This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Beijing is my birth place, and I have a special feeling towards the city. My children are now studying in Beijing. I have promised them that in August 2008, I will bring them to the Games.

What will the Olympic Games mean to Beijing residents?

Beijing's hosting of the Olympics is a special chance to let the outside world come to see more of China and more of the Chinese capital. Also, it will be conducive in mixing the oriental culture into the Olympic spirit and help greatly promote the development of the Olympic Movement.

The Games will arouse the enthusiasm of Beijingers in their study of English. I hope when the Games comes, the athletes and visitors from all over the world will not feel too strange, as more Beijing residents could be able to communicate with them.

Moreover, the event will help propel the fast development of Beijing's economy, lure investment from overseas, provide more employment for local dwellers and protect the local environment.

It is reported that you are advocating a healthy way of life amid Beijing's road to the Olympics. Can you elaborate?

The Olympic Games is not only a grand gala for athletes, but also a good opportunity to publicize the Olympic spirit and popularize sports among the people. At present, the Chinese living standard is on the rise and many people are living relatively wealthily, but their healthy way of life is still in the making.

I sincerely hope the 2008 Games will help translate the great enthusiasm of the Chinese in participating in the Olympics into actual sporting enthusiasm, which can be conducive in ushering in a healthy way of life and attaining a healthy and balanced development for people's bodies and minds. I think this is more important than our athletes' winning of medals.

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