A commercial street to be occupied by Beijing Olympic partners and showcase Beijing
character is to appear in the Olympic Village during Games-time,
according to Wu Jingmi, director of BOCOG's Olympic Village
Department.
"Aside from being larger, the Beijing Olympic Village is not
much different from the Olympic Villages of past Games," said Wu.
To highlight Beijing's special features, a commercial street
containing three courtyard-style houses will be set up inside the
village. The courtyard house will have 25 shops occupied by the
partners of the Beijing Olympic Games.
In addition, Wu revealed that because media are not allowed
inside the Olympic Village to conduct interviews, a media workroom
with 50 workstations has been set up in the village's international
zone.
(BOCOG January 17, 2008)