Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008

Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony 2008

Check out pictures from the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing.

(CHINA OUT) People watch the TV live broadcast showing Chinese President Hu Jintao welcoming  world dignitaries, on the Potala Palace Square on August 8, 2008 in Lhasa of Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be held today. People watch the TV live broadcast showing Chinese President Hu Jintao welcoming world dignitaries, on the Potala Palace Square on August 8, 2008 in Lhasa of Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be held today. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images AsiaPac)
Fireworks go off during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Fireworks go off during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images AsiaPac)


The Olympic Flame is lit  during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. The Olympic Flame is lit during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images AsiaPac)

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the Great Wall on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. Fireworks explode over the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the Great Wall on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images AsiaPac)



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