¡¡¡¡QINGDAO, East China, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A grand chorus concert was held Sunday night in the coastal city of Qingdao, which will host the sailing event of the 2008 Olympic Games, to greet the announcement of the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing earlier.

¡¡¡¡More than 600 people from all walks of life in Qingdao attended the concert, named "Raise the sail of the Olympic Games," giving applauses and cheers when the emblem was officially unveiled at the Temple of Heaven at 21:00 Beijing Time (13:00 GMT) on Sunday.

¡¡¡¡The emblem is a combination of the five rings, a Chinese seal character of Beijing and "Beijing 2008" in English. Enditem