Photos: Beijing residents make final effort to buy Olympic ticket

Two expats are full of joy after purchasing Olympic tickets.

As the Olympic Games approach, residents in Beijing have shown unfettered enthusiasm toward watching Olympic events. Some residents have lined up day and night in last-ditch efforts to buy the last available tickets of the Beijing Olympic Games.

A Beijing resident looks at his new Olympic tickets with excitement.

People queue to buy Olympic tickets outside a ticket booth in Shanghai, east China, July 25, 2008. The last batch of tickets for next month's Olympic Games were put on sale from Friday at ticket booths located in various Olympic venues in China. (Photo credit: Xinhua)