As we are now in the mood of Olympic in China. Have you ever wondered how Olympic is existed at the first place and when and where did it start?
The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Greek: Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες; Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of athletic competitions held between various city-states of Ancient Greece. They began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and were celebrated until 393 AD[1] The prizes were olive wreaths, palm branches and woollen ribbons.
If you really interested to know about the Olympic, it's History and the Modern Olympic. Go to Ancient Olympic at Wikipedia
In the website, it tells the legendary origin and history of Olympic, the ruins of Olympic as well as the famous athletes of Ancient Olympic.
What about Beijing Olympic in China?
It is considered to be the best Olympic so far and it costs $6 billion to build 31 Beijing-based Olympic Games venue.
From Bird nests to Water Cube, China has proof it to the world that they are the best and will stay that way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics
