Photo taken on July 10, 2008 shows an ornamental parterre beside Chang’an Street in Beijing. (Xinhua Photo)

Photo taken on July 10, 2008 shows an ornamental parterre in the Xidan commercial area beside Chang’an Street in Beijing.(Xinhua Photo)

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.(Xinhua Photo)