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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 21 > Beijing gets a fresh face for the Olympics

Beijing gets a fresh face for the Olympics

By Maureen Fan / The Bulletin
July 21, 2008

BEIJING — Beijing, a city of 16 million that never seems to stop, slowed down Sunday and in some ways was unrecognizable.

Visibility was far above the usual few hundred yards. Streets were lined with newly planted flowers instead of dusty shrubbery. In parks and hotels, smoking was....

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