
A woman carves egg shells with the Beijing Olympic theme as part of a campaign to promote the Olympic Games in Xuanwu district of Beijing, March 13, 2008. The Chinese capital is gearing up for China's biggest event of the year, the Olympic Games which opens on August 8, 2008. Eggshell carving is a popular folk art in China.

A craftswoman shows an egg shell she carved with the Beijing Olympic theme as part of a campaign to promote the Olympic Games in Xuanwu district of Beijing, March 13, 2008. The Chinese capital is gearing up for China's biggest event of the year, the Olympic Games which opens on August 8, 2008. Eggshell carving is a popular folk art in China.

Members of the 'Auntie Yang Ge Troupe', composed of retired women with the average age of 55, perform a traditional folk dance as part of a campaign to promote the Olympic Games in Xuanwu district of Beijing, March 13, 2008. The Chinese capital is gearing up for China's biggest event of the year, the Olympic Games which opens on August 8, 2008.

An elderly man spins a traditional top called doukongzhu on a pipe as part of a campaign to promote the Olympic Games in Xuanwu district of Beijing, March 13, 2008. The Chinese capital is gearing up for China's biggest event of the year, the Olympic Games which opens on August 8, 2008.