[Proud_USA_Republican]

You should see how much they have spent on their so called coming out party, the 2008 summer olympics, on the facilities. They are spending 24 billion dollars on just subway and infrastructure improvements around Beijing, and that not even includes the reported 3 to 4 billion for the olympic stadium and other sports facilities for the games.

The original olympic stadium became soo expensive and over the top, they ended up scrapping many of its features, but the initial design and metal work is still happening.

What they are still building (nicknamed the birds nest):

[freedumb2003]

It looks like an upside-down sombrero.

[Dead Dog]

Wow, kinda like the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.Party befor the storm.

[Syncro]

Knitting a conundrum?

LOL, it looks like a hippie's knitted hat...

(It certainly is a paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma)

[FreedomPoster]

Besides the Olympics facilities, they also have already spent huge money on their Formula One track.

A guy I know from some car forums was at the China F1, racing in a next-tier event. The pics of the facility behind-the-scenes were just amazing, beyond the amazing track you saw during the race coverage. China spent some serious $$$$ constructing it.