Ornamental parterres welcome Beijing Olympics

Laborers work on the parterre beside Chang'an Street in Beijing July 10, 2008. A large number of parterres have been erected on both sides of Chang'an Street, the most magnificent in Beijing, to decorate the Chinese capital ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games, to be held in August.

People walk pass an ornamental parterre in the Xidan commercial area beside Chang'an Street in Beijing July 10, 2008.