Thousands of specks of light make up the Olympic rings on the floor of the arena and are then magically lifted into the sky
The breathtaking ceremony leaves spectators in awe as dancers covered in light enter the fray to reflect modernity
After running around the entire rim of the Bird's Nest stadium suspended on a wire,
Li lights the fuse that ignites the cauldron
An array of colourful costumes and props
provided a superb spectacle for the 90,000
ahead of the main event of the sweltering evening
After a seven year wait the opening ceremony
finally gets underway with
2,008 drummers creating an incredible countdown
The first batch of an estimated 20,000 fireworks light up Beijing's night sky
with excitement at fever pitch inside the stadium
Artists emerge to symbolise the age of
Chinese philosopher Confucius
wearing some of the 15,153 striking costumes on offer
1 comment:
There was some amzing stuff in the olympic opening...I wanted to post the 2008 drummers playing....That was extraordinary!!! And that thing where they made music out of water....but unfortunately all of the links were removed from Youtube by copyright claim...so I couldnt post them :(
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