These spectacular pictures of the fireworks during Wednesday’s rehearsal for the August 8 Olympic opening ceremony hint that it might fulfill the huge expectations the Chinese people have for it. Pictures by Reinhard Kr... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Fri, Jul 18 2008
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Olympic Opening Ceremony Fireworks Finale - Part3 »
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| 02 Aug 08 |
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Fireworks night » James Reynolds This evening I joined thousands of people outside the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium. We all jammed together by the side of the road to watch another rehearsal of the fireworks for the opening ceremony. Many in the crowd stood in a row with hugely expensive... |
| 23 Jul 08 |
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Getting ready for the big bang » Shanghai Daily BEIJING is planning to set off 33,866 fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. A third of the fireworks will be launched from the top of the National Stadium, "the Bird's Nest," 8,428 fireworks... |
| 25 Aug 08 |
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The giant ear of corn at the closing ceremony » Danwei Out goes the torch Beijing's turn at hosting the Olympic Games came to an end last night with a spectacular closing ceremony that, like the opening ceremony, featured a huge cast, people suspended in mid-air, pop stars singing songs of love and... |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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Dancer injured during opening ceremony rehearsal » Shanghaiist The Chinese media reports the tragic story of Liu Yan (刘岩) who only ten days before the opening ceremony missed a step and fell three metres down the platform during rehearsals for the opening ceremony. The dancer from Inner Mongolia was rushe... |
| 11 Aug 08 |
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Beijing's Opening Ceremony gets high ratings in U.S. » People's Daily According to NBC on August 9, the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, broadcasted by NBC, was very popular in American audience and received the highest ratings among any other Olympic Opening Ceremony outside America. NBC claims that Beijing's Olympic... |
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