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2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the ''Bird's Nest''. It was began at 20:00 China Standard Time (UTC+8) on Friday, 8 August 2008, as the number 8 is considered to be auspicious.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tickets Information – The official ticketing website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games )〕〔("Beijing Confirms the Opening Ceremony Time for 2008 Olympics" ), Travel China Guide. Retrieved 2 August 2008.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Beijing 2008 As the final seconds ticked away )〕 The number 8〔 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture. 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 and its dream of harmony between the people of the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/headlines/n214521306.shtml )〕 The stadium was full to its 91,000 capacity according to organizers.
The ceremony was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who was the chief director and was assisted by Chinese choreographers Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya.〔(Zhang Yimou and his five creative generals )〕 The director of music for the ceremony was composer Chen Qigang.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How the Opening Ceremony was born )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Behind the 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony )〕 It was noted for its focus on ancient Chinese culture, and for its creativity, as well as being the first to use weather modification technology to prevent rainfall. The final ascent to the torch featured Olympic gymnast Li Ning, who appeared to run through air around the membrane of the stadium. Featuring 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over US$100 million to produce. The opening ceremony was lauded by spectators and various international presses as spectacular and spellbinding and by many accounts "the greatest ever".
==Attending heads of state==
More than 100 heads of state, heads of government and sovereigns attended the opening ceremony. The number of heads of state who attended the opening ceremony was by far the largest in Olympic history.〔http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6466194.html〕〔http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/07/content_9033271.htm〕〔("Beijing lifts air quality goal for games" ), World News Australia〕
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