北京奥运会简介.doc

Beijing, China
2008 Summer Olympic Games Host
After losing their bid for the 2000 Olympic Games venue to Sydney,ide from north to south with a total area of 6,900 square miles (17,900 km2). The metropolitan population is estimated at anywhere from million to 19 million people. Although modern airports serve
Beijing, railroads, busses, and bicycles continue to serve the city as primary methods of transportation. The road system of the central city is inadequate for automobiles although a dozen major highways radiate from the city. The streets and former walls of the central city are oriented along the four major compass points. The 15th century walls of the city were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s in China.
The metropolitan area can be divided into three primary zones - 1) the central zone that includes the city center, 2) the near suburb that surrounds the old walled city and includes schools, factories, and housing, and 3) the far suburb consisting of agricultural land providing fruits and dairy products to the city along with natural resources such as coal and lumber.
The central city is divided into two sections, the northern inner city and the southern outer city. The northern inner city is also known as the Tartar City. It includes the Imperial City, home of imperial palaces and buildings. Within the Imperial City lies the