Olympics 2008 Opening Ceremony

News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Opinion | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements | Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Obituary | Front Page Printer Friendly Page Send this Article to a Friend Colour fest at Bird’s Nest Kamesh Srinivasan Rains stay away as China scripts Olympian magic with technology Photo: AP SPECTACULAR OPENINg: A breathtaking view of the fireworks display over the National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Friday. — BEIJING: The Chinese rolled out the red carpet to athletes from 204 countries in a spectacular opening ceremony at the Bird’s Nest on Friday. It was an entertaining show of colour and splendour — a rare treat meant to floor the world-wide television audience — to mark the beginning of the 29th Olympic Games here. The floor was the magic canvas and the Chinese put technology to optimum use in scripting breathtaking pictures through light and shade, in multiple dimensions, starting with the five Olympic Rings being lifted from the ground by ‘flying’ acrobats. It was a ceremony that attempted and succeeded in improving upon the novelties of such exercises in the previous editions. As thousands of performers achieved harmony to the beat of the drums and captivating music, the Chinese also captured the essence of their 5000 years of civilisation in a fashion that defied description. Billions of dollars may not have succeeded in clearing the air of the smog, but the Chinese children with school bags and props, painted blue skies and white clouds in a jiffy at the centre, perhaps to recall for the elders the memories of the past when nature was at its pristine best.

• 2008-08-10T07:08:41+00:00
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