Tourists from Home and Abroad Celebrate Coming of Olympics

People perform folk dance "yangge" to celebrate the coming of the Olympic Games, in the Xuanwumen area of Beijing, capital of China, August 7, 2008.

Mexican tourists enjoy themselves in the Shichahai area of Beijing, capital of China, August 7, 2008. The 29th Olympic Games will be opened in Beijing on the evening of August 8.

A Belgian tourist shows Fuwas, the five mascots of the 29th Olympic Games, he just bought at Xidan, in Beijing, capital of China, August 7, 2008. He said he would attend the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing on the evening of August 8.

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2008)

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