![]() The ancient capital has taken on an edgy, neon-electric, 21st-century, frenetic feel. Cutting-edge Western architects let loose to create futuristic landmarks amid the forests of gleaming new towers. Entire neighborhoods ripped down and rebuilt. In the seven years since the Olympic movement anointed Beijing as host of the 2008 Summer Games, China’s capital has undergone a transformation so thoroughgoing that “makeover” doesn’t begin to describe the change.Įnglish-language and anti-spitting lessons for the masses. Give Beijingers this much: They sure want Olympic visitors to feel right at home. Wow, I thought, six years out of Beijing and a long-haul flight from Europe have turned my once almost fluent Chinese to mush. ![]() Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again. ![]()
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