These are the 2008 Beijing Olympic mascotts. They represent the elements of fire, water, earth, animals and wood (I think).
Count down until the opening ceremonies.

This is the Olympic Stadium, it is still in the finishing stages. Our driver pulled over on the highway so we could take a photo.

This was a very interesting food market in front of our hotel. What a random display of food. There were just the most outrageous food items for sale that people were actually buying. Ewwww.....