BEIJING - The year 2008 was when Olympic fever first hit China, and it remains etched in the memory of many people in Beijing.
Ms Michelle Xiong remembers the excitement walking down the Sanlitun shopping belt in Beijing, 30 minutes before the opening ceremony started on Aug 8.
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