A picture taken on April 29, 2008 shows the Countdown Board for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in front of the National Museum in Beijing. (Photo: Chinadaily / sohu.com)

Tourists take pictures of the Countdown Board for The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in front of the National Museum in Beijing, April 29, 2008.

Two children pose for a photo in front of the Beijing Olympics countdown board at the Chinese National Museum in Beijing, capital of China, April 29, 2008. April 29 marked the 100-day countdown of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

(Xinhua News Agency April 30, 2008)