A supporter of traditional Chinese medicine inserts an acupuncture needle with a miniatureThai national flag attached to it into his head during a photo opportunity in Guangzhou.
A girl wears sunglasses decorated with the Olympic mascots as she poses outside the National Stadium at the Olympic Green in Beijing, on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
Russian Olympic team members walk in Cathedral Square of Moscow's Kremlin on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, after a prayer at the Assumption Cathedral, seen behind. The Olympic team gathered for a religious service at the Assumption Cathedral after a meeting with Pesident Dmitry Medvedev.
A train attendant stands next to the Chinese-made high-speed CRH3 train upon its arrival at Tianjin Railway Station. The train will be put into use just before the Beijing Olympic Games.Medvedev.
Performers take part in a procession outside the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Thursday, July 31, 2008, ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Bold n bright: Performers wear colourful hats during a rehearsal of a show featuring the Olympic mascots in Beijing. The show is one of the Olympic themed cultural activities.
Performers pose for photos ahead of the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing.
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A girl with her face painted with Olympic symbols at a school in Beijing.
A resident trims vines that were planted and arranged in shapes related to the Olympics at a residential community in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Pregnant women display paintings of Fuwa, the official mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during a body painting show in China's Shaanxi province.
Chinese tattoo enthusiast Liu Ming shows a tattoo of the Beijing Olympic rings at a tattoo shop in Beijing.
A man shows off his 2008 Beijing Olympics tickets in Beijing. Thousands of people waited overnight for a chance to buy tickets for the Summer Games.
Visitors look at a paper replica of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, displayed on the Olympic Green in Beijing.
Flowers bloom in a body of water near the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics will be held on August 8.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tries on an official US Olympic jacket as San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (US flag tie), right, claps in front of Olympic athletes and officials in California.
Models display the costumes for hostesses during a ceremony to unveil the Beijing Olympics Award Ceremony Etiquette Apparel and Accessories in Beijing. These hostesses will carry the medals and wreaths during the medal ceremony for each sporting event.
People rest as they wait to buy Olympic tickets at a ticket office located near the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing.
Meng Jie rides an Olympic Rings shaped bicycle in Beijing. Meng designed and refitted the bicycle as an attempt to promote the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
A performer takes part in a rehearsal of a show featuring the Olympic mascots in Beijing.
Pictogram sculptures of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are hanged to the construction site of an Olympic exhibit near the Monument to the People's Heroes on Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
A Chinese man wears shades designed to show the numbers 2008 outside the Olympic Green in Beijing.
Soldiers light candles to form a shape of Olympic rings during a photo opportunity at an army base in Taizhou, Zhejiang province on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The event was to support the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games.
A girl wears sunglasses decorated with the Olympic mascots as she poses outside the National Stadium at the Olympic Green in Beijing, on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
Russian Olympic team members walk in Cathedral Square of Moscow's Kremlin on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, after a prayer at the Assumption Cathedral, seen behind. The Olympic team gathered for a religious service at the Assumption Cathedral after a meeting with Pesident Dmitry Medvedev.
A train attendant stands next to the Chinese-made high-speed CRH3 train upon its arrival at Tianjin Railway Station. The train will be put into use just before the Beijing Olympic Games.Medvedev.
Performers take part in a procession outside the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Thursday, July 31, 2008, ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Bold n bright: Performers wear colourful hats during a rehearsal of a show featuring the Olympic mascots in Beijing. The show is one of the Olympic themed cultural activities.
Performers pose for photos ahead of the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing.
.A girl with her face painted with Olympic symbols at a school in Beijing.
A resident trims vines that were planted and arranged in shapes related to the Olympics at a residential community in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Pregnant women display paintings of Fuwa, the official mascot of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during a body painting show in China's Shaanxi province.
Chinese tattoo enthusiast Liu Ming shows a tattoo of the Beijing Olympic rings at a tattoo shop in Beijing.
A man shows off his 2008 Beijing Olympics tickets in Beijing. Thousands of people waited overnight for a chance to buy tickets for the Summer Games.
Visitors look at a paper replica of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, displayed on the Olympic Green in Beijing.
Flowers bloom in a body of water near the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics will be held on August 8.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tries on an official US Olympic jacket as San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (US flag tie), right, claps in front of Olympic athletes and officials in California.
Models display the costumes for hostesses during a ceremony to unveil the Beijing Olympics Award Ceremony Etiquette Apparel and Accessories in Beijing. These hostesses will carry the medals and wreaths during the medal ceremony for each sporting event.
People rest as they wait to buy Olympic tickets at a ticket office located near the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing.
Meng Jie rides an Olympic Rings shaped bicycle in Beijing. Meng designed and refitted the bicycle as an attempt to promote the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
A performer takes part in a rehearsal of a show featuring the Olympic mascots in Beijing.
Pictogram sculptures of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are hanged to the construction site of an Olympic exhibit near the Monument to the People's Heroes on Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
A Chinese man wears shades designed to show the numbers 2008 outside the Olympic Green in Beijing.
Soldiers light candles to form a shape of Olympic rings during a photo opportunity at an army base in Taizhou, Zhejiang province on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The event was to support the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games.
