Easy gold

Dream of being an Olympic champion, but lack the athletic acumen? You can fulfill your dream of going gold by becoming a shanzhai (copycat) Olympic champion in the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) in Beijing.

Depending on the amount of pomp and ceremony you crave, it costs you 100 ($15) to 200 yuan instead of years of hard training to fulfill your dream of being photographed getting a shanzhai gold medal, holding a replica Olympic torch and wearing official Beijing Olympic sportswear. Unfortunately, though, you’ll have to do without a cheering crowd.

Beijing Youth Daily