Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2008 shows the art performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, titled "Beautiful Olympics", in the Bird's Nest.Full story
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BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic Games are "truly exceptional Games," said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games' closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing on Sunday night.
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A saleswoman displays the new arrival DVD suites of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in a bookstore in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 11, 2008.
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Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2008 shows the art performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, titled "Beautiful Olympics", in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing, China.Fireworks explode over the National Stadium.
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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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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.
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games started at 8 p.m. Friday in the National Stadium in Beijing. Attending the ceremony are Chinese President Hu Jintao and more than 80 heads of state and government and royals.
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Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2008 shows the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games held in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
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Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2008 shows the art performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, titled "Beautiful Olympics", in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing, China.(Xinhua Photo)
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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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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Watched by U.S. President George W. Bush, the U.S. Olympic delegation entered the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on Friday night.
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Members of the Olympic Delegation of Chinese Taipei parade into the National Stadium, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, China, Aug. 8, 2008. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Greece, the country where the Olympics were born, headed the parade of athletes at the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday night.
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The cauldron of the Beijing Olympic Games was lit by former gymnastics star Li Ning in the National Stadium in north Beijing on Friday night.
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Li Ning, ex-gymnast and now a successful entrepreneur, was selected as the main torchbearer at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, according to a press release just seen on the Games' Info system.
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BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The hot tip on who will light the Olympic flame at the Olympic Games opening ceremony tonight is gymnastics legend Li Ning.
