I do support Rio's candidacy, but there is no way we can get this Olympic games in 2016.

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I would be satisfied if they don't bring a gay couple to the opening... But England is sooooooo gay!

Then bring in the gay parade. It will be the first Olympic featuring gay movement. How is that?

ha, I thought this is a stadium thread :)

oh... come on... It was boring! And England can do much better if you make that simple and elegant,like Athens 2004. Not to mention that England does have a lot of history to tell,a glorious past... much more important to the western world than China!

Eastern culture have more sophistication than westerners would like to admit

why every thread ends up with some comparisons? please stop here kids.

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^^ nice pics

UK.
...the birthplace of Democracy.

I've been always thinking that Greece is birthplace of democracy...hmmm

ok, we back to the Stadium people :P

I want the soundtrack for this Olympic opening! haha

...WOW, most amazing thing i have ever seen!

the best opening ceremony ive seen so far. very artistic and visually stunning!
the dancing while painting on the scroll is sooo amazing!
i dont know how many times i said WOW.

barcelona is memorable for the lighting of the cauldron.
a lot says that the Seoul opening is still the best.
Atlanta and Athens for me are boring.
overall, beijing is the best!

Rightconservative, why are you so anti-china? :lol:

Because China is anti-Taiwan?
It's all politics.

The best opening ceremony! I love Chinese culture! I think England can make a good opening too. As somebody said, you can start with the celts, then the romans, vikingd, middle ages, shakespeare, industrial revolution, etc.

It was incredible. Something like that can hardly be repeated. I wasn't able to record it so I'm looking for a recording on p2p networks, but alas, nothing yet.

you can find now, it has been released as a torrent.

Congrads to China, best opening ceremony I've ever seen...

Nice pics, GO CHINA GO, Greetings from Pakistan.

Nice pics, GO CHINA GO, Greetings from Pakistan.

Thanks Pakistani friend!

did u guys notice there was a smiling face fireworks shot up?
tons of it shot up to the sky
it was shot after the 2 singers sang finished and the globe went down
hope someone could post that picture
the expression for the smiling face firework was like this -> :)

what about the steps from the giant, walking over Bejing towards the stadium....amazing

Watched it, and Loved it! Congratulation to China for a spectacular show. Anyway, some musics are not my cup of tea, but other than that everything else are great!

beijing was incredible. totally fantastic opening ceremony.

sydney 2000 for me is still the best cauldron ceremony.

SQx4eMeA1iQ

Great pictures ;)

Well, I wish I was there in person to experience it. It is truly amazing. It is about the little stories of the significant events from the past to the present unfolded by the scroll, and so is the torch bearer flowing around the inner wall of the ring. Anyway, I am glad I have my LCD HD 1080p TV. The pictures are amazing.:banana::banana::banana:

Pease keep on topic and stop spamming or posting trollish stuff or more bans will come.

beijing was incredible. totally fantastic opening ceremony.

sydney 2000 for me is still the best cauldron ceremony.

SQx4eMeA1iQ


It is one of the best IMO. But the Beijing one is very incredible! I was inside the stadium that time and I did not even see the Cauldron being constructed! And good lord! look at how that guy fly! I wonder how long did he trained for that!

Here is my top three Cauldron Ceremony. I never expected this coming.

1. Beijing - total masterpiece.
2. Barcelona - Bow and arrow! Amazing!
3. Sydney - if not for the delay, I will make that no. 2

Well, people good night! Gotta get my kids to sleep. :)

beijing olympics lighting of the cauldron 2008
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^^ anyone know if there's another video of the lighting of the cauldron from another angle???

it almost feel like watching a movie

The first one was taken in a stunning angle.

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oh gosh! This is unbelievably amazing photos. during the live show the TV could not give detail shot like this. It's truly orgasmic photos. Question: what is that, that looks like a giant LCD that scrolls like paper, and the dancers on top of it???

oh gosh! This is unbelievably amazing photos. during the live show the TV could not give detail shot like this. It's truly orgasmic photos. Question: what is that, that looks like a giant LCD that scrolls like paper, and the dancers on top of it???

Yes, it was a giant LED not LCD screens cheaply made in China, the one you see at New York wall street, tokyo, this time they make it bigger and place
it right on the stadium center. They even have underground right
in the center where the big globe re-appear.

In the Philippines, LED screens are scattered all over Mercury drug outlets
in the provinces.

LED means Light Emitting diodes, LCD means Liquid Crsytal Display

Any comments??????

OMG what great photos.I'm so buying the dvd of the opening ceremony

lighting the cauldron, the most amazing I have ever seen...

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A must.

I'm hoping this
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sweet little girl will be on the DVD too. Any information who was it? Her name at least :)

ok. it's LED. thanks for your explanation though it sounds synical. Anything "cheap" is thrown to China as if China could not make anything with quality. But ironically it is because a country can master to mass produce stuff with low prices, cheap, are the one that have the economic power from its manufacturing prowess.

Great photos amazing!!!

The best olympic ceremony based o pictures only.

What an opening! I would love to see it again in HD. I was sleepy while watching it live and I'm afraid I was incoherent at the time lol.

So far,so good!

That is not an LED. it is a new tech by China space agency kept under wrap.

The Philippines has this all over the land? bha ha ha.

give me a break, yeah, that is not right. so what is that?
It is like and LCD but the one that can be scrolled like paper.

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wow.. it was amazing.. !!!!!

give me a break, yeah, that is not right. so what is that?
It is like and LCD but the one that can be scrolled like paper.

It didn't scroll like paper. That was an optical illusion. The floor of the podium consists of 2 parts that could open. 1 part to the left, one to the right. On each part they installed one side of the scroll. The screen on the scrolls was moving so it looked like a paperscroll rolling out.

It looked very good and this show was the best show ever.

the floor screen is a mixture of both things you have suggested, the flat surface is a back lit led vision wall, very simple but very effective this is not connected at all to the ends of the floor scroll, they are independant led vision mats wrapped over a cylinder, with clever programming you can make the three elements fuse together in a very effective visual display. this technology was first used on stage most notably by kylie minogue in her showgirl tour a couple of years ago. beijing used it brilliantly, a fantastic visual display in a wonderful opening ceremony. i was also impressed with the use of multi layer projection technology, again something that was developed for theater but wideley used in municipal art and display installations, beijing just took its use to a whole new level (esp the journey around the roof before the lighting of the cauldron)
well done and i hope that clarifies your visual questions xx

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A must.

I'm hoping this
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sweet little girl will be on the DVD too. Any information who was it? Her name at least :)

This is the little girl

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Originally Posted by 02tonyl

the floor screen is a mixture of both things you have suggested, the flat surface is a back lit led vision wall, very simple but very effective this is not connected at all to the ends of the floor scroll, they are independant led vision mats wrapped over a cylinder, with clever programming you can make the three elements fuse together in a very effective visual display. this technology was first used on stage most notably by kylie minogue in her showgirl tour a couple of years ago. beijing used it brilliantly, a fantastic visual display in a wonderful opening ceremony. i was also impressed with the use of multi layer projection technology, again something that was developed for theater but wideley used in municipal art and display installations, beijing just took its use to a whole new level (esp the journey around the roof before the lighting of the cauldron)
well done and i hope that clarifies your visual questions xx

Thanks for explaining it. Does multi layer projection eliminates the shadows of the people that walks on the ''screen'' or is it for something else?

how far this stadium from the city center?

brummad, thank you for explanation. this ceremony has wonderful visual element. And that little girl is really cute!

I hope this would make everything clearer to everyone.


Olympic opening ceremony combines technology, originality

2008-08-10

BEIJING, Aug. 10 -- With huge LED screens, eye-catching lighting systems and multimedia video shows, one of the hallmarks of the Games' opening ceremony was its use of cutting-edge technology.

This was thanks to the efforts of Yu Jianping, director of the technology group for the opening ceremony, who led a 500-strong team of experts

From the elevated platform to the video system, the creation team worked hard to ensure that the whole ceremony went without a hitch.

"The technology used at the Games' opening ceremony was some of the most complicated in history," Yu said.

"One of the features of the ceremony was its perfect combination of advanced technology and great originality."

At the event, a 147 m by 22 m LED screen, one of the biggest in the world, was laid at the center of the stadium. There was also a 36-m long by 30-m wide structure, with a total of 11 separate elevated platforms.

"Since all of the facilities were completed on June 10, we had only two months to tackle any problems," Yu, who is also the deputy designer of Shenzhou VII, China's third manned spacecraft, said.

On Yu's initiative, modern technology was introduced to many aspects of the ceremony. Apart from the huge LED screen and elevated platform, the globe that rose up at the end of the performance was another highlight.

With a diameter of 18 m, the globe weighs around 16 tons and can be raised to a height of 24 m. A total of 58 actors performed at the globe, with half of them being upside down for part of the time.

"It was the first time such a huge globe was used in China," Yu said. "The material on its surface was a kind of flexible aluminum."

Their other creations included the huge scroll, 20 mm thick and weighing around 800 g, and the digital direction and control system.

"Apart from the communication system, all of the technology we used was developed by Chinese companies," Yu said.

(Source: China Daily)

london really wont be able to beat that. we dont have as much national culture

that is exactly the thing that worries me. we dnt have a strong culture so what exactly is our opening ceremony going to show. how to get drunk?

how far this stadium from the city center?

you can check google earth, just north of tian'an'men square(forbidden city)

that is exactly the thing that worries me. we dnt have a strong culture so what exactly is our opening ceremony going to show. how to get drunk?

:ohno: Of course we have a strong culture. No need to be so negative.

:ohno: Of course we have a strong culture. No need to be so negative.

like?

You mean you can't think of a single example? Wow.

You are too humble
Britain is Great Britain
I believe you have a lot of things to show

nothing obvious stands out

^^

As a tribute to the last host, London could e.g. show the Opium Wars, the loot of Yuanmingyuan and as a sign of European morality and superiority the invasion of the Eight-Nation-Alliance.

^^

As a tribute to the last host, London could e.g. show the Opium Wars, the loot of Yuanmingyuan and as a sign of European morality and superiority the invasion of the Eight-Nation-Alliance.

Right on if that's what people wanna talk about :lol:

multilayer projection doesnt eliminate shadows as it is basically light being projected onto a background and anything that gets in the way would leave shadows however when there are no objects stopping the light multilayer shows its worth in the way that you can remove certain parts of an image or indeed add parts of an image to a whole projection, this is possible because one image is created by using 2 or more projections, normally one would 'shine out' the other but with this technology you can prioritise certain elements of an image removing the risk of out shining. i am not an expert on this and do not know all the ins and outs of how it works but as far as i know beijing used a total of 12 high density projectors for the inside of the roof of the birds nest which is unheard of and sooooooooooo complicated to do! the best eg of multilayer projection used on friday was the vt's of the torch relay left behind after the scroll moved around the roof and the flying birds. oh yes another thing multi layer allows is a smooth transition from one projection area to another in effect having a black projection (not a blank one!) and then allowing the image to emerge from the black thus creating a smooth transition from one area to another .... eg whales at opening ceremony. with this technique it can be hard to understand how it all works but if you just imagine the cistine chapel as a blank canvas then projecting the frescos onto it using one projector for each colour, that kind of helps to explain it.
anyway i love it lol!

I love the stadium!

I love the design of the whole games. The maskots. The logo. The venues. And the opening was the best ever.

The best opening ceremony! I love Chinese culture! I think England can make a good opening too. As somebody said, you can start with the celts, then the romans, vikingd, middle ages, shakespeare, industrial revolution, etc.

Romans and vikings??? :lol:

Why should London present italian or scandinavian history?

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we can do that. I think the most impressive areas of it were also the cheapest - not the fireworks, not the plasma screens or the giant props, but the mass people thing. Synchronisation imho can put on a good effect

I'm not so sure we can do that! We need to amass some 2,000+ volunteers who have experience in this type of synchronised performance. The Chinese have this expertise in abundance.

Secondly, and I think most importantly, this type of synchronisation is specific to Chinese and asians in general. The Chinese have this type of artistic performance running throughout their history and culture, from various forms of dance, to military marches and even martial arts. For us to do this is ridiculous and I fear the effect would be rather superficial. We have no history of this in our culture. We will have to find something else.
The only other Opening Ceremony to use this concept was in Seoul...

yes i agree the mass people thing was by far the most impressive, however i love the extravegance of chinas modern culture and ancient culture. the screens and fireworks were also fantastic. our plans for the olympics make me ashamed to be english.

Whilst the procurement and progress has not been ideal and the venues not as good as Beijing, I do not feel ashamed. It's too strong a word! There is much to celebrate in our culture, albeit a smaller pool to choose from.

peripheral vision, ability to move, time to rehearse, memory of sequences

get a load of dance studenst to do it ...no worries

Romans and vikings??? :lol:

Why should London present italian or scandinavian history?

The British Isles, and pretty much of Europe and the north coast of Africa were under the Romans once.

I'm not so sure we can do that! We need to amass some 2,000+ volunteers who have experience in this type of synchronised performance. The Chinese have this expertise in abundance.

Secondly, and I think most importantly, this type of synchronisation is specific to Chinese and asians in general. The Chinese have this type of artistic performance running throughout their history and culture, from various forms of dance, to military marches and even martial arts. For us to do this is ridiculous and I fear the effect would be rather superficial. We have no history of this in our culture. We will have to find something else.
The only other Opening Ceremony to use this concept was in Seoul...



Whilst the procurement and progress has not been ideal and the venues not as good as Beijing, I do not feel ashamed. It's too strong a word! There is much to celebrate in our culture, albeit a smaller pool to choose from.

Don't worry. The directors do have inspirations to show us the historic and cultural parts . They always give us the surprise in the end, of course beyond our expectation. I am sure the upcoming London's opening ceremony will be spectacular.

I am of course happy to see awesome opening cememony of Beijing Olympics. Thank our Chinese director, Yimou Zhang for the great job.

The British Isles, and pretty much of Europe and the north coast of Africa were under the Romans once.

Yes, that's true, but whoever the artistic director will be (has one been chosen yet???? !!! The Chinese were very efficient, they had their team in place from the start!!!) .. will need to tread carefully on what to present of British history.
We don't want to be seen as victims of an invading empire, although in reality, that is the case! Nor do we want to be seen as a pillaging colonial empire, although in reality, that is what we are!!!

The British Isles, and pretty much of Europe and the north coast of Africa were under the Romans once.

I know. But that doesn't mean that roman history is "very british".

But British History is very Roman.

WOW :eek: those photos are awesome, especially the first pic :applause:

But then each european country could use parts of the history of other european countries.

If I think of the roman history, I don't think about London. I think about Rome!

Are they going to have another Spetacular show for the Closing Ceremony like this , does anyone know ?

Are they going to have another Spetacular show for the Closing Ceremony like this , does anyone know ?

I heard it was going to be very good. I expect it.:)

^^

As a tribute to the last host, London could e.g. show the Opium Wars, the loot of Yuanmingyuan and as a sign of European morality and superiority the invasion of the Eight-Nation-Alliance.


yeah i agree

show that in the london one

How were the commentaries from the commentators of your TV channel? The German ones were crap. They didn't know anything about Chinese culture and history and were constantly spewing either nonsense or worse: human right here, possible protest during the parade there. They were really hoping for some kind of disruptions.

that was really disrespectful

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CIV 4 SRB 2

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USA 2 NED 2

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BRA 5 NZL 0
BEL 2 CHN 0

GROUP D
CMR 1 HON 0
ITA 3 KOR 0

incredible opening show! The best!

athens is still the best.

beijing opening too messy.

as usual...look like a showmanship for great leader Mao Zedong.

boring.

^^ Well, that's your opinion.

As for me, Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony was way better than that of Athens'. The only part where I'd put Athens ahead of Beijing is the torch-lighting part.

Nice stadium

Greatest opening ceremony! by far the best! congratulation Beijing!

I really want to see how the cauldron looks like in daylight. Do anyone have a pic?
The whole bird nest with the cauldron would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, that's true, but whoever the artistic director will be (has one been chosen yet???? !!! The Chinese were very efficient, they had their team in place from the start!!!) .. will need to tread carefully on what to present of British history.
We don't want to be seen as victims of an invading empire, although in reality, that is the case! Nor do we want to be seen as a pillaging colonial empire, although in reality, that is what we are!!!

How about if you just deployed the Greatest Bands of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, like Paul McCartney / Ringo Starr together (Beatles), The Band, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Police, Black Sabbath, Rolling Stones and other great British rock bands that invaded the music world that time. For me, that's good enough. Seeing John Patton, Jimmy Page and others is enough for me to be entertain. And that my friend is entertainment :cheers:

100 % PERFECT OPENING CEREMONY >>>> SO FAR THE BEST OF ALL TIME>>>>>

100 % PERFECT OPENING CEREMONY >>>> SO FAR THE BEST OF ALL TIME>>>>>
Agree.
I made two German recordings of the event; EuroSport and state's public ARD (full of low-level, primitive anti-Chinese propaganda, btw), and every time watching them I'm more and more astonished how perfect the show was.

For me a new reference, very difficult to beat.

Maybe 007/Q can help London? ;)

@Gaeus
The Beatles,Stones&Co are still pretty unknown in many countries.
Years ago I guided tourists from Asia in the German city of Lübeck, hometown of Thomas Mann, so before his house I asked them "Do you know who the guy was?" "Yes". Then we passed a music shop window where I saw a book about The Beatles. "You know them?". The answer was "No".

give me a break, yeah, that is not right. so what is that?
It is like and LCD but the one that can be scrolled like paper.


Now you read the previous post here?
You believe on Us Filipinos, we are the
Pioneer in Asia's First, Huh?

Asia Rising, Filipinos on the Lead :banana: :banana: :banana:

Olympic Fireworks Faked For TV
By Sky News SkyNews - 2 hours 51 minutes agoParts of the spectacular Beijing Olympics opening ceremony were faked, it has emerged.

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The global television audience of more than three billion people watched in amazement as a series of giant footprints outlined in fireworks proceeded through the night sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird's Nest stadium - except they were watching a computer animation.

Even the giant television screens within the stadium itself broadcast the fake images.

Stunned viewers thought they were watching the string of fireworks filmed from above by a helicopter.

But in reality they were watching a 3D graphics sequence that took almost a year to produce.

It even included a 'camera shake' to mimic the effect of filming from a helicopter.

The dupe was revealed by China's Beijing Times. Speaking to the paper, the man responsible for the animation said he was pleased with the result.

"Seeing how it worked out, it was still a bit too bright compared to the actual fireworks," Gao Xiaolong told the newspaper.

"But most of the audience thought it was filmed live - so that was mission accomplished."

The designers even added some haziness to simulate the polluted Beijing skyline.

Broadcasters around the world had no choice but to show the footage because it all came from one feed provided by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting - the organisation responsible for filming the games.

The ceremony has also been strongly criticised by architect Ai Weiwei, who helped design the Bird's Nest stadium.

Writing on his blog, Mr Ai described the ceremony as "a recycling of the rubbish of fake classical culture tradition; a sacrilegious visual garbage dump and an insult to the spirit of liberty; low class sound play that's just noise pollution".

He was directly critical of China's ruling communist party, characterising the ceremony as "a showcase of the reincarnation of the Marxist imperialism; the ultimate paragon of an all embracing culture of fascist totalitarianism; an encyclopaedia that encompasses total defeat in intellectual spirit."

Mr Ai helped design the stadium alongside Swiss architect firm, Herzog and de Meuron.

But since then, he has become an outspoken blogger against the Olympics and the Chinese regime. Unusually, he has not been censored by the authorities.

Organiser said that the footprint fireworks were there for real, but thought it unsafe to try to film them - so they recreated them instead.


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080811/twl-olympic-fireworks-faked-for-tv-3fd0ae9.html

i dont know how true or not true this is, but its in the news, find it a risky thing to do and do not want to believe it. I personally feel that its just dissident issue, trying to humiliate china's leaders :bash:

^^


lol if people believe it then fine.

We just need to ask the audiences who were sitting right in the Stadium to know it, hey many world leaders are there too.

Ye it was fake :lol:

got to appreciate the graphic designer behind it then , much easier to have real fireworks than do computer graphics.

LOL! Sky News!

I was there and it was cool! There are nothing fake. I can't believe this is headline. Well, I'm off to sleep for another day of the Olympics! Good Night!!!

DELETE.

Double Post.

@ Skydive and Gaeus

Probably Skynews got it wrong or they did not elaborate it more.




Anyone who saw the opening to the Bejing Olympics would agree that the fireworks display was exceptional, but those watching at home were tricked into thinking what they saw was real, when some of it was actually CGI.

The fakery was unearthed by a local Chinese newspaper, The Beijing Times, which revealed that a 55-second sequence was created by a visual effects team, which included a series of giant footsteps made by fireworks.

Confusingly, this actually took place in the real ceremony, but the organisers felt that the sequence of 28 footprints would not be accurately captured live, so they faked it.

Risk assessment

Speaking to The Beijing Times, an advisor to the Beijing Olympic Committee (BOCOG) defended the decision: "It would have been prohibitive to have tried to film it live," he said.

"We could not put the helicopter pilot at risk by making him try to follow the firework route."

To emulate the shot, the visual effects team actually put a slight camera shake on to the image, and even spoke to the Beijing meteorological office to ask them how to recreate the Beijing smog.

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/olympic-fireworks-digitally-faked-449304


So it did actually happen in real life but for safety reasons of the pilot, they made a CGI one for home viewers.

But I am still not sure about this news.

Skydive, I don't think this is dissident issue or try to humiliate China's leader, if this holds true, it is just another piece of technology in action.

There is nothing wrong to cheat during the live show with pre-recorded fireworks IMO. That doesn't mean that those fireworks didn't happen. That's called perfectionism. I think this is genius! :lol:



Athen dissapointed me VERY MUCH. I wanted them to do a real good job, cause it was GREECE. ATHEN - THE olympic city!!! But I hated that boring show. I think I never saw something less entertaining. I really felt sorry for Greece.

I think Athens was better. Beijing was extremely beautifuL but Athens was just unique.

i cant believe people thought the footprint fireworks were real, i know lets get a helicopter to fly over a load of fireworks lol

still i liked it, it worked and was a great little little intro

who cares if that was VT it does not take away the fact that this was the greatest opening ceremony ever, bring on london (even my mother was laughing at the prospect of london 2012 following that lol)

I live in the US and the NBC broadcast informed the viewers that segment was computer generated as it happened. So how would NBC know this information and not everyone else. Because they chose to sit on this so they can start a story like this one.

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^^ this news actually was started by Daily Telegraph of the UK.

When the BBC broadcasted this live, they never informed the viewers about the CGI fireworks.

Opening was so magic! just amazing!

i don't think that the opening is superb. it is superb in terms of technological showcase but it lacks depth. i hated the flying pig lighting the cauldron.

the design of bird's nest is yuck. it is an architectural wonder but the design is just yuck. an eyesore at day. thanks heaven that the lighting at night is good.

I am so ready to see the Track and Field Events here.

For me The show is great and one of the best opening ceremony!

congrats to China!

For the British that will show for the London Olympic

I think they could also include the culture they discover from different part of its Empire,
the Royalty, history and many more off course things that will not offended other nation!

^That is the problem. The British and the western world has history of hundred of years of occupying other countries, looting their resources, and great human right abuses that was neglected as the history moves on. But it's not just Asia and Africa has become victim. My Irish friend for one still has bitter memory and told me story with hatred. I did not know about it then and was shocked.

^That is the problem. The British and the western world has history of hundred of years of occupying other countries, looting their resources, and great human right abuses that was neglected as the history moves on. But it's not just Asia and Africa has become victim. My Irish friend for one still has bitter memory and told me story with hatred. I did not know about it then and was shocked.

Sorry mate I am not trying to be rude but why are you talking about it here ? and do you think it is relevant to this thread ?

Sorry mate I am not trying to be rude but why are you talking about it here ? and do you think it is relevant to this thread ?

Sorry that I put in the wrong thread just to answer the person. Should be put in the London Olympic thread.

It is stillearly morning here in Beijing and I can't sleep well. Flying from DC to Beijing is really awful! I really can't sleep well and I am having hard time trying to put the kids to sleep. We are all suffering from jet lag. Well, I wonder what's the best thing to do in early morning here in Beijing? I wonder where are those places where they do Tai Chi? I saw one in Tiananmen Square yesterday morning but I think most of those people are performers.

NOTE:

Can someone change the subject from "U/C" to "Completed"? I am very sure it is completed unless they are still putting some Rocket Boosters underneath the Stadium to make it fly to the moon.

It is stillearly morning here in Beijing and I can't sleep well. Flying from DC to Beijing is really awful! I really can't sleep well and I am having hard time trying to put the kids to sleep. We are all suffering from jet lag. Well, I wonder what's the best thing to do in early morning here in Beijing? I wonder where are those places where they do Tai Chi? I saw one in Tiananmen Square yesterday morning but I think most of those people are performers.

NOTE:

Can someone change the subject from "U/C" to "Completed"? I am very sure it is completed unless they are still putting some Rocket Boosters underneath the Stadium to make it fly to the moon.

Hey this is starting to sound like Brigette Jones diary .

I like it , can you write up something about Beijing for us everyday please ? Thanks :)

Sorry that I put in the wrong thread just to answer the person. Should be put in the London Olympic thread.

Shouldn't be in any thread.Chinese history is the same if you wanna go into it though dude

Beijing opening cerermony photos on Photofans.cn:


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(and in the webpage below, the guy take the photos of the big footprints when the gaint "walking" over Tiananmen square on 08/08/08)
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I will be so glad when we will get photos of this stadium actually being used for what it is supposed to be used for...TRACK AND FIELD!

how many freeken projectors those this place have?

Hey this is starting to sound like Brigette Jones diary .

I like it , can you write up something about Beijing for us everyday please ? Thanks :)

Hehe, to tell you the truth, me and my family is just way too busy watching the games. The Watercube is awesome. I never saw anything like it especially inside! The ceiling is out of this world!

London's going to have a really really tough job to follow from this games, which have been amazing to look at. We need to start saving up for fireworks! and crowds of synchronized people

as many as unlimited funds can buy

as many as unlimited funds can buy

^^:lol::lol:^^

I will be so glad when we will get photos of this stadium actually being used for what it is supposed to be used for...TRACK AND FIELD!If someone else beat me to this assumption then hats off to them, otherwise allow me to be the first to suspect this stadium was primarily built for the opening ceremonies. Think about it - How many times have the journos intimated that was the most important night in modern Chinese history? Why else would the stadium roof need that thick rim that acted as a default movie screen? Why have a solid roof at all except for the lighting effects it created for the big event?

Yes, it is an athletics venue and will succeed as such, but I truly believe many aspects of the design were influenced solely by the opening ceremonies.

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Hmm...not sure if i like it or not!

China having a very succesful opening and it's current domination of both the Over-all Medal Tally and Gold-Medal Tally is enough success for China. All these negative publicity doesn't matter that much. At the end of the day the Succesful hosting of the olympics for China is what matters and what will endure in People's Minds. Congratulations to China on its hosting and to its Olympic contingent for their brilliant performance.

It is all good new come out from the Water Cube, mostly are good design ,helpful people, fast water...and I hear the Bird Nest's will be a super fast track, can't wait to see more WR.

GO Michael Phelps!!

Why the title on this stadium still on U/C??

Hi Sexas,
You are Blackman-American??

Hey, we do not call them "blackman" anymore.

Hey, we do not call them "blackman" anymore.

lol please excuse him. I think carlos is really not acquainted to different forms of English words.

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GUYS DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE SONG PLAYED during the Olympic rings part???? and its not "you and me".. gawd i have been looking for that for days.. awesome song by the way care to share the title and the singer of it.. please do i really want to know!!!

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It's different no doubt.

It's different no doubt.
It is nice, beautifull, great, spectacular or anything but original and different!
It is inspired from Atlanta cauldron, no doubt. Same colour, same shape.

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It is inspired from Atlanta cauldron, no doubt.


What is your problem?

What is your problem?

No problem. I really like very much. But it doesn't look very original on me.

No problem. I really like very much. But it doesn't look very original on me.

at least much more original than Athens.

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BTW Atheltism started and I didn't like the athmosphere of the stadium unlike opening ceremony. Both Sydney and espacially Athens stadiums had much better athmosphere. Stadium is not so bright , as if it is depressing with this athmosphere. As if it is built for the opening ceremony instead of the competitions.

at least much more original than Athens.
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I don't think the shape of Athens cauldron was ever before 2004 re-used as an olympic cauldron. Athens, Alanta Barcelona and Sydney cauldron were much more original at their time than the Beijing one.

As for the atmosphere, why u don't like the atmosphere at Beijing stadium?

at least much more original than Athens.

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BTW Atheltism started and I didn't like the athmosphere of the stadium unlike opening ceremony. Both Sydney and espacially Athens stadiums had much better athmosphere. Stadium is not so bright , as if it is depressing with this athmosphere. As if it is built for the opening ceremony instead of the competitions.

Here is a suggestion....whatever is stuck up your ass that is causing you to be such a whiney Athens-hater, please pull it out and bring yourself back down to reality. Your bashing is getting quite pathetic and desperate. The lighting of the Beijing cauldron was great but there is nothing special about its actual shape or design.

If you knew ANYTHING about the significance of the shape of the Athens cauldron you would know that its shape was a direct replica of the torch used throughout the relay which was in the shape of an olive leave. The olive tree (and its leaves) is where the ancient wreaths were made from and awarded (placed on their heads) to the athletes in ancient times....



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ok ok ok

Athens was the best, ok argument settled please.

opaaaaaa LEAFS, watch your mouth... You lost your control again that you don't even understand what you read or you don't read what is written.

So, are you and samotaki Beijing haters with your logic? though you attack Beijing in every thread and when I say I didn't like Athens opening ceremony and torch lighting (though I always wrote I love Athens stadium and sport complexes ect and when I took many beautiful Athens picture and post here in the forums), you find a right to attack on me personally... No way man. First learn to listen the opposite point of view and be civilize.

lol please excuse him. I think carlos is really not acquainted to different forms of English words.

:lol: ermm... my english is poor.. :p

plus, read my posts along this thread and see how heavy words I used for this Beijing stadium. If I like anything I say, if I don't like I say it as well and very openly. But, none of Chinese forumers showed the reflection you showed. All of them were civilized. I don't know why, but sicne Beijing 2008 started some of you has a stomach ache and reflect it in all forums. Pitty!

No problem. I really like very much. But it doesn't look very original on me.

Well, I might have a wrong perception, but since the start of the OG in Beijing I have seen tons of negative posts and remarks from many Greek forumers going to Beijing. I still remember the many praises and gratulation from Chinese forumers four years ago going to Athen. Doesn't the Olympic spirit originate from Greece?

This still says U/C? I'm pretty sure it's done, I mean I haven't seen any men in yellow hats on TV, or athletes with multi-coloured asses after not understanding a Chinese "wet paint" sign

Well, I might have a wrong perception, but since the start of the OG in Beijing I have seen tons of negative posts and remarks from many Greek forumers going to Beijing. I still remember the many praises and gratulation from Chinese forumers four years ago going to Athen. Doesn't the Olympic spirit originate from Greece?

I think we have to blame the guy who started this http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=682022

And I am surprised that thread like that is not locked, I thought comparison thread is prohibited on SSC.

Athens Olympic stadium is a boring old heap with a roof plopped on it, I don't see why it's so loved, other than an obvious bias from the blind people that live there. It's ridiculous, the Athens Olympics were one of the worst, not even close to the best.

Athens Olympic stadium is a boring old heap with a roof plopped on it, I don't see why it's so loved, other than an obvious bias from the blind people that live there. It's ridiculous, the Athens Olympics were one of the worst, not even close to the best.

True. And Saltabago Calatrava, who is he by the way? A 1st year architect student?:righton::righton::righton:

:lol: ermm... my english is poor.. :p

No worries man. At least you did not say the "N" word. OOOPS!
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It is nice, beautifull, great, spectacular or anything but original and different!
It is inspired from Atlanta cauldron, no doubt. Same colour, same shape.

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They are totally different IMO.

plus, read my posts along this thread and see how heavy words I used for this Beijing stadium. If I like anything I say, if I don't like I say it as well and very openly. But, none of Chinese forumers showed the reflection you showed. All of them were civilized. I don't know why, but sicne Beijing 2008 started some of you has a stomach ache and reflect it in all forums. Pitty!

do not excite You must understand that, her mean her have the best play the best stage of everything only the best and dan to see her Peking and the many positive remarks! They had not as much money as Peking, therefore they are now enviously on Peking and must everywhere write as more beautiful it were and like original Athens were! Peking super truely has inquires around confirmed and the one few greece to want that simply not truely to have leaves it nevertheless! Children remain evenly children! And which does not concern the athmosphere those truely well but shit team insulted particularly the USA became! That truely not that olympic that truely only politically! Olympic does not play has with respect to do hate!

No worries man. At least you did not say the "N" word. OOOPS!
:runaway:

Remember the n*gger-brown joke?

^^

Ich sometimes have schwierigkeit understanding deine words. :D

^^

Ich sometimes have schwierigkeit understanding deine words. :D

Sorry i speak swiss german

^^

Now ich can verstehen you viel better. But what was the original language? It certainly is not "proper" German. ;)

Good weather!

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Really the best Olympic Park.

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Sorry i speak swiss german

Oh, I see. :)

Nice weather, BTW.

Amazing photos!

No worries man. At least you did not say the "N" word. OOOPS!
:runaway:

:D ok!! :hug:

Wow I love masterplan of beijing olympic.

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nice pics! love this stadium!

Olympic green is sooooo cool. I hope it stays that way for a long time so i can get a chance to visit.

great venues and attempts to bring some colour to the games but its all seem a very "parking lot" to me, with trees to add some colour.

Olympic Football Men

BRA 2 vs CMR 0 (EX) :banana::nocrook:
BEL 3 vs ITA 2 :eek::bow:
ARG 2 vs NED 1 (EX) :cheer::applause:
NGA 2 vs CIV 0 :yes::okay:

08-15-08 Inside the bird's nest

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Watching the games, i found the stadium a bit claustrophobic and the .."fat shape" of the roof is hmmm.
But i like the unique shape!!Sure is worth for sightseeing!

PS: Why so much hate about Athens? I must say i had a wonderful evening in OAKA...during sunset. Truly beautiful. Don't change opinion (i don't care:P!)...just try it!

i find the interior of the Bird Nest very underwhelming, i think its because of that fabric around the roof which kinda makes it seem a bit meh. u cant see all the seating and tiers clearly and it does seem a bit Claustrophobic. but the outside is incredible however.

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all 5 videos!!

If this isn't what the Olympic park is all about I don't know what else it would be like , just so big and beautiful , it's perfect to host the world

The best olympic park ever. I reckon Shanghai will be perfect also if ever China hosts its second Olympics.

The Beijing Park seems a bit too sterile and clean cut for my liking, and the fact it has a coach/car park in the middle between the Water Cube and the Birds Nest isn't very good for me.

Still, the buildings do look amazing.

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has been an amazing games and a amazing park....but moving
on to the next games that coach park is moved away.....
and it will have much more of a park feel.....and the games will
be more compact! ( less travel ) but China you did well! :banana: amazing!

:eek2: thats one great doc !

The best opening ceremony firework photos I have seen so far:

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Bird's Nest Stadium View

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:eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2:

A lot of blue sky days. Beautiful pictures.

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make....3D + Photo???

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Next 50years again
Transformers will come to Beijing Olympic 2058 in future :D

OMG! Only a week left for the end of the Olympics. This is going to be depressing again. I am going to miss it and I really don't like waiting for four more years again. I can't wait for London! I wonder what the Beijing Closing Ceremony looks like?

OMG! Only a week left for the end of the Olympics. This is going to be depressing again. I am going to miss it and I really don't like waiting for four more years again. I can't wait for London! I wonder what the Beijing Closing Ceremony looks like?

Not even a week mate, only 4 days more like. Closing ceremony on 24/8 Sunday.

does somebody know the location of the 11,000 temporary seats?

Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony Unrehearsed
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:49am EDT GB Staff
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Beijing News reported Monday that the Closing Ceremony for the Beijing Summer Games will be unrehearsed. It seems the men's marathon will end at the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) about noon where the Closing Ceremony is being held, leaving only eight hours for the organizers to prepare for the Closing Ceremony. The newspapers added that small rehearsals are being held at training sites away from the stadium.
Also time has been allotted to London 2012 organizers to rehearse an eight-minute handover ceremony.

Zhang Yimou, chief director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, said earlier this month that the climax of the show would come as the Olympic flame is extinguished. He said, "we are dedicated to creating a happy atmosphere at the Closing Ceremony. The message is to say goodbye, and to promise to meet again in four years".

Meanwhile organizers have reportedly made contingency plans for any emergency that might occur during the event, including rain. According to the newspaper organizers may have to cut or readjust part of the show should there be rain, but on the whole it should not spoil the event.

The China Daily reports Tuesday the Closing Ceremony includes a performance by world famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo in a duet with Chinese soprano star Song Zuying.

Tao Chunjie, director of the first scene of the Closing Ceremony, told Chinese media earlier that the program will feature elements of south-western China's Yunnan culture.

There will also be a kung fu display featuring 350 practitioners from a local marital arts school in addition to 60 players of the Chinese string instrument "erhu".

The British Daily Mirror reports that football star David Beckham will appear during the handover ceremony. Beckham is expected to arrive on top of one of London's famous red double-decker buses before he kicks a football into the crowd. Hundreds of dancers from Britain will then perform ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown to 2012 begins.

During the handover ceremony former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will perform a duet with pop star Leona Lewis, reports the Daily Telegraph.

China Daily reports British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be handed the Olympic flag on behalf of London.

According to the BBC, those connected with the London segment said it will be in stark contrast to the Chinese goodbye and will also "contain quite a lot of humour".

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why am i still getting news about foreigner not able to see clear sky in Beijing? Look at the sky in these pictures! lot of reporter lies these days...sad media.

Does somebody found pics from the highest row?

^^You can find tons of them on Flickr

Really?
Couldn't find a pic from the highest row. Just from the 3rd tier.

AATAATAATAAT,
any news about plans?
A lil bit disappointing that we do not have plans

Really?
Couldn't find a pic from the highest row. Just from the 3rd tier.



Sorry, I thought you mean photos from the 3rd tier. I havn't seen the view from the highest row either.

About the plans, I have nothing to share :-(.

... and after Transformers (great!), what do you think about Lego's Bird Nest?

http://bp2.blogger.com/_8YYCeiMU2PU/SJFVkwq0WzI/AAAAAAAABsA/DH2BMftJIFA/s1600-h/bird-nest-olympic-lego.jpg

Other images, not only Bird Nest, but also Water Cube, the city ... are from: THIS BLOG (http://gurpreetdubb.blogspot.com/2008/07/lego-made-beijing-olympic-games-2008.html)

Sorry, something wrong in posting the image.

However, the previous link is full of similar pictures.

http://flickr.com/photos/jeremyucai/sets/72157606762702633/

the "bird nest" is realing holding up very well....

I'm sure many people with disagree with me but I find this structure to be sort of odd. I'm all for this in exhibits and what not but I find this structure very dated and faddish.
It could just be me.

Really?
Couldn't find a pic from the highest row. Just from the 3rd tier.



I think this is pretty close to the highest row:

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Nice blue skies over Beijing.

Has anyone seem some exterior shots with some greenery in?

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Could be.
Can't you take some pics for us :D

I wish I could, but I am not in Beijing right now.

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Nice blue skies over Beijing.

Has anyone seem some exterior shots with some greenery in?


http://www.photofans.cn/forum/showthread.php?forumid=38&threadyear=2008&threadid=66055

(the first two pics showed they tested the cauldron on 7/18/08)

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I would like to say a big thank you to those who supported the Beijing Games and to those athletes that participated in the Games.

It's really an honor to have those hard working athletes and friendly people comming to China.

Once again, Thank you.

I'm so sad. This truly was the greatest games ever. I use to think Salt Lake 2002 was. I'm so sad that it's over and that my DVR has such a small capacity.

In 2009, once the 2008 Paralympics are over, we may see our first look of Beijing National stadium reduced to its permanent 80,000+ capacity.

I still do not understand how it will look as a 80k stadium.
Where are those 11k temporary seats?

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Nice pics! :cheers:

I've grown to like this stadium a lot. In the beginning I hated the exterior design but as the games went by I started liking it more and more. It is a pretty cool venue.

When will Beijing Guoan move in?

I still do not understand how it will look as a 80k stadium.
Where are those 11k temporary seats?

They probably were planning to leave the seating bowl alone and said they reduced it to 80,000.

Just to say how much we enjoyed the Beijing Olympic Games, thanks to everyone who made it happen, from the athletes and aerial dancers to the lighting engineers and the cleaners..
I think the architecture for the Olympic games is absolutely phenomenal. I've never seen such a beautiful stadium as the Bird's Nest, with its crazy exterior and massive, gleaming inside.The setting, all lit up night with the Water Cube and fountains is gorgeous.
It can be Beijing's icon.
Hope all the venues continue to be used regularly by local and international people.
Huge congratulations to the architects.

Bird's Nest

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037879D2.002C

here's quotes an article on the afterlife of Olympic stadiums

What's Next for the Bird's Nest?

http://www.slate.com/id/2198671/

By Juliet Lapidos
Posted Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at 4:23 PM ET

For the 29th Olympiad, which ended on Sunday, the Chinese built or renovated 31 venues in and around Beijing. Construction of the six main sporting facilities—including the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube—cost more than $2 billion. For the 2004 Olympics in Athens, which was conducted on a somewhat smaller scale, the Greeks built 22 venues. What happens to all the fancy stadiums after the closing ceremonies?

They're downsized into workaday sporting arenas, reborn as hotels and shopping malls, or fall into disrepair. The Bird's Nest stadium will become home to Beijing's Guoan Football Club and double as an entertainment complex for concerts. State-run investment group CITIC will reduce seating from 91,000 to 80,000 and redevelop the surrounding area to include hotels, malls, and restaurants. It's estimated that the reconstruction will cost 300 million yuan (almost $44 million) and that the annual operating cost of the stadium complex will be about 70 million yuan (about $10.2 million). Seating will also be reduced at the Water Cube, which will become a training and recreation center for swimmers and divers. Plans are underway to add tennis courts, retail outlets, restaurants, and night clubs.

As for some of the less talked-about venues: The fencing hall will be converted into a conference center; the National Indoor Stadium will become a multi-use facility, hosting arts and entertainment events as well as athletic competitions; and athlete accommodations in the Olympic Village are being sold as private residences.

Especially when compared with Beijing's detailed plans, Athens hasn't handled the post-Olympics well. The badminton stadium built for the 2004 Games is now a theater, and a government ministry has moved into the media center. But the two main arenas at the Faliro Bay Complex are vacant, there are squatters' camps in the adjoining fields, and the open-air swimming pool goes unused. Sydney, site of the 2000 Games, has fared a bit better. The National Rugby League holds its grand finale at the main stadium, and other entertainment events take place there as well. Redevelopment of the Olympic Park as a mixed-use residential and commercial site, however, has been slow going. Plans weren't finalized until 2005, and construction isn't finished yet.

After hosting the Games in 1996, Atlanta turned its main stadium over to the Atlanta Braves. Georgia Tech manages the aquatic center and houses students in the Olympic Village. The city uses the Centennial Olympic Park for its annual Independence Day fireworks display and for outdoor concerts.

Lake Placid, site of the 1980 Winter Games, can lay claim to the most bizarre post-use plan. After the Games, the athletes' village became Ray Brook, a correctional facility. (Prison-camp inmates had constructed the ski trails for the alpine events.)

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these projects of openning ceremony were give up

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092854906.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092921890.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092936609.jpg

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http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093119140.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093132593.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093236906.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093248218.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093301312.jpg

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Any of those ones would be good for second Olympics in China. Hopefully China will host again very shortly,

Why are they denied finally? Because too difficult to realize
just imagination
can't be realized

these projects of openning ceremony were give up

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092854906.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092921890.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/092936609.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093016890.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093107421.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093119140.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093132593.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093236906.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093248218.jpg

http://img.zyu8.com/newspic/2008/08/28/093301312.jpg

That was amazing!!! But how Zhang Yimou to realize it?

I heard that these projects are can be come true,but need the "phantasmic machine " from military authority,this technology is very advanced just need keep secret,so..maybe they can be come true for second Olympics in China,LOL.

I heard that these projects are can be come true,but need the "phantasmic machine " from military authority,this technology is very advanced just need keep secret,so..maybe they can be come true for second Olympics in China,LOL.

rofl, are you serious ?

I heard that these projects are can be come true,but need the "phantasmic machine " from military authority,this technology is very advanced just need keep secret,so..maybe they can be come true for second Olympics in China,LOL.
I mean...NO:ohno:

The dream seems too exaggerated....be realistic, to aliens, this world is still primitive.

^^All look nice but some of them are way too difficult... I am glad they finally used the scroll, which is the best way to show the soul of Chinese culture.

^^All look nice but some of them are way too difficult... I am glad they finally used the scroll, which is the best way to show the soul of Chinese culture.

I heard that these projects are can be come true,but need the "phantasmic machine " from military authority,this technology is very advanced just need keep secret,so..maybe they can be come true for second Olympics in China,LOL.

^^ What is that of "phantasmic machine"?

^^its a magic weapon.US,RUS,CHN hold it,this weapon can make a visional image on the sky,for example it can put the satan's icon into the sky above enemy military base,this is psywar,hmm..i think this machine is better be used in artistic domain,that's fantastic..omg,let myself go..but they do not open this technology,sooooooo much regret..

some pics posted in another thread

from 佳友在线

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017225186719.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017225134394.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017225120179.jpg

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http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017225178564.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017255543278.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017255547038.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017255589172.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017255529132.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-7/200873017255512425.jpg

Very Nice pictures. :happy:

from beijingupdates.com


by 都市丽人:


http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-8/200882717124061022.jpg


by 九阳真人:


http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-8/200882921545268398.jpg


http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-8/200882921534629255.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2811946158_064d7b4850_o.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2811101289_3af929dcc5_o.jpg

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonicetea/sets/72157607024551484/

The wide angle picture of stadium is very nice.

Also post by Big dog at Chinese-mainland forum:

8.24 Olympic gams closing ceremony

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/6619/4k4ujn8d09rf0074wg0.jpg

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http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3995/4k55aaak09rf0074ds1.jpg
(beijingupdates.com)

Another one:

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1836/oly35af6.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8631/oly36tr3.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1721/oly37vy8.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2585/oly38pm9.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9916/oly39pn2.jpg

what will happen now to this stadium?

what will happen now to this stadium?

Beijing Guoan will move from Fengtai Stadium to this one.

what will happen now to this stadium?

Paraolympics.

what will happen now to this stadium?

It will be demolished like every other olympic stadium has

^^
Actually, the vast majority of Olympic Stadiums don't get demolished. I am having a hard time thinking of one that has....

he was sarcastic...

atlanta had its shithole of a stadium made into an even bigger shithole

are u ready for Paralympc Games Opening ceremony?

cheers

I love the cauldron lighting of the paralympics than the summer olympics!!! :banana: It's like seeing someone making his way up the cauldron suspended at about ~70-80meters up in the air...

I love the cauldron lighting of the paralympics than the summer olympics!!! :banana: It's like seeing someone making his way up the cauldron suspended at about ~70-80meters up in the air...

Can someone show us photos about he's talking about

^^
You use "Search " function. The picture should be in Beijing Olympic news.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q279/duongLe_/paralympcis.jpg

Chinese athlete Hou Bin, carrying the Paralympic flame, pulls himself up a rope in his wheelchair to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games at the Bird's Nest stadium on September 6, 2008.

Beijing paralympics opening ceremony:

from beijingupdates.com

by 新安江畔

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/20089716371999631.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/20089716381876939.jpg

http://www.beijingupdates.com/forum/UploadFile/2008-9/20089716362116108.jpg

AATAATAATAAT
did you have seen the opening?
the camera was on the highest row :)

are u ready for Paralympc Games Opening ceremony?

cheers

some pictures here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=25047604#post25047604) :)

BEST OLYMPICS N PARALYMPICS GAMES EVER!!!! :banana:

Images of Bird's Nest during Beijing 2008 Olympics games ...

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0379FAB3.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0379FBB3.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0379FC07.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/0379FD12.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037A7579.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037A7596.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037A7626.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037A7651.002C

http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/037A802F.002C

thanks for the pictures..