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Olympics Travel: Banners Banned at Beijing Sporting Events

Where: Beijing, China
July 14, 2008 at 4:30 PM | by | Comments (2)

Chanting will have to be sufficient: Beijing officials are instructing fans at next month's summer Olympics to leave banners larger than 2 meters by 1 meter (about 6' by 3') at home when they go to cheer on their favorite athletes.

Musical instruments, cameras (seriously?!) and animals other than guide dogs should stay home too, but according to guidelines the TSA would be proud of, "small quantities" of lip gloss and sunscreen are OK to bring. And reinstated for spectators from the Sydney and Athens games are umbrellas, provided they have short handles.

As with all Olympic moves, there are some vaguely menacing politics behind the news: Even a banner saying "Go China!" is considered impolite to visiting athletes, but a by-law prohibiting flags from non-participant countries may be aimed at protesters wanting to invoke the contentious relationship between China and Tibet.

Related Stories:
· Babies Discouraged, Flags Banned, Lip-Gloss Limited [UK Times]
· Olympics Travel: Introducing the Official (Creepy) Cheer [Jaunted]
· Beijing Travel coverage [Jaunted]

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I think ill sneak my camera in lol ( / )

if you have your Visa and are headed to the 2008 Olympics n China
you might want to read this article I found on Peter Greenberg.com
harrybear on July 15, 2008 at 3:48 PM #Permalink

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