June: cultural squares and tickets in hand

In June, multiple Olympic-themed cultural activities and cultural squares will roll out. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Cultural Festival will kick off on June 23. It is to be the largest-scale public cultural activity in advance of the Olympic Games and will showcase the host city's character. At that time a festive Olympic atmosphere will fill the streets of Beijing and the Olympic co-host cities. And both citizens and tourists alike will be able to experience the excitement of the Olympics well before the Games arrive on August 8.

In June, the Games-time volunteers will undergo training for their specific venues and posts and prepare to provide athletes, officials and visitors from all over the world with the best services possible.

In June, the curtain will fall on the "Good Luck Beijing" sport events. The Olympic Games Marathon Swimming Qualification 2008, slated for May 31 to June 1, will be the final chapter in the three-year Good Luck Beijing sport event series.

In June, fans who successfully reserved tickets to the Olympic Games will begin receiving notice from the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad regarding the pick-up or delivery of their tickets.

In June, the Olympic flame will continue its journey across China. Citizens of Yunnan Province, Sichuan Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai Province, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, and Gansu Province will be able to personally witness the arrival of the Olympic torch. At the same time, through television, audiences around the world will get a sampling of the various landscapes and ethnic customs of China.