Beijing Tourism Bureau outlined a series of events for the year of 2005 set as the Olympic tourism year.

Highlight the idea of "hi-tech Olympics, green Olympics and culture-enriched Olympics" in the promotions from now on to make it the theme in the publicity on Beijing's image;

-- through the four years till 2008, make intensive broadcast of a TV feature on Beijing on CNN channels for homeland and European TV stations to enable the world a comprehensive understanding of the city;

-- Beijing Tourism Bureau will hold with ten world famous media 2008 Beijing Olympic Games quiz;

-- hold a photography event "Why Olympics Picks Beijing?" to help foreigners discover a new Beijing and new Olympics;

-- try to hold with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) a tree-planting event for an Olympic friendship forest at Beijing Olympic Park;

-- invite junior orchestras from previous Olympic host cities to give performances themed at the Great Wall or Wumen square at the Forbidden City;

-- launch a special introduction meeting for Beijing Olympic tourism at Beijing International Tourism Expo.

By People's Daily Online