Photos: Tourists visit 'Olympic Homestay'

'Olympic Homestay' hostess Wang Zhixi talks with US tourists in English. (Photo credit: Yang Guang/Xinhua)

Ever since the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opened on August 8, "Olympic Homestay," who play hosts to overseas tourist groups, have become the focus of attention for many visitors. A large number of tourists visited "Olympic Homestay" in the Shichahai area of Xicheng district to get a closer look at common Beijingers' lives.

Members of an 'Olympic Homestay' have their dinner after tourists leave. (Photo credit: Yang Guang/Xinhua)

An Australian family poses for a photo sitting on a Chinese wedding bed. (Photo credit: Yang Guang/Xinhua)