A Chinese McDonald's ad with children singing an Olympic cheer. In the words of the first Youtube commenter, "omg they were so adorable." The lyrics: "Want to go to the Beijing Olympics, Every child has a chance. Join in the cheering, small champions. Together, read the dream of the Olympics. Want to go to the Olympics. Every child has a chance. Join in the cheering, small champions."

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A McDonald's Olympics ad from China, bragging that the food is energetic, superb, yummy, and the hero's best choice. "Let's cheer for Olympic athletes."

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"With this much Western media in Beijing... some media sources who release negative news are dissidents, but they have not been brought under control."

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A secret Olympic dress rehearsal inside Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' stadium became known when it began a giant fireworks display.

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A short clip from Ed Peto's blog: "In the meantime I’ll leave you with this phone video of an impromptu, al fresco Peking Opera session in Bei Hai Park, central Beijing."

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Miss China Universe 2008, Ziya Wei, shown in an interview last month. The Miss Universe contest was aired live in the early morning from Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, and reached an estimated 1 billion viewers. Ziya Wei was not named to the final 15. From the interview: What's the best gift you've ever received and why? "My best gift, I think, is from my father. On my 11th birthday, he give me a paper, how...

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A GE ad for its theme "Healthcare Re-imagined," showing a brief love story set in rural China. The lyrics to the song, according to one commenter, are: Children on the swings, Children on the swings, Children on the swings in summertime. I want to say something but it won't come out of my mouth. The time in summer sneaking away, Please let me stay in your heart for a little while.

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A sneak peek at a segment on rapper Wang Xiaolei, featured on PBS's Frontline documentary "Young & Restless in China." "Seen from the streets, the new China is an unforgiving place. Rapper Wang Xiaolei uses his music to express a dark view of China's new boomtimes."

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Jiang Rong's novel "Wolf Totem" is performed as a ballet by Yang Bowen, Liu Guogang, and others, and shown on CCTV 9, China's official English language channel.

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