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the great wall a diamond shape, a Chinese symbol and typical vignette indicating a welcoming manner both in ancient han and tibetan culture. finally a chinese word, HE (Harmony), in its modern style. Confucianism Chinese classic opera-the Kun Opera Chinese ancient textile...

dancers' ink painting and their painting in the impresionistic manner peope in a famous Chinese painting, which makes another classic works and it get more and more tridimensional the cloud pillars are called Huabiao in Chinese, which is a typical Chinese symbol display...

square matrix of Fou,an ancient Chinese drum when struck,the drums shine and hence make patterns,words and numbers. below is a countdown for the ceremony. Giant coming, totally 29 footprints(made of fireworks) alone the center line of Beijing city. stars gather down to the...

Very nice observation and undersanding! In China the damed BOB missed pile of cultural signs that the performance was trying to display.

Video clips of the Opening Ceremony French Chinese

well, by now I haven't seen anyone specifying the Darfur issue with objective measurement. at the sametime neither do they have interest for what the Africans say. The troubled Africa has never suffered any compression and rob from China, and there is not a sign that China would follow those...

This is what I feel. Today's China is very much different from a coulple of decades ago. There are rights problems in China,thought not as serious as being accused of, and I can accept frontal criticism but will definitely ignore those self-righteously attacks with this end in view.

thanks Neo. btw, is youtube no more functional here?

By DAVID CRARY Associated Press Writer BEIJING (AP) -- China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry...

Hey I saw your PM arriving at Beijing, what about President Musharraf, is he coming? and has this hockey hero arrived with Pakistan team? photos of Pakistani delegation in Beijing Flag-rising Pakistan owns 10 Olympic medals, I wish them good luck at the 29th games...

Air is fine, let the Games begin International Olympic Committee president Thursday praised China for the "extraordinary" job it had done to clean the air for the Beijing Games. China has done everything "humanly possible" to combat air pollution, and conditions will be fine for...

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman will jointly present the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Games organizers revealed here on Wednesday. The two star singers will sing the theme song, the title and content of which remain a...

Athletes Ceremony actors Olympic weddings Authorities

The egg-shaped national theatre In the build up to the Olympics city officials hired some of the worlds leading architects and if you're looking for a conversation here in Beijing just mention some of the new buildings that have sprung up. First up and for many, the first entrance to the...

Other Olympic Venues

Olympic Green Hockey Field Olympic Green Tennis Court China Agricultural University Gymnasium--Wrestling Beijing University of Aeronautics&Astronautics Gymnasium--Weight Lifting Beijing Workers' Stadium--Football Chaoyang Park Beach Voleyball Ground Beijing Olympic...

Shenyang Olympic Stadium--Football Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center--Football Shanghai Stadium--Football Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center the Equestrian Venues in HongKong Tianjin Olympic Center--Football Wukesong Basketball Gymnasium Beijing University of...

Olympic Venues: The National Stadium --Track and field, Football National Aquatics Center--Swimming, Diving, Water ballet National Indoor Stadium--Gymnastics,Trampoline, Handball

One World, One Dream The Beijing Games will show the world what the Olympic Games really are: a gathering of young people who share the same goal and the same enthusiasm for sport. As well as inviting the finest athletes in the world to compete against each other, the Games will also provide a...