Opening ceremony of 26th Summer Universiade starts in Shenzhen
2011-08-12 12:18:09 GMT2011-08-12 20:18:09(Beijing Time)
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Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011 shows the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
National flag of the People's Republic of China is escorted into the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center during the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 12, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)
Girls wave bouquets during the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 12, 2011. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011 shows the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Girls wave bouquets during the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 12, 2011. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011 shows the opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, a city of south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade started at 8:00 p.m. local time on Friday in Shenzhen, the youngest city and the emerging metropolis in China.