北京奥运会——我的骄傲
OnAug.24th,asthecurtaindroppedsignalingtheendofthetheGamesofthe29thOlympiad,peoplewereleftwithadeepimpressionofthejoyandexcitementithadbrought.NotonlyweChinesepeople,butalsopeoplearoundtheworldcouldnotforgotthe16gloriousdayswhichwewillcherishforever.Gratulationsandpraisebegantofloodin.WecouldfeeltheworldistrulyproudoftheBeijingOlympicGames.
AsaBeijinger,IcouldseehowBeijingwaschangedbytheOlympics.Peoplebecamemoreawareoftheirbehaviorsandthenumberofpeoplewhogoestoforeignlanguageclassesgrewrapidlythroughoutthelast7years.Nocuttinginlines,norspittingonthefloor.Therewerehardtimesforpeoplewiththesehabitstomakeachange,buttheydidnotcomplain.PeoplearoundtheglobecannowfindBeijingopentothemaswecherisheveryguestfromnearorfarjustlikewhatourgreatsageofConfuciushadtaughtthousandsofyearsago.AvisittoBeijingcanbeascomfortableasstayingatafriend’shouse,butfarmoreexciting.EvenlittlechildrencanspeaksimplesentencesinEnglishsoitispossibleforyoutowalkaroundjustlikeinyourowncountry.
Moreover,excepttheusuallyseenForbiddenPalace,theGreatWallandmanyotherhistoricalsights.Beijingnowhasmanyofitsnewanduniquearchitectureswhicharejustaspopularasthosewithages.Newlegendsthereofhowathletesreachedtheirextremeswillbetoldaswellasthoseoldonesaboutgreatpeopleinhistory.Beijingistherefore,notonlyfamousforitspast,butalsoitspresent.AllthosefantasticarchitecturesliketheWaterCubeortheBirds’NestarelikesolidpaeanstomodernChina.
SplendorsintheceremoniesisonlytheoutsidepartofthetrulyexceptionalBeijingOlympicgames.WhatreallyexcitesmearethechangesinsideBeijing.