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Chinanews, Shanghai, Sept 10 – About 1,877 Chinese families in eleven cities across China received a certificate from the 2007 Special Olympics Organizing Committee last Friday. With the certificates, they are authorized1 to provide accommodation for delegates (athletes) to the Special Olympic Games in China. In Shanghai, these families will work together with the 107 local hotels to make sure that the athletes enjoy a pleasant stay in the city in 2007.
Information shows that about 1,877 Chinese families are selected to attend this event. The families are distributed in 11 cities that will host the Games, including Beijing, Xi'an, Dalian, and Shanghai. These families will provide accommodation for athletes and officials from 160 countries and regions who will participate in the Olympic Games. In Shanghai, the families that take part in the event are distributed in 19 regions and districts across the city. They include not only the families of Chinese celebrities2, like Xie Jin (the well-known Chinese film director), Liu Xiang (the Olympic 110-meter hurdle3 race champion), etc, but also many ordinary Shanghai families. The members of these families work in all walks of life. There are government officials, businesspeople, white collars, retired4 workers, mainland residents and people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The people in these families have some special, attractive skills. Some can make very good handiwork; some are ardent5 collectors; some can sing and dance very well; and some can make beautiful paintings. Zhou Fengqi's is one of the many families that will join the event in Shanghai. Zhou lives in the Fengxian district and will accommodate an Indian athlete. In order to welcome the Indian guest, she has made two traditional Chinese brushwork paintings. “As the Special Olympic Games are coming near, I am eager to learn something that will be useful for my accommodation work. I want to learn some English, knowledge about how to deal with foreigners, and knowledge about Indian people's religions, customs, and their living habits. I hope that I can offer my warm welcome to the Indian guest by doing every detail well,” she said.
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