2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was a highly acclaimed, technologically sophisticated spectacle in Beijing that showcased Chinese history and culture to a global audience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic opening ceremony
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sports event ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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surface form:
Beijing 2008 opening ceremony
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| artisticDirector | Zhang Yimou ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | over 200 countries and territories ⓘ |
| cauldronLighter | Li Ning ⓘ |
| childCompanionOfChineseFlagBearer | Lin Hao ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| composerOfMainSong | Chen Qigang ⓘ |
| controversy |
computer-generated enhancement of some fireworks footprints on television broadcast
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use of pre-recorded vocals for Lin Miaoke's performance ⓘ |
| coordinator | Zhang Yimou ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 2008-08-08 ⓘ |
| estimatedGlobalAudience | approximately 2 billion viewers ⓘ |
| firstTeamInParade | Greece ⓘ |
| language | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| lastTeamInParade | China ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
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| mainSong | You and Me ⓘ |
| mainSongPerformer |
Liu Huan
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Sarah Brightman ⓘ |
| mainStadiumCapacity | about 91,000 ⓘ |
| mottoDisplayed | One World, One Dream ⓘ |
| notableSegment |
2008 drummers countdown
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Confucius quotation display ⓘ Tai Chi performance ⓘ fireworks footprint display ⓘ lighting of the Olympic cauldron by Li Ning ⓘ movable type printing blocks performance ⓘ scroll painting performance ⓘ silk road and maritime exploration sequence ⓘ |
| olympicFlagBearerForHostNation | Yao Ming ⓘ |
| olympicOathTakerAthletes | Yao Ming ⓘ |
| olympicOathTakerJudges | Huang Liping ⓘ |
| organizer | Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| paradeOfNationsOrder | stroke count of Chinese characters ⓘ |
| partOf | 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| producer |
Chen Weiya
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Jiang Xiaoyu ⓘ Zhang Heping ⓘ Zhang Jigang ⓘ |
| reception | widely acclaimed by international media ⓘ |
| startTime | 20:00 China Standard Time ⓘ |
| technologyUsed |
complex wire-flying system
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computer-controlled fireworks ⓘ large-scale LED scroll ⓘ |
| theme | Chinese history and culture ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+8 ⓘ |
| torchRelayFinalePerformer | Li Ning ⓘ |
| venue |
Beijing National Stadium
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Bird's Nest ⓘ |
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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China at the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
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Beijing 2008 opening ceremony