One of the Olympic slogans in Beijing in the run-up to the Beijing Summer Games has been "Be an enthusiastic and polite Chinese person". The government and Beijing residents are trying their best to put the capital city in the best light possible. They want to present a Beijing that is on its best behavior as host of the Games. Our reporter Xu Zhaoqun took a tour around the city, and shows us some of the ways Beijing is showcasing its new image.
Ten years ago, no one would take offense at a shirtless man on the street on a sweltering hot day. After all, Beijing can be a hot and humid city during the summer. But what was once not considered a problem might seem quite inappropriate now.
"With the Olympics just around the corner, people in Beijing are behaving themselves better. The pictures we've just seen were very difficult to capture, and we had to spend almost the entire morning looking for poorly behaved residents. Everybody in Beijing has the feeling that the city is abandoning some of its chronic bad habits, and is ready to welcome guests from around the world."
