Chinese　families　prepare　to　welcome　Special　Olympics　partici

 Chinanews,　Shanghai,　Sept　10　–　About　1,877　Chinese　families　in　eleven　cities　across　China　received　a　certificate　from　the　2007　Special　Olympics　Organizing　Committee　last　Friday.　With　the　certificates,　they　are　authorized　to　provide　accommodation　for　delegates　(athletes)　to　the　Special　Olympic　Games　in　China.　In　Shanghai,　these　families　will　work　together　with　the　107　local　hotels　to　make　sure　that　the　athletes　enjoy　a　pleasant　stay　in　the　city　in　2007.　
　Information　shows　that　about　1,877　Chinese　families　are　selected　to　attend　this　event.　The　families　are　distributed　in　11　cities　that　will　host　the　Games,　including　Beijing,　Xi'an,　Dalian,　and　Shanghai.　These　families　will　provide　accommodation　for　athletes　and　officials　from　160　countries　and　regions　who　will　participate　in　the　Olympic　Games.　
　In　Shanghai,　the　families　that　take　part　in　the　event　are　distributed　in　19　regions　and　districts　across　the　city.　They　include　not　only　the　families　of　Chinese　celebrities,　like　Xie　Jin　(the　well-known　Chinese　film　director),　Liu　Xiang　(the　Olympic　110-meter　hurdle　race　champion),　etc,　but　also　many　ordinary　Shanghai　families.　The　members　of　these　families　work　in　all　walks　of　life.　There　are　government　officials,　businesspeople,　white　collars,　retired　workers,　mainland　residents　and　people　from　Hong　Kong,　Macao　and　Taiwan.　The　people　in　these　families　have　some　special,　attractive　skills.　Some　can　make　very　good　handiwork;　some　are　ardent　collectors;　some　can　sing　and　dance　very　well;　and　some　can　make　beautiful　paintings.　
　Zhou　Fengqi's　is　one　of　the　many　families　that　will　join　the　event　in　Shanghai.　Zhou　lives　in　the　Fengxian　district　and　will　accommodate　an　Indian　athlete.　In　order　to　welcome　the　Indian　guest,　she　has　made　two　traditional　Chinese　brushwork　paintings.　
　“As　the　Special　Olympic　Games　are　coming　near,　I　am　eager　to　learn　something　that　will　be　useful　for　my　accommodation　work.　I　want　to　learn　some　English,　knowledge　about　how　to　deal　with　foreigners,　and　knowledge　about　Indian　people's　religions,　customs,　and　their　living　habits.　I　hope　that　I　can　offer　my　warm　welcome　to　the　Indian　guest　by　doing　every　detail　well,”　she　said.