【答案解析】The Olympic Green will be situated inside the Olympic Park, which lies at the north end of the axis of the eity of Beijing. Occupying an area of 1215 hectares, 760 hectares of which is a forest park, the Olympic Park is close to the Zhongguancun University Area, the North Scenic Area and the Western Community Area. In the Olympic Park you will find the Olympic Village, the Media Village, the Main Press Center, the International Broadcasting Center, venues for 14 of the sports, China Sports Museum, the China International Exhibition Center and the National Olympic Sports Center. // The development of the Olympic Village will become a model for Beijing, China and the rest of the world in environmentally sustainable urban development and will advance the concept of the Green Olympics. The residential buildings, no higher than six floors and with each room shared by two persons, are equipped with sophisticated communication facilities. // Energy saving equipment and environmentally friendly materials will be used; advanced network technology will be extensively adopted; and a spirit of warmth and hospitality will characterize the recreational facilities, creating a feeling of home. It will provide safe and comfortable accommodation to assist all athletes in achieving their peak performance. // Some events will be held in the central area of the city; others concentrated in the University Area, the North Scenic Area and the Western Community Area respectively. This distribution of competition and training venues will be convenient for athletes during the Games while offering viable post-Games use for the future benefit of people of Beijing and China, who will be given the widest possible opportunities to enjoy them for sporting, physical fitness, leisure and cultural activities. // Twenty-two new sports venues will be built for the Games (3 of them outside Beijing) and these will be an important legacy for the people of China. During the Olympic Games, it is envisaged that 37 venues will be used as competition sites and 59 as training sites. All events will take place in Beijing, except for sailing in Qingdao, and football preliminaries in Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao. // In line with the IOC's proposal, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are planned to be held in August. This summer period falls during student vacation, at the height of the tourist season, and between traditional dates of sports competitions around the world. This will make it optimal for the recruitment of students and other volunteers, and attraction of domestic and international spectators, and the world television audience. //