As the Olympics Games go on as scheduled in Beijing, organizers of the 2012 London Olympics have launched promotional campaigns to help attract visitors and business people to the host country. They say the Beijing Games are a great chance for them to learn how to put things together for such a big event. Our reporter Xiaoyu has the details.

Greenwich, best known as the home of time, will host 9 sporting events for the 2012 London Games, including gymnastics and basketball.

Members of the Greenwich Council have come to Beijing to learn whatever they can. Mary Ney is Chief Executive of the council.

"We are looking to see how you organize everything in order to prepare for the Games, how you cope with so many visitors.

We've also come to talk to people about Greenwich in the hope that people can come to visit as tourists or come to our educational institutions or perhaps some business to relocate and have their European headquarters in Greenwich."

The borough in South East London also signed an agreement with Chongwen district which is located in South East Beijing to work together in developing tourism, education and sport.

Another thing the two districts share is the abundance of culture which lies within their boundaries.

Greenwich is home to the National Maritime Museum and London's oldest royal park.

The most famous historic sites in Chongwen district include Qianmen street, an ancient street which was just been renovated before the Olympics. This raises the interest of Mark Sesnan, Managing Director of a British company who runs sports facilities and leisure centers.

"I like particularly the restoration of the buildings in their original states, I like the trolley buses. It's very well-done in every detail. I'm particularly interested because it's so western architecture, I was surprised at how many western buildings they have there."

Covered by the regeneration plan for East London, Greenwich is also renovating some of its old buildings and streets, just like Beijing has done in recent years. Though just arrived in Beijing, Mark Sesnan says he's already got something to remember in the Qianmen pedestrian street.

"Greenwich has a tremendous amount of historic architecture like you have. What we can learn from you is that remove 100% of the traffic, people are attracted by the quietness, the ability to shop, to socialize, to walk, to have a coffee...I think the benefit of no traffic far outweighs the convenience of having a car."

As his company is expected to run the aquatic center for the London Games, Sesnan says his major priority in Beijing is to see and learn what works well and what doesn't.

"We've talked to keep contact with Beijing, because, for instance a very simple and specific issue, the swimming pool, to make sure the design is for fast records, something we call 'fast water'. Sydney did some work, and I think the water cube did so as well. We'll be keen after the Games to talk to the technical people. And we are also very keen to make sure the design works for legacy. Because the Olympics is 10 days, 20 days, the buildings will be left for 25 years."

The members of the delegation say that many of their plans will be changed after UK delegations visit Beijing during and after the Olympics.

Councilors from Greenwich told CRI that London is already excited as the August 24th handover ceremony is fast approaching, but one of their biggest concerns is how to keep the cost low.

Xiaoyu, CRI news.