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... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jul 23 2008
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