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Wang Zhixi, hostess of an Olympic homestay for foreign visitors, talks to two American guests about the traditional Chinese architecture in Beijing August 15, 2008. Wang's home, at Dajinsi Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

Wang Zhixi, hostess of an Olympic homestay for foreign visitors, talks to two American guests about the traditional Chinese architecture in Beijing August 15, 2008. Wang's home, at Dajinsi Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

A family, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, have their dinner August 15, 2008. The family is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

A family, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, have their dinner August 15, 2008. The family is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

A couple from Turkmenstan, sitting on a traditional Chinese bridal bed, poses for a photo in Beijing August 15, 2008. A Beijing household, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

A couple from Turkmenstan, sitting on a traditional Chinese bridal bed, poses for a photo in Beijing August 15, 2008. A Beijing household, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

Australian visitors sitting on a traditional Chinese bridal bed pose for a photo in Beijing August 15, 2008. A Beijing household, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

Australian visitors sitting on a traditional Chinese bridal bed pose for a photo in Beijing August 15, 2008. A Beijing household, at Nanguanfang Hutong near Shichahai Lake, a tourist attraction in downtown Beijing, is one of about 600 homestay families chosen for foreign visitors during the Beijing Olympic Games. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency August 18, 2008)

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