"single-title-player-beijing-mascotdancing-kids"); For more mascot mania, watch the furry mascots rock out in this video....Tennis Sessions 2 & 3 (Sun and Rain)tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2042008-08-18T13:54:22Z2008-08-18T15:03:54ZOn Wednesday, August 13th, one of my dad's friends surprised us with four tickets for the tennis match that day. Since my dad had to work, one of my aunts, who was visiting, went with me, my brother and my...Canoe/Kayak Slalom tag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2032008-08-18T00:28:34Z2008-08-18T00:55:34ZI have been out in a canoe and a kayak before and I thought that this would be like kayaking on a lake. Well I was really wrong about that. You see, this wasn't any ordinary course; this was a...Trip to My First Olympic Eventtag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.2022008-08-14T21:24:53Z2008-08-16T12:49:54ZCities and their Eventstag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.1632008-08-08T13:45:56Z2008-08-08T14:56:25ZHorses to Hong Kongtag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.1602008-08-06T16:03:23Z2008-08-07T13:40:45ZDuring the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the equestrian events will be held in Hong Kong. Now, the air distance from Beijing to Hong Kong is about 1230 miles (1979 kilometers)--that's almost as far away as New York City is from Miami,...The Mascots of the 2008 Summer Gamestag:kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com,2008:/you-are-here/beijing//17.1562008-08-04T15:55:45Z2009-03-24T21:44:27ZThe Mascots for the Beijing Olympics are good luck dolls (called "Fu-wa" in Chinese) modeled after famous Chinese animals and things important to Chinese culture. The designer was Mr. Han Meilin. (Han is his surname and Meilin is his first...