Some 1,000 young volunteers from both sides of the Taiwan
Straits got together in Beijing Tuesday night in a festive
atmosphere to welcome the forthcoming Olympics.
A theme activity of the fifth Beijing 2008 Olympic Cultural
Festival, the party at Renmin University of China witnessed
splendid performances by film and TV stars, college students and
Olympic medalists from the mainland.
The songs that the Taiwanese students offered included The
Vast Territory of the Motherland; We Are A Family;
and The descendants of the Dragon. The students submitted
The Vast Territory of the Motherland to the organizers of
the Olympic songs contest, and they were given the "Smiling
Wristlets" worn by volunteers in Beijing.
The Taiwan students said they were looking forward to the 2008
Games and wanted to share their passion and dreams for the
Olympics. The cross-Straits exchange has given them an opportunity
to know China's history, taste the Chinese culture and participate
in the Olympic preparations, they said.
The theme activity is to promote volunteerism among college
students and spread the Olympic spirit as widely as possible.
Officials of All-China Youth Federation, BOCOG Volunteer
Department and Beijing youth organization attended the
gathering.
(BOCOG July 11, 2007)
