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Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

One World One Dream

7.9 / 10

240 minutes

2008-08-08

Mandarin

CN

Actors :

Hu Jintao, Henry Kissinger, Barbara Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Shimon Peres, Anne, Princess Royal, Lee Myung-bak, Jiang Zemin, Kobe Bryant, Yao Ming

Description

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.