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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5.14 Advanced Director Zhang Yimou IMDb 8.2

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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塞舌尔 塞舌爾 Sài shé ěr the Seychelles Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
塞拉利昂 塞拉利昂 Sài lā lì áng Sierra Leone Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
黎巴嫩 黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn Lebanon Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
德国人 德國人 Dé guó rén German person or people Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东德 東德 Dōng Dé East Germany (1945-1990); German Democratic Republic Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
摩尔多瓦 摩爾多瓦 Mó ěr duō wǎ Moldova Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
凯利 凱利 Kǎi lì Kelly (person name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
摩洛哥 摩洛哥 Mó luò gē Morocco Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
陆克文 陸克文 Lù Kè wén Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957-), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007-2010 and 2013 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
水立方 水立方 Shuǐ lì fāng Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东交民巷 東交民巷 Dōng Jiāo mín Xiàng East Jiaomin Lane, a street in central Beijing and its surrounding district, formerly known as the Peking Legation Quarter, where foreign diplomatic missions were located during the period 1861-1959 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汶川地震 汶川地震 Wèn chuān Dì zhèn Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
罗斯 羅斯 Luó sī Roth, Ross, Rose or Rossi (name); Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch; Rus' (as in Kievan Rus') Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
温哥华 溫哥華 Wēn gē huá Vancouver (city in Canada) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安特卫普 安特衛普 Ān tè wèi pǔ Antwerp (city in Belgium) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
巴塞罗那 巴塞羅那 Bā sài luó nà Barcelona, Spain Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
亚特兰大 亞特蘭大 Yà tè lán dà Atlanta Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
曼 曼 màn long, extended, vast; beautiful ∼HSK 4
本届 本屆 běn jiè current; this year ∼HSK 4
劳 勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work ∼HSK 4
伯 伯 bà variant of ∼HSK 4
玛 瑪 mǎ agate; cornelian ∼HSK 4
英尺 英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) ∼HSK 4
穹顶 穹頂 qióng dǐng dome; vault; domed roof ∼HSK 4
受欢迎 受歡迎 shòu huān yíng popular; well-received ∼HSK 4
英里 英里 yīng lǐ mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) ∼HSK 4
旗 旂 qí banner, flag, streamer ∼HSK 4
此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment ∼HSK 4
画卷 畫卷 huà juàn picture scroll ∼HSK 4
打太极 打太極 dǎ tài jí to practice tai chi; (fig.) to avoid responsibility; to pass the buck ∼HSK 4
英寸 英寸 yīng cùn inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) ∼HSK 4
申 申 Shēn to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch ∼HSK 4
乒乓 乒乓 pīng pāng (onom.) rattle; clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis ∼HSK 4
示威者 示威者 shì wēi zhě demonstrator; protester ∼HSK 4
幸存者 倖存者 xìng cún zhě survivor ∼HSK 4
今夜 今夜 jīnyè tonight ∼HSK 4
有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense; to have meaning; to have significance; meaningful; significant; worthwhile; important; interesting ∼HSK 4
登月 登月 dēng yuè to go (up) to the moon ∼HSK 4
森 森 Sēn forest; luxuriant vegetation ∼HSK 4
各方 各方 gè fāng all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions ∼HSK 4
彩排 彩排 cǎi pái dress rehearsal; to have a dress rehearsal ∼HSK 4
模 模 mó model, standard, pattern; copy ∼HSK 4
世界各地 世界各地 shì jiè gè dì all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world ∼HSK 4
航海家 航海家 háng hǎi jiā mariner; seafarer ∼HSK 4
梦境 夢境 mèng jìng dreamland ∼HSK 4
主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground; home field; (sports) home game; main venue (for a festival etc) ∼HSK 4
顶层 頂層 dǐng céng top floor; the top of a building ∼HSK 4
微小 微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal ∼HSK 4
朗 朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct ∼HSK 4