Exciting moments
July 13, 2001, Beijing won the bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Dec. 13, 2001, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad was established in Beijing.
August 3, 2003, the Beijing 2008 Olympic emblem was issued.
Dec. 24, 2003, construction began on the National Olympic Stadium.
July 13, 2004, the Beijing 2008 Paralympic emblem was launched.
August 29, 2004. Beijing Mayor, Wang Qishan received the Olympic flag from Athens, the host city of the 2004 Olympic Games.
June 26, 2005, the Beijing 2008 Olympic slogan "One World, One Dream" was revealed.
November 11, 2005, mascot embarks on 1000-day journey to 2008.
