This sounded too interesting to not post about! A table tennis exhibition featuring American and Chinese champions will serve as a prologue to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, right here in Orange County.

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library will be the venue for American/Chinese Ping Pong Diplomacy: The Rematch, a historic sequel of the extraordinary 1971 and 1972 table tennis events between United States and Chinese table tennis teams that became internationally known as ping pong Diplomacy.

The three-day table tennis tournament, scheduled for Tuesday, June 10 through Thursday, June 12, will feature greats from both countries. They’ll take part in a series of table tennis exhibitions, including instructional clinics for school age youngsters, collegiate challenges, competitions against the public, and the official Rematch of players from the original Ping Pong Diplomacy teams.

Tickets are $15 on June 12th and $5 for kids. On June 11th, you can challenge a champ for $5 per game.

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is located at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., Yorba Linda, CA 92886, and is open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sundays 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.