Courtesy: BBC news.uk
...the greatest showon Earth
the Beijing Olympics
exploded with splendour &extra...
At 8.08 pm on 08-08-08 in the year of the rat in the Chinese calendar , the greatest show in the Olympics and on Earth , the Beijing Olympics exploded with splendour and the grandest extravaganza never seen before in the olympics and in this world.
The choreographed show took them seven year to plan this event. At the cost of £25million, in front of 80 world leaders and a worldwide audience of four billion. The next Olympics would be in London in 2012 .It is held after every 4 years.
That is a huge sum of money and I hope they would be able recover those expenses through all those media rights and those tourist who came to watch the Olympics.
Courtesy ;-http://english.pravda.ru/photo/report/olympics-3724/3/
In the center of the stadium was a huge LED screen , the biggest in the world and the most costliest you can imagine. Cutting edge technology was used and combined with the eye catching lighting systems and multimedia video shows to present to you ,this greatest show on earth.
It was the efforts of Yu Jian Ping, director of the technology group for the opening ceremony , who lead a team of 500 strong experts and the whole opening ceremony went without a hitch. Kudo's to all those genius minds!
( You can read more from this link - http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-08/09/content_6918949.htm )
Zhang Yimou, China's most famous filmmaker, directed the opening ceremony, saying it had been a "glorious, but arduous" challenge. It is no wonder that unbelievable scene was like out of a futuristic movie . More like a time travel ,back to the past.
It was an awesome ,Earth shattering, heart stopping and simply magnificent display beyond words . The synchronized footsteps in the sky walking towards the stadium which shaped like a bird's nest ,those square boxes which had a life of it's own and I thought it was controlled by computers but with real people inside of it and that picture of that white dove created by people were simply an awe inspiring sight to behold.
There were so many special effects and majestic events which left the millions of spectators worldwide spellbound.
It is a great tribute and success to those planners and to China for holding this greatest show on Earth.They have proven their ability to hold such a big event. All praise to them for this greatest show on earth.
The build-up to the event was dogged by worries over pollution and criticism of China's human rights record . Thanks God, the games proceeded smoothly . Every political and divisive differences are now being put aside as China showcase it's talents in this grand sporting event .
As I wrote this post, weightlifter Chen Xiexia won the first Olympic gold for the Chinese delegation in women's 48kg class weightlifting competition. GO! GO! GO! CHINA!!!! China is leading with 2 golds in the medal tally .
Who was that mysterious girl on that rotating globe ?
Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman sang the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
As well as being the eve of the Olympics, yesterday was Double Seventh Festival day, an ancient celebration similar to Valentine's Day in China.
The Qixi Festival, as it is known in Mandarin, falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month each year.
If you want to read the full story on this ancient legend ;-http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/cdaudio/2008-08/08/content_6917354.htm
Well done and "CONGRATULATIONS" to all the people of China!
Reference and thanks to ;-
More photos on opening ceremony on this link ;-
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008-08/08/content_6918460.htm
http://english.pravda.ru/
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7548539.stm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1042925/China-lifts-curtain-20billion-Olympics-extravaganza.html
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