Safety in NumbersCall it new math, but China is now a very young country; this, in a culture which, while respecting the elderly, also places a very high value on their youth and the promise which they hold.
Great numbers of volunteers were culled from Beijing's youthful population in order to provide service to the 2008 Summer Games; without whom, the Games might not have been half the success they actually were. These young people enthusiastically and tirelessly embraced the Olympic spirit in their effort to showcase Beijing to the World.
