First it was the fireworks (see below). Now it turns out the opening ceremony to the Beijing Games had its very own Audrey Hepburn moment. Nine-year-old Lin Miaoke, who was celebrated across China as the angelic voice with the adorable face who san... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
from Countdown to Beijing on Wed, Aug 13 2008
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Audrey Hepburn / Mel Ferrer »
YouTube video Segment from a 30 minute Chinese documentry about Audrey. |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Sorry little girl, you are too ugly for the Olympic opening ceremony » Shanghaiist In the quest for perfection during the Olympics opening ceremony, another boo-boo has been revealed. It seems that pig-tailed seven-year old Lin Miaoke who "sang" "Ode to the Motherland" during the Olympics opening ceremony was actually lip-syncing!... |
| 12 Aug 08 |
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Is It Live? Or Is It Beijing? » China Journal Press reports circulating today have called into question the authenticity of some parts of the technically dazzling opening ceremony China put on Friday. Lin Miaoke Specifically, the little girl who sang the patriotic opening song, Lin Miaoke,... |
| 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... |
| 24 Aug 08 |
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Video: Fireworks at the closing ceremony of Beijing Games » Shanghaiist The closing ceremony of the Beijing Games was star-studded and glitzy as promised, but those that came expecting to be wowed off their socks as they were by the opening went away disappointed (read the reactions from China-based twitteratti). After all,... |
| 04 Aug 08 |
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A historic moment for China: IOC » Shanghai Daily FOUR days before the opening ceremony, IOC President Jacques Rogge said the Beijing Olympics will be a historic milestone, affirming China's transformation on the world stage. "We are now just days away from what... |
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