People wait in line to buy the first day cover (FDC) at the post office of the Main Press Center (MPC) in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, at about 8:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 12-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2008)