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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国家主席 國家主席 guó jiā zhǔ xí president (title of the head of state of China and several other nations) ∼HSK 3
感觉到 感覺到 gǎn jué dào to feel; to sense; to detect; to perceive; to become aware ∼HSK 3
般 般 bān sort, manner, kind, category ∼HSK 3
魔法 魔法 mó fǎ enchantment; magic ∼HSK 3
相会 相會 xiāng huì to meet together ∼HSK 3
大谈 大談 dà tán to harangue; to yak ∼HSK 3
阿拉伯 阿拉伯 Ā lā bó Arabian; Arabic; Arab ∼HSK 3
点儿 點兒 diǎn r a bit ∼HSK 3
有兴趣 有興趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting ∼HSK 3
火炬手 火炬手 huǒ jù shǒu (lit. and fig.) torchbearer ∼HSK 3
大步 大步 dà bù large strides ∼HSK 3
兰 蘭 Lán orchid; elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
历史性 歷史性 lì shǐ xìng historic ∼HSK 3
已然 已然 yǐ rán already; to be already so; to have long been the case ∼HSK 3
育 育 yù produce, give birth to; educate ∼HSK 3
古国 古國 gǔ guó ancient country ∼HSK 3
登上 登上 dēng shàng to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount ∼HSK 3
近乎 近乎 jìn hu close to; intimate ∼HSK 3
张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend ∼HSK 3
秀 秀 xiù ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful ∼HSK 3
转给 轉給 zhuǎn gěi to pass on to ∼HSK 3
两者 兩者 liǎng zhě both of them; the two of them ∼HSK 3
全美 全美 quán Měi throughout the United States; the whole of America ∼HSK 3
转回 轉回 zhuǎn huí to turn back; to put back; reversal; melodic inversion (in music) ∼HSK 3
前总统 前總統 qián zǒng tǒng former president ∼HSK 3
大使级 大使級 dà shǐ jí ambassadorial ∼HSK 3
外交关系 外交關係 wài jiāo guān xì foreign relations; diplomatic relations ∼HSK 3
年代初 年代初 nián dài chū beginning of an age; beginning of a decade ∼HSK 3
邻座 鄰座 lín zuò adjacent seat; the person in an adjacent seat ∼HSK 3
中轴线 中軸線 zhōng zhóu xiàn central axis (line) ∼HSK 3
地保 地保 dì bǎo (old) local constable ∼HSK 3
女神 女神 nǚ shén goddess; nymph ∼HSK 3
举世 舉世 jǔ shì throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first) ∼HSK 3
程 程 Chéng journey, trip; schedule, agenda ∼HSK 3
值得一提 值得一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning ∼HSK 3
跳转 跳轉 tiào zhuǎn (computing) to jump to (a new location in a hypertext document) ∼HSK 3
领唱 領唱 lǐng chàng to lead a chorus; choirmaster; leading singer ∼HSK 3
穿越时空 穿越時空 chuān yuè shí kōng to travel through time ∼HSK 3
将领 將領 jiàng lǐng high-ranking military officer ∼HSK 3
藉 藉 Jí mat, pad; rely on; pretext ∼HSK 3
太古 太古 tài gǔ immemorial ∼HSK 3
音 音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation ∼HSK 3
写实 寫實 xiě shí realism; realistic portrayal; realistic; true to life ∼HSK 3
意境 意境 yì jìng artistic mood or conception; creative concept ∼HSK 3
随笔 隨筆 suí bǐ essay ∼HSK 3
古今 古今 gǔ jīn then and now; ancient and modern ∼HSK 3
一饱眼福 一飽眼福 yī bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom) ∼HSK 3
活字 活字 huó zì movable type ∼HSK 3
修身 修身 xiū shēn to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging ∼HSK 3
养性 養性 yǎng xìng mental or spiritual cultivation ∼HSK 3