xcel
08-08-2008, 07:55 PM
The biggest secret in world sport has finally been revealed. (http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/extras/olympics_blog/2008/08/opening_ceremon_1.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Opening_Ceremony_-_Dancers_and_Lights.jpgShira Springer - Boston Globe - Aug. 8, 2008
Dancers light up the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremonies in Beijing. Photo - Mike Hewitt
$400 Million for the stadium and $100 Million for the event. And it was great ;) . -- Ed.
Even with the intense buildup and hype surrounding the Beijing Olympics, the opening ceremonies did not disappoint. They were everything spectators and reporters have come to expect from the Chinese.
Innovative. Filled with technological feats. Uniquely and boldly artistic. Precise organization down to the last detail. There were plenty of surprises throughout and fireworks that would put any Fourth of July display to shame.
A few highlights:
Countdown with Fou drummers: To start the ceremony 2008 drummers welcomed the world…
Human brushes: A giant, traditional Chinese scroll opened in the center of the stadium. Dancers twisted and turned on the scroll surface creating a scroll painting as they went…
Movable type: To celebrate movable-type printing, another one of ancient China's four great inventions, a grid of Chinese characters mounted on top of box-like structures took center stage…
But the biggest surprise came at the end… http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/extras/olympics_blog/2008/08/opening_ceremon_1.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Opening_Ceremony_-_Dancers_and_Lights.jpgShira Springer - Boston Globe - Aug. 8, 2008
Dancers light up the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremonies in Beijing. Photo - Mike Hewitt
$400 Million for the stadium and $100 Million for the event. And it was great ;) . -- Ed.
Even with the intense buildup and hype surrounding the Beijing Olympics, the opening ceremonies did not disappoint. They were everything spectators and reporters have come to expect from the Chinese.
Innovative. Filled with technological feats. Uniquely and boldly artistic. Precise organization down to the last detail. There were plenty of surprises throughout and fireworks that would put any Fourth of July display to shame.
A few highlights:
Countdown with Fou drummers: To start the ceremony 2008 drummers welcomed the world…
Human brushes: A giant, traditional Chinese scroll opened in the center of the stadium. Dancers twisted and turned on the scroll surface creating a scroll painting as they went…
Movable type: To celebrate movable-type printing, another one of ancient China's four great inventions, a grid of Chinese characters mounted on top of box-like structures took center stage…
But the biggest surprise came at the end… http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/extras/olympics_blog/2008/08/opening_ceremon_1.html