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One-year countdown to 2008 Olympics

Rogge visits Shaolin Temple

Shi Yongxin (R), the top monk of Shaolin Temple, introduces the temple to Jacques Rogge (C), President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan Province, Aug. 9, 2007.

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	Tiananmen Square turned into a festival of jubilation Wednesday night as over 10,000 people from around the world gathered in the heart of China to celebrate the one-year countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games.
	Chinese top legislator joins national one-year countdown to Olympics
	China's top legislator and other senior officials joined in the sea of joy at Tian'anmen Square here Wednesday evening when the country started its one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. 
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	Rogge visits Shaolin Temple

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