Citizens walk on a snow-covered street on January 28, 2011 in Jinan, Shandong province of China.

Whether athletes, coaches, or the general public in Jinan, have devoted great deal of enthusiasm to the Games.

According to Youth.cn, one student from Jinan pawned almost every item he had that was worth anything - from a laptop to stylish jeans - just to get enough cash for dates.

This is a good picture of Jinan - an ancient core with an increasingly modern expansion balanced in every direction and connected to the world outside by an excellent communication network.

Recently I was fortunate enough to visit China and live within Jinan for nearly a month.