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.