
Elementary school students work on an Olympic-themed banner alongside their parents in northern China's Tianjin Municipality, on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. The Beichen District Experimental Elementary School arranged the workshop to get its students involved in the nationwide excitement about next year's Beijing Olympic Games. [Photo Xinhuanet]

Hand-drawn banners featuring the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascots form the numbers 2008, with the banners' creators cheering behind, on Tuesday, October 23, 2007. The Beichen District Experimental Elementary School arranged the drawing workshop to get its students involved in the nationwide excitement about next year's Beijing Olympic Games. [Photo Xinhuanet]