BizBash contributing photographer Eric Powell is in Beijing for the Olympics, checking out every pavilion under the sun. Today he brings us photos from Volkswagen, China Mobile, and Omega. Educating consumers on environmental efforts once again seems to take priority for the brands in question, but it’s the gargantuan scale of some of these installations that appears to be bringing in the guests.
The Volkswagen Pavilion at the Olympic Green lets guests rest their feet, read up on environmental efforts in the automobile industry, and look at its latest crop of cars.
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Footage of its cars and highlights from the Olympic Games play on the giant screen at the Volkswagen pavilion.
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Guests at the Volkswagen pavilion look at cars from the other side of glass displays.
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Above the Chinese symbol of yin and yang at the Volkswagen pavilion, a display showed a traditional gas pump with oil dripping from it and another spouting organics like water and plants.
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A giant likeness of Chinese basketball player Yao Ming seemed to burst through the exterior of the China Mobile Pavilion.
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The face of an oddly excited man holding a cell phone also adorned the China Mobile pavilion.
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The first pavilion that most visitors encounter, Omega is directly across from the entrance to the new Olympic Green subway station.
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Omega watchmakers gave demonstrations to visitors, showing them the gears inside the timepieces.
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