Our illustration shows students balancing a book on their heads during etiquette training at a vocational school in Beijing. Around 1,400 aviation service students are currently going through professional training in order to serve as the stewards during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Around 1,400 aviation service students, mostly between the ages of 16 and 17, are currently going through physical conditioning as well as professional training for dressing and etiquette in order to serve as the stewards during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Source: China.com

China’s capital will replace Communist-era red armbands worn by hundreds of thousands of security volunteers with stylish Olympic badges ahead of the 2008 Summer Games.

Liu Rui, an official from the Chongwen district, was quoted by the Beijing News: ‘The red armbands have been used in Beijing for many decades. They should change with the times and take on a new appearance with a contemporary feel.’

The design for the new chest badge had been completed and is awaiting final official approval, according to Yu Hongyuan, deputy head of the city’s police force.

Red armbands are still common in Beijing, as they are in the countryside.
Source: The Guardian