With its venues in place, Beijing is now gearing up to host an unforgetable Olympics with passionate, professional cheerleaders and audiences.

Let's hear more from our reporter Zhang Wan.

Many Chinese will watch the Olympics at venures instead of watching it on TV because they want to feel the live atmosphere of the game. They can be thrilled or disappointed by their favorite teams and athletes. Now they are reminded that their behavior at the event plays a sizeable role of its own.

Chen Ying is the coach of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games cheerleaders.

"At a sports event, there are two hot issues. The first one is the gold medal lists; the second one is the behaviour of the audience. You can tell this from the camera shots in international competitions. Half of the screen is taken up by the competition, another half by the audience".

Chen Ying says since not every audience is familiar with the rules, and some spectators may disagree with the decision of a judge, professional cheerleaders can guide the audience in following the rules and behaving in proper manner.

"The role of cheerleaders is to rev up and guide the spectators. Any of us can lift the moods of the spectators, but cheerleaders tell crowds when to shout encouragement and when to stay quiet. Timing is crucial for high jump and weightlifting, for example. When a weightlifter is squatting or rising, the audience had better watch in silence. People should only shout when they have been given the green light."

Sports fans often have difficulty controlling their emotions. Since 2004, the Beijing Sports Fans Association has proposed rules that fans are expected to follow, such as standing up when the national anthem is playing and taking their trash with them as they leave. The association encourages fans to watch the games decorously and influence nearby spectators to do the same.

The Beijing Sports Fans Association has invited veteran fans to share their feelings on crowd etiquette.

Wang Wen is the president of the Association.

"We asked some coaches and athletes, the stars of the games, to explain what they need from fans. Impolite gestures and actions by fans have negative impacts on players' performances. If you are supporting this team, then you absolutely won't like the negative effect it has on the team, either."

The theme song of the Beijing cheerleaders is "Smiles of Beijing," and that's exactly what will greet visitors arriving over the next few weeks.

That was Zhang Wan with the report.