BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 25: A worker dressed as Fuwa, mascot for the 2008 Olympics, welcomes people during Beijing International Long Walk Carnival 2007 Spring to mark the upcoming 500-day countdown ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games on March 25, 2007 in Beijing, China. China will be hosting its first Olympic Games in 2008. Getty Images logo Getty Images 62 months ago

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 25: A worker dressed as Fuwa, mascot for the 2008 Olympics, welcomes people during Beijing International Long Walk Carnival 2007 Spring to mark the upcoming 500-day countdown ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games on March 25, 2007 in Beijing, China. China will be hosting its first Olympic Games in 2008.

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