Almost 50,000 workers toiled round the clock in 8-hour shifts and built the colossal $3.75-billion terminal in only four years. China wanted the airport to be ready before August 8, when the Beijing Olympic Games begin.
A sculpture welcomes passengers at the departure hall of Beijing's giant new Terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital International Airport.
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The stunning new Beijing airport
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