By Sportswriter Wang Jimin

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- In the eventful year of 2008 which saw China hit by snow storms and a deadly earthquake, Beijing hopes to deliver a smooth Olympic Games to reverse the misfortune.

With exactly one month to go before the opening of the August 8-24 Games, preparations are all but over and the grandiose stage is already mounted, albeit concerns over security and pollution and a traumatized nation which is still mourning the dead in the May 12 earthquake.

Unlike that of previous Olympics, Beijing's prep work has kept to plan and some stadiums and infrastructure have even been finished ahead of schedule.

The city has spent 40 billion U.S. dollars on infrastructure, including a new airport terminal and subway lines, as well as 2.1 billion U.S. dollars to cover the cost of running the Games.

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Posted by boyang at July 8, 2008 12:09 PM