The next Olympic Games will be held in China and the country's government is doing everything in its power to make sure that it goes well. In an earlier story, we told you that Chinese meteorologists will use "cloud-seeding" to force a sunshiny Olympics. You think that's big? Get a load of this.

We just learned that this time that China is planning to build a highway on Mount Everest to clear the path of those bearing the Olympic torch. The world's tallest peak, locally known as Mount Qomolangma, is located in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The proposed highway is designed to make the 108 km rough road connecting Tingri County of Xigaze Prefecture at the foot of the mountain to the Base Camp a smooth and paved one. Furthermore, the said highway will be fenced by guardrails and construction will begin from the camp itself (5,200 meters above sea level) downwards.

This project will take around four months to finish and has a budget of 150 million Yuan (US$ 19.7 million). The torch relay, if you want to know, will take around 130 days to finish and has a length of 137 kilometers. After the Olympics, the highway will become the main route for tourists and mountaineers planning to conquer Mount Everest.