The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony began at 8:00 pm
China Standard Time on 08/08/2008. The artistic part of the ceremony comprised
two parts titled "Brilliant Civilization" and "Glorious
Era" respectively. The first part highlighted the Chinese civilization and
the second part exhibited modern China.
The sequence of events:
§ Welcoming ceremony
§ Artistic section
§ Parade of nations
§ Speeches by the
Presidents
§ The lighting of the
flame cauldron
In this video you can see how was celebrated the Opening Ceremony.
