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Highlights of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games
北京奥运会闭幕式亮点
北京奥运会闭幕式亮点
- World-famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo graced the stage in a duet with
Chinese soprano star Song Zuying performing a song called "The Flame of Love" on
August 24, 2008, the last day of the over two-week long Olympics.
- The program would feature elements of culture from Yunnan province, in south-
western China.
- A kung fu display featuring 350 practitioners from a Bejiing martial arts school
- An ensemble of 60 players of the erhu, a Chinese string instrument.
- Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, chief director for both the opening and
closing ceremonies, said that the show's climax would be the extinguishing of the
Olympic flame.
- The closing ceremony will be at the National Stadium, aka Bird's Nest, as was the
opening ceremony.
- London, host of the 2012 Olympics, will perform an eight-minute dance show during
the ceremony
- David Beckham will be driven into Beijing national stadium, the Bird's Nest, onboard
London's iconic red double-decker Routemaster bus, before dismounting to kick
footballs with children representing every country in the world.
- British popstar Leona Lewis, X Factor 2006 winner, perform "Whole lotta love" with
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy
- Dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal
Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.
- London Mayor Boris Johnson will be handed the Olympic host flag from Jacques
Rogge, chairman of the International Olympic Committee.
A photo gallery of the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China
Games on August 24, 2008 in Beijing, China
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics closing ceremony
# Fireworks prelude, including a countdown above the National Stadium itself, at 8:00PM CST.
# Introduction of IOC members and Hu Jintao.
# Raising of the Chinese national flag, to the Chinese national anthem, March of the Volunteers.
# Performance by a troupe of drummers.
# Orange sparkling fireworks.
# Performers in translucent costumes, with some riding on circular objects.
# Athletes enter the stadium.
# Athletes gather in the stadium, with drumming throughout the precession.
# Presentation of the final men's marathon medals; including the national anthem of Kenya: Ee Mungu Nguvu
Yetu, for the gold medallist.
# Presentation of twelve athlete volunteers and twelve child volunteers and closing of the Olympic pool.
# Raising of the Greek national flag, to the Greek national anthem, Hymn to Liberty.
# Welcoming of the President of the BOCOG, Liu Qi, and the IOC President, Jacques Rogge.
# Speech by Liu Qi in Mandarin Chinese, concluding in French with "merci beaucoup".
# Speech by the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, in English, French and concluding in Mandarin, declaring the
Beijing Games "truly exceptional". He closes the Games.
# Raising of the Union Flag, to the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen".
# Lowering of the Olympic Flag and singing of the Olympic Anthem.
# Handing of the Olympic Flag by Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinlong to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
# Fireworks representing the Olympic rings.
# Presentation of the 2012 London Olympics.
# A British Modern Cultural Performance, involving a double decker bus, bicycles and commuters.
# Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page perform "Whole Lotta Love".
# Appearance by David Beckham, who kicked a ceremonial football into the rows of volunteers.
# Procession of performers on an airport terminal staircase, with events during the 2008 Olympics on-screen.
# Extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, following a recitation of the 16 days of Olympic competition and of the
Ancient Greek competition.
# Performers on a tall pillar, waving arms and symbolising the Olympic flame, eternally unextinguished.
Performers group to form roses, with hurdle runners on top of the pillar. Performers then reclimb the pillar,
which is then covered in red sheets. Roses are formed along with athletes below (with pillar as a stigma), the
athlete crowds as petals. Red sheets are levitated upward and reveal a yellow side.
# Fireworks.
# Song "Beijing Beijing, I Love Beijing" (Běijīng Běijīng, Wǒ Ài Běijīng) by Cantonese singer Kelly Chen,
American singer Wang Lee Hom and Korean singer Rain. Erhu instrumental; acrobats leap from the tower by
wire.
# Soprano group singing of Chinese folk song "The Moon is Bright Tonight". (今夜月明)
# Opera tenor Plácido Domingo and Chinese singer Song Zuying sing "Ài de Huǒyàn (The Flame of Love)" (爱
的火焰) (composed by Bian Liunian and Klaus Badelt).
# Song "Tomorrow's World".
# Song "Hard to say Goodbye" led by Chinese stars such as Wei Wei, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Karen Mok, Joey
Yung, Emil Chau along with many others representing the 56 ethnic groups of modern China
# Song "Surpass It".
# Fireworks, Pyrotechnics & Ethnic Dancing.
# Farewells.
# Fireworks prelude, including a countdown above the National Stadium itself, at 8:00PM CST.
# Introduction of IOC members and Hu Jintao.
# Raising of the Chinese national flag, to the Chinese national anthem, March of the Volunteers.
# Performance by a troupe of drummers.
# Orange sparkling fireworks.
# Performers in translucent costumes, with some riding on circular objects.
# Athletes enter the stadium.
# Athletes gather in the stadium, with drumming throughout the precession.
# Presentation of the final men's marathon medals; including the national anthem of Kenya: Ee Mungu Nguvu
Yetu, for the gold medallist.
# Presentation of twelve athlete volunteers and twelve child volunteers and closing of the Olympic pool.
# Raising of the Greek national flag, to the Greek national anthem, Hymn to Liberty.
# Welcoming of the President of the BOCOG, Liu Qi, and the IOC President, Jacques Rogge.
# Speech by Liu Qi in Mandarin Chinese, concluding in French with "merci beaucoup".
# Speech by the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, in English, French and concluding in Mandarin, declaring the
Beijing Games "truly exceptional". He closes the Games.
# Raising of the Union Flag, to the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen".
# Lowering of the Olympic Flag and singing of the Olympic Anthem.
# Handing of the Olympic Flag by Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinlong to the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
# Fireworks representing the Olympic rings.
# Presentation of the 2012 London Olympics.
# A British Modern Cultural Performance, involving a double decker bus, bicycles and commuters.
# Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page perform "Whole Lotta Love".
# Appearance by David Beckham, who kicked a ceremonial football into the rows of volunteers.
# Procession of performers on an airport terminal staircase, with events during the 2008 Olympics on-screen.
# Extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, following a recitation of the 16 days of Olympic competition and of the
Ancient Greek competition.
# Performers on a tall pillar, waving arms and symbolising the Olympic flame, eternally unextinguished.
Performers group to form roses, with hurdle runners on top of the pillar. Performers then reclimb the pillar,
which is then covered in red sheets. Roses are formed along with athletes below (with pillar as a stigma), the
athlete crowds as petals. Red sheets are levitated upward and reveal a yellow side.
# Fireworks.
# Song "Beijing Beijing, I Love Beijing" (Běijīng Běijīng, Wǒ Ài Běijīng) by Cantonese singer Kelly Chen,
American singer Wang Lee Hom and Korean singer Rain. Erhu instrumental; acrobats leap from the tower by
wire.
# Soprano group singing of Chinese folk song "The Moon is Bright Tonight". (今夜月明)
# Opera tenor Plácido Domingo and Chinese singer Song Zuying sing "Ài de Huǒyàn (The Flame of Love)" (爱
的火焰) (composed by Bian Liunian and Klaus Badelt).
# Song "Tomorrow's World".
# Song "Hard to say Goodbye" led by Chinese stars such as Wei Wei, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Karen Mok, Joey
Yung, Emil Chau along with many others representing the 56 ethnic groups of modern China
# Song "Surpass It".
# Fireworks, Pyrotechnics & Ethnic Dancing.
# Farewells.
Firework Countdown to the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
Spectacular Firework display over the Beijing National Stadium Bird's Nest during the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
LightWheels at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beiing Olympics
Two drums float above the Olympic Stadium floor as some kind of human bongo cart rolls beneath.at the
closing ceremony
closing ceremony
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and China's soprano Song Zuying sing "Ài de Huǒyàn" (The Flame of Love)
during the Closing Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics on August 24, 2008 at Beijing Olympic Stadium
during the Closing Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics on August 24, 2008 at Beijing Olympic Stadium
London's iconic red double-decker bus arrives in Beijing National Stadium Bird's Nest during the Closing
Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Soccer star David Beckham kicks a football into crowd during the Closing Ceremony of 2008 Beijing
Olympics on August 24, 2008
Olympics on August 24, 2008
Soccer Icon David Beckham holds up a ball with 9-year-old
Tayyiba Dudhwala, chosen from contestants on a popular
British TV program in front of a crowd of athletes in the
handover ceremony for the 2012 London Olympic Games
during the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics
Tayyiba Dudhwala, chosen from contestants on a popular
British TV program in front of a crowd of athletes in the
handover ceremony for the 2012 London Olympic Games
during the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics
British Pop Singer Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin
guitarist Jimmy Page perform "Whole Lotta Love"
during the London 2012 segment in the National
Stadium Bird's Nest during the Closing Ceremony
for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
guitarist Jimmy Page perform "Whole Lotta Love"
during the London 2012 segment in the National
Stadium Bird's Nest during the Closing Ceremony
for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Handing over of the Olympic flag to Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, which will host the 2012
Olympics during the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics Games on August 24, 2008
Olympics during the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics Games on August 24, 2008
The Olympic flame from 2008 Beijing Olympics is finally extinguished
Ribbons flow skyward from the memory tower during the closing ceremony of 2008 Beijing Summer Games
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