The Beijing Olympics got under way in spectacular fashion today with a lavish opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium.
The event mixed China's millennia of history and hi-tech present as a modern global powerhouse.
The four-hour event, meticulously choreographed by Zhang Yimou, China's most celebrated film director, ended with the final torch bearer, the former Olympic gymnastics champion Li Ning, being hoisted aloft by invisible wires.
In the style of one of Zhang's martial arts films, he then "ran" along the rim of the stadium's roof before igniting the vast Olympic cauldron as thousands of fireworks lit up the skyline.
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Beijing Olympics 2008...begins....
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nice...
evn i sat up all evenin watchn the telecast..
hope the games will go on peacefully.
liked your blog...
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oh..no...i m just struggling in d bloggers world...neways...thanks for visitng ...dude...n i m glad that u liked my blog! keep visitng..!
*thanks for ur compliments, shambhavi.
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m a girl... tht makes it dudess:D
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Hey you, it's my first time here...
To citizen of the earth, look at Beijing! wow... that's what came to my mind while watching the most spectacular opening ceremony of Olympics ever! It was simply amazing!
I hope the Games pass off without problem, bringing lots of happiness for viewers all around the world!
I am totally addicted to the Olympics. I can't get enough!
the opening ceremony was very beautiful, wasnt it? :)
lovely pics..!
liked very much.
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