One World One Dream - Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony extravaganza

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The Beijing Olympics got under way in spectacular fashion today with a lavish opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium. The event mixed China's millennia of history and hi-tech present as a modern global powerhouse. The four-hour event, meticulously choreographed by Zhang Yimou, China's most celebrated film director, ended with the final ...