Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony 2008

2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式 008 nián dì 9 jiè běijīng aòyùnhuì kāimùshì

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.

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Cast

Hu Jintao Hu Jintao Self Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger Self Barbara Bush Barbara Bush Self George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush Self George W. Bush George W. Bush Self Laura Bush Laura Bush Self Shimon Peres Shimon Peres Self Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal Self Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak Self Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin Self

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赞比亚 贊比亞 Zàn bǐ yà Zambia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
彼得 彼得 Bǐ dé Peter (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
许海峰 許海峰 Xǔ Hǎi fēng Xu Haifeng (1957-), PRC sharpshooter, 50m pistol gold medalist at Los Angeles 1984 Olympics Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尘埃落定 塵埃落定 Chén āi luò dìng "Red Poppies", novel by Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
鲍威尔 鮑威爾 Bào wēi ěr Powell (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
德梅因 德梅因 Dé méi yīn (HK) Des Moines, capital of Iowa Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
超人 超人 Chāo rén Superman, comic book superhero Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
文革 文革 Wén gé Cultural Revolution (1966-76) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
理查德 理查德 Lǐ chá dé Richard (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
尼克松 尼克松 Ní kè sōng Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974; surname Nixon Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
达尔富尔 達爾富爾 Dá ěr fù ěr Darfur, region of western Sudan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
朝核问题 朝核問題 Cháo hé wèn tí Korean nuclear problem Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
罗伯特 羅伯特 Luó bó tè Robert (name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和政 和政 Hé zhèng Hezheng County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
无锡 無錫 Wú xī Wuxi, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
儒教 儒教 Rú jiào Confucianism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
敦煌石窟 敦煌石窟 Dūn huáng shí kū Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
甘肃省 甘肅省 Gān sù Shěng Gansu Province, capital Lanzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
戈壁沙漠 戈壁沙漠 Gē bì Shā mò Gobi Desert Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
敦煌 敦煌 Dūn huáng Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
缪斯 繆斯 Miù sī Muse (Greek mythology) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
万象 萬象 Wàn xiàng Vientiane, capital of Laos Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
义勇军进行曲 義勇軍進行曲 Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔ March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中国式 中國式 Zhōng guó shì Chinese style; à la chinoise Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
丝绸之路 絲綢之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
哥伦布 哥倫布 Gē lún bù Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506); Columbus, capital of Ohio Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曼哈顿 曼哈頓 Màn hā dùn Manhattan island; Manhattan borough of New York City Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
庄子 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
华氏度 華氏度 Huá shì dù degrees Fahrenheit Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
几内亚 幾內亞 Jǐ nèi yà Guinea; Taiwan pr. [Ji1nei4ya4] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
几内亚比绍 幾內亞比紹 Jǐ nèi yà - Bǐ shào Guinea-Bissau Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
土库曼斯坦 土庫曼斯坦 Tǔ kù màn sī tǎn Turkmenistan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马尔代夫 馬爾代夫 Mǎ ěr dài fū the Maldives Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马达加斯加 馬達加斯加 Mǎ dá jiā sī jiā Madagascar Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马拉维 馬拉維 Mǎ lā wéi Malawi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马其顿 馬其頓 Mǎ qí dùn Macedonia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
马绍尔群岛 馬紹爾群島 Mǎ shào ěr Qún dǎo Marshall Islands Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
开曼群岛 開曼群島 Kāi màn Qún dǎo Cayman Islands Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
比利时 比利時 Bǐ lì shí Belgium Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
瓦努阿图 瓦努阿圖 Wǎ nǔ ā tú Vanuatu, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中非 中非 Zhōng Fēi China-Africa (relations); Central Africa; Central African Republic Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
冈比亚 岡比亞 Gāng bǐ yà Gambia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
贝宁 貝寧 Bèi níng Benin Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
毛里求斯 毛里求斯 Máo lǐ qiú sī Mauritius Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
毛里塔尼亚 毛里塔尼亞 Máo lǐ tǎ ní yà Mauritania Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乌干达 烏干達 Wū gān dá Uganda Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乌拉圭 烏拉圭 Wū lā guī Uruguay Proper Noun ∼HSK 4