Performers rest in front of the 2008 Beijing Olympics logo at the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai August 7, 2007. Preparations for next year's Beijing Olympics are on track, organisers said.

Journalists look at the 2008 Beijing Olympic one-year countdown clock near Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 7, 2007. Preparations for next year's Beijing Olympics are on track, organisers said.

Tiananmen Gate is seen lit up during the ceremony to mark the one-year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Beijing August 7, 2007.

A man takes a photo of himself near a red wall beside the Tiananmen Square in Beijing August 7, 2007. The Chinese capital is gearing up to celebrate the one-year countdown to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games on August 8.

(China Daily via Reuters August 8, 2007)