The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is ready for the 2007
World Junior Rowing Championships, the first of the "Good Luck
Beijing" events beginning in August.
The brand-new venue has been completed recently and some 90
percent of its surroundings have been afforested. The 20km Baima
Road linking the Park with downtown Beijing has also been
completed, making the site a 30-minute drive from the city.
By July, the water resource project of Wenyu River is to be
inaugurated to guarantee the water supply for the park. As early as
January of this year, the organizing committee for the event was
formed with the secretary of Shunyi district party committee and
head of the district government as chief organizers.
The committee has studied the issues related to the environment,
security, publicity, volunteer recruitment and training, as well as
the opening and closing ceremonies of the rowing championships. At
the moment, the management team is making the final check of the
preparatory work.
(BOCOG June 1, 2007)
