The House of China will take advantage of the games and create a huge complex to transmit the sporting and cultural event, combining both sports lovers with those aficionado with the richness of Chinese culture.

The Chinese Cultural Space will also provide residents in Sao Paulo with the chance to learn more about the philosophy, traditions and peculiarities of China with a culinary demonstration, a plastic arts display, music, fashion, dance, different religions throughout China, astrology, classes of tai-chi chuan as well as Mandarin.

The public schools of the city will be taking their classes to the exposition to learn more about this ancient culture, taking advantage of the workshops, demonstrations and martial arts battles among others.

The House of Beijing will also hold the Beijing Area where fans can watch live transmissions of the games throughout the competition. The House of Beijing will host a Commercial and Business Area.

A ceremony was held here Tuesday to celebrate the 100-day countdown of the Beijing Olympics which fell Wednesday.

In Egypt, some 100 young people, including Chinese diplomats, teachers and students of the Chinese language departments of Egyptian universities, participated in a ceremony at the Chinese Culture Center in Cairo.

Wang Kejian, minister counselor of the Chinese embassy, said the games is not only a great event for the Chinese people but also an international sports event expected by peoples across the world.

A series of activities, including an exhibition of the Beijing Games' pictures and the screen of the promotion films, were also held as part of the celebration.

On the eve of the 100-day countdown of the Beijing Olympics, the young people of the two sides signed their names in support of the games and staged a friendly match of Ping-Pong.

The Egyptian students also tried to play Chinese martial arts and make Chinese dumplings, two symbols of the Chinese culture.