Complex sentence: China led the gold medal count (51) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scheduled for August 8 to August 24,2008, because the number 8 is a lucky number in Chinese culture.
Split into simpler sentences: China led the gold medal count (51) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The event was scheduled for August 8 to August 24,2008 because the number 8 is a lucky number in Chinese culture.