2008 Olympics Ceremony

The Main Sports Stadium dubbed "The Bird's Nest"

It seems to me nobody has been interested in searching for any information regarding the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The tickets are almost sold out and the ones for the opening ceremony is the most expensive. I doubt if there's any being sold until now. If you're planning to buy some from brokers, be ready to shell out some major dough because even if you bought opening ceremony tickets from legit or authorized agents, it still costs several hundred dollars. Add a few percent over that amount, that's what you will be paying from ticket brokers. The opening ceremony should be an elaborate display of Chinese talents and ingenuity. There should be a lot of fireworks which the Chinese are well-known for making. The organizers are looking to integrate the opening ceremony with the Stadium's design. I couldn't imagine what they'll come up with. Above is an artist's rendition of the National Stadium or the bird's nest.

For those interested in finding out more about the preparation for the opening ceremony, here's the latest from the Official Website of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


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Creation team to use venue's merits in opening ceremonyThe creation team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will fully consider and take advantage of the main stadium's architectural characteristics, according to chief director Zhang Yimou.

Film maker Zhang to collect smiles for Olympics by -- VETERAN film director Zhang Yimou is going to collect smiles from 10,000 children around the world for a special performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Beijing tries to dispel rain for Olympic opening ceremonyTo avoid untimely rainfall on August 8, 2008, Beijing’s meteorological authorities are doing experiments to dispel rain or let it fall in advance.

Olympic Opening Ceremony tickets getting hot Since the launch of the ticketing program, over 360,000 orders have been made for a total of 2.2 million tickets to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, nearly one third of the supply volume. Most buyers are swarming to get the tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies and the demand has overtaken the supply line of 26,000 for the first phase of the ticketing program.

Rehearsals for Opening Ceremony of 2008 Olympic Games began this month Rehearsals for the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will begin in August, said a senior official of the Organizing Committee for the Beijing Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Monday.The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics, which draws much attention from the world, has already had a first draft and will begin preliminary run in August, said Jiang Xiaoyu, executive vice president of BOCOG.

BOCOG invites opinions on Opening Ceremony The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) urged its staff to take to heart the ideals of the masses to present the high-level Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Quincy Jones appointed consultant for Olympic ceremonies Quincy Jones, well-known American music impresario, record producer, film composer and 26 time-Grammy Awards winner was appointed culture and art consultant for the Beijing Olympic Games. On behalf of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, BOCOG Executive Vice President Liu Jingmin awarded Jones the certificate of appointment at a ceremony in Beijing on Monday.

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