The International Olympic Committee and Beijing organizers have called for world peace during the upcoming Olympic Games. In the Olympic Village for the Beijing Games, a Wall for Peace and Friendship is open for signatures, as part of an effort to promote peace and harmony. Our reporter Shuang Feng has the detail.

The inscription（题词） on the Peace Wall reads "if we can have peace for 16 days, then maybe we can have it forever." The wall has been set up in the north section of the Olympic Village, and aims to collect autographs（亲笔签名） from world athletes, coaches, and distinguished visitors.

Chairman of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Liu Qi was the first to sign his name.

"In building The Wall for Peace and Friendship, we hope to further illustrate the Olympic spirit. We believe that the wall will become a spiritual and cultural legacy of the Beijing Olympic Games, and will help promote peace, friendship and progress."

The tradition of an Olympic truce dates back 2,800 years to Ancient Greece. In July 2000, the IOC founded the International Olympic Truce Foundation, calling for truces during the Olympic Games in an attempt to solve world disputes through peaceful means.

Chairman of the IOC's Athletic Commission Sergey Bubka called on the public to promote a message of peace in the world.

"For us it doesn't matter what kind of color of your skin, what kind of language you are speaking. It's most important for us to win, and to respect each other, to live together."

Shuang Feng, CRI news.