As highlighted in an earlier post,”Significance of 080808“, the Chinese have a special passion for numbers.

The final Beijing Olympics medal tally for China was: Gold 51 Silver 21 Bronze 28

If you thought the numbers looked familiar, you’re spot-on.

It was reported here that the superstitious have drawn a connection between the numbers, which may have ‘coincided’, with the date and time of the devastating Sichuan earthquake that occurred on May 12, 2:28 pm.

Well, almost, we’re 1 silver medal short. Still the uncanny similarity adds on to the shroud of Far East mystique many of us will remember the Beijing Games for.

According to Epoch Times, Japan’s Fuji Television Network featured an interview with Chinese Feng Shui master, Huang Dao, who claimed that he had been involved in the construction of projects for the Beijing Olympics since 2003. Apparently Chinese authorities had secretly consulted famous Feng Shui experts to check the location, shape and architecture of the venues built for the Beijing Olympics.

Even a dragon-shaped man-made lake had been dug extending all the way to the Bird’s Nest to strengthen the “qi” or energy of the event based on Feng Shui theories. Chinese officials deny this, however, claiming that these buildings merely aim to reflect the idealism of environmental protection, and have no other deeper meaning.