Organizers of the 16th Asian Games are sparing no efforts to ensure a world-class sports event in the Guangdong provincial capital in November.
Whether they arrive in Guangdong by plane, train or automobile, all passengers and products will have to pass security checks before they are allowed into the province starting Nov 1.
Police in the capital of South China's Guangdong province will clamp down on the sale of cutting tools as a security measure ahead of the Asian Games, which are scheduled to kick off on Nov 12.
Guangzhou is using a variety of high-tech measures to ensure air quality is up to scratch for the upcoming Asian Games.
After a one-week trial, six 18-metre long BRT buses are now officially operating on the BRT route B1. Running from 7:05 to 8:28 every day, buses commute between Huangcun and Tianhe Sports Centre with an interval of five minutes.
Less than 100 days from the opening of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC) on Tuesday extended an invitation to 50,000 Hong Kong students to come and see the games.
Guangzhou began counting down 100 days to the 16th Asian Games on Wednesday with a major televised event from Tianhe Gymnasium entitled "Dream About This Moment".
The Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC) organised a series of Asian Games-themed promotional activities in Guangdong Pavilion, Guangzhou Case Pavilion, Shenzhen Case Pavilion and Vanke Pavilion as part of the celebrations for Guangdong Week which runs from July 28 to August 1.
Residents in Guangzhou's busiest area, whose apartments face the Haixinsha Island in the Pearl River, will have to temporarily leave their homes during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Asian Games to be held in the city in November.
More than 40,000 pet dogs in Guangdong's provincial capital will have a special microchip inserted beneath the skin before the 16th Asian Games open in November, police have said.
Another grand meeting of sports media focusing on China set off in Guangzhou as the city signed contracts with media giants.
Guangzhou is gearing up to host the 16th Asian Games in November, and the city has been installed video monitoring cameras.