Olympic Forest Park in Beijing

Visitors walk past a grid wall with drums inlaid at the man-made sinkage square in the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, July 6, 2008. The sinkage square is dubbed as "palace under ground", or "the corridor for traditional Chinese arts", which has seven "exhibition courtyards" like the ancient-styled Chinese palace gate, booth, chime, red walls in line, displaying traditional Chinese culture and arts to athletes and visitors from around the world.

Photo taken on July 6, 2008 shows chimes, a kind of traditional Chinese instrument, at the man-made sinkage square in the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China.

Photo taken on July 6, 2008 shows Chinese courtyard houses at the man-made sinkage square in the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China.

Photo taken on July 6, 2008 shows character symbols of games on glass screen walls at the man-made sinkage square in the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China.

(Xinhua News Agency July 11, 2008)

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