Photo: Liu Xiang attends the opening ceremony

Chinese athlete Liu Xiang (L) attends the opening ceremony of the Olympic Village in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. Some members of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games checked in at the Olympic Village early Monday morning when the Village opened to athletes from all over the world for the Beijing Olympic Games.

(Photo credit: Zhang Guojun/Xinhua)