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The opening
ceremony of
the 29th Olympic Games
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Carrying Pierre de
Coubertin's dream of "solidarity, peace and friendship" to the
world's most populous country, the 29th summer Olympic Games opened
in Beijing on Friday, 112 years after the Games' modern
revival. Full
Story>>>
Facts
and figures about opening ceremony >>>
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Olympic Games open
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Li
Ning lights cauldron |
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BEIJING,
Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao declared open the
29th summer Olympic Games of Beijing in the National Stadium in
north Beijing on Friday night. Full Story>>>
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Team
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) --
Following is the full text of the speech given by International
Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge at the opening ceremony of
the Beijing Olympics here on Friday night:
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Art performance of
opening
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Athletes march-in
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Led by NBA star Yao Ming
and Lin Hao, a primary school student from the quake-affected
Sichuan province, the Chinese delegation paraded into the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday night.
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Last rehearsal
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The
theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games, "You and Me," was unveiled
at the Games' opening ceremony in the National Stadium in north
Beijing on Friday night. Chinese singer Liu Huan and British soprano
Sarah Brightman jointly presented the song.
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Second rehearsal
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First rehearsal
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