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More Pictures of Fireworks over Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the
2008 Beijing Olympics
2008 Beijing Olympics
A stunning photo gallery of the Opening Ceremony of 2008
Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing
北京奥运会开幕式组图
Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing
北京奥运会开幕式组图
Renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang and 5-year-old Li Muzi perform in the center of a
human "Bird's Nest," constructed by a team of neon-green clad Chinese acrobats during the
opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, August 8,
2008
国际知名的青年钢琴演奏家郎朗与5岁的李木子坐在钢琴前，弹奏起作曲家叶小纲为北京奥运会
开幕式写下的8分钟的钢琴协奏曲 《星光》. 绿衣演员在场中央搭起一个巨大的“鸟巢”
human "Bird's Nest," constructed by a team of neon-green clad Chinese acrobats during the
opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium, August 8,
2008
国际知名的青年钢琴演奏家郎朗与5岁的李木子坐在钢琴前，弹奏起作曲家叶小纲为北京奥运会
开幕式写下的8分钟的钢琴协奏曲 《星光》. 绿衣演员在场中央搭起一个巨大的“鸟巢”
Beijing's Olympic opening extravaganza drew rave reviews from media around the world
London's widely read Evening Standard ran the headline: "China Magic," and said the "most ambitious
Olympics in history opens with most spectacular show."
"Marvelous. Too Marvelous," gushed Italy's Leonardo Coen on the website of the Rome-based daily La
Repubblica
A Spectacular Opening to the 29th Olympiad
Eye-poppers gave way to jaw-droppers, stunners were followed by dazzlers, and if the absence of a big
emotional catharsis was a little disappointing, the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics from
Beijing still added up to one of the most visually beautiful evenings of television ever seen.
(Washington Post, USA)
London looks on in awe at the ultimate celebration
From the opening crackle of fireworks that danced round the rim of the National Stadium to the lighting of the
flame four hours later this was a ceremony that set new standards for pyrotechnics, acrobatics, light and sound.
(The Guardian, UK)
Beijing dazzles: Chinese history, athletes on parade as Olympics begin
'It was the best experience of my life thus far.'—Adam van Koeverden, Canada's flag-bearer
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC)
Beijing opens Games with best show on Earth
(ESPN, USA)
The four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza at Beijing's newly built "Bird's Nest" stadium feature 15,000
performers, a release of doves, the traditional march of the athletes, and the lighting of the Olympic flame. The
gala, orchestrated by the Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, wraps up with a 30-minute fireworks display in
which nearly 30,000 shells will be fired from more than 1,800 locations across the Chinese capital.
London's widely read Evening Standard ran the headline: "China Magic," and said the "most ambitious
Olympics in history opens with most spectacular show."
"Marvelous. Too Marvelous," gushed Italy's Leonardo Coen on the website of the Rome-based daily La
Repubblica
A Spectacular Opening to the 29th Olympiad
Eye-poppers gave way to jaw-droppers, stunners were followed by dazzlers, and if the absence of a big
emotional catharsis was a little disappointing, the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics from
Beijing still added up to one of the most visually beautiful evenings of television ever seen.
(Washington Post, USA)
London looks on in awe at the ultimate celebration
From the opening crackle of fireworks that danced round the rim of the National Stadium to the lighting of the
flame four hours later this was a ceremony that set new standards for pyrotechnics, acrobatics, light and sound.
(The Guardian, UK)
Beijing dazzles: Chinese history, athletes on parade as Olympics begin
'It was the best experience of my life thus far.'—Adam van Koeverden, Canada's flag-bearer
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC)
Beijing opens Games with best show on Earth
(ESPN, USA)
The four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza at Beijing's newly built "Bird's Nest" stadium feature 15,000
performers, a release of doves, the traditional march of the athletes, and the lighting of the Olympic flame. The
gala, orchestrated by the Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, wraps up with a 30-minute fireworks display in
which nearly 30,000 shells will be fired from more than 1,800 locations across the Chinese capital.
Beijing National Stadium - Bird's Nest in other languages
Nationalstadion Peking (German)
Estadio Nacional de Pekín (Spanish)
Stade national de Pékin (French)
"nid d'oiseau" (French)
Stadio Nazionale di Pechino (Italian)
Nationale Stadion van Peking (Dutch)
北京国家体育場 (Japanese)
鳥の巣 (Japanese)
베이징 국가체육장 (Korean)
냐오차오 (Korean)
Estádio Nacional de Pequim (Portuguese) Ninho de Pássaro
Пекинский национальный стадион (Russian)
英国《泰晤士报》评出的十个最大最重要的建筑工程之一
鸟巢礼花, 鸟巢烟花, 鸟巢焰火, 鸟巢烟火
Ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín
2008, Cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques d'été de
2008, 北京オリンピックの開会式, 2008년 하계 올림픽 개회식,
Cerimônia de Abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de
2008,. Ceremonies directed by chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou
(张艺谋), Fireworks display directed by pyrotechnic artist Cai
guoqiang(蔡国强).
Nationalstadion Peking (German)
Estadio Nacional de Pekín (Spanish)
Stade national de Pékin (French)
"nid d'oiseau" (French)
Stadio Nazionale di Pechino (Italian)
Nationale Stadion van Peking (Dutch)
北京国家体育場 (Japanese)
鳥の巣 (Japanese)
베이징 국가체육장 (Korean)
냐오차오 (Korean)
Estádio Nacional de Pequim (Portuguese) Ninho de Pássaro
Пекинский национальный стадион (Russian)
英国《泰晤士报》评出的十个最大最重要的建筑工程之一
鸟巢礼花, 鸟巢烟花, 鸟巢焰火, 鸟巢烟火
Ceremonia de apertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín
2008, Cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques d'été de
2008, 北京オリンピックの開会式, 2008년 하계 올림픽 개회식,
Cerimônia de Abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de
2008,. Ceremonies directed by chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou
(张艺谋), Fireworks display directed by pyrotechnic artist Cai
guoqiang(蔡国强).
Countdown with Fou Drummers 2800名鼓手用古代乐器拼出倒计时的画面
2008 Fou drummers chanted a Confucious verse: 'Friends have come from afar, how happy
we are.' (有朋自远方来，不亦悦乎). A countdown was beaten out on thousands of drums lit
from within to form the number of seconds remaining for the start of the opening ceremony
of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008
2008 Fou drummers chanted a Confucious verse: 'Friends have come from afar, how happy
we are.' (有朋自远方来，不亦悦乎). A countdown was beaten out on thousands of drums lit
from within to form the number of seconds remaining for the start of the opening ceremony
of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008
The Silk Road 丝绸之路
A beribboned dancer recalled the grottoes of Dunhuang, painted in the Wei and Tang
dynasties when camel caravans plied the Silk Road, trade route between China and the
West 2,000 years ago.
A beribboned dancer recalled the grottoes of Dunhuang, painted in the Wei and Tang
dynasties when camel caravans plied the Silk Road, trade route between China and the
West 2,000 years ago.
The Movable-Type Printing 活字印刷术
To celebrate moveable-type printing, another one of ancient China's four great inventions,
897 blocks which were powered by 897 performers bounced up and down before they
spelled out the words for "Harmony" and "Peace" in Chinese (pinyin: he, Chinese:和). The
Characters then morphed into the Great Wall, a frontier defence. At the end, the blocks
sprouted peach blossoms.
To celebrate moveable-type printing, another one of ancient China's four great inventions,
897 blocks which were powered by 897 performers bounced up and down before they
spelled out the words for "Harmony" and "Peace" in Chinese (pinyin: he, Chinese:和). The
Characters then morphed into the Great Wall, a frontier defence. At the end, the blocks
sprouted peach blossoms.
The opening ceremony portrays 5,000 years of Chinese history, cleverly highlighting
achievements in art, music and science
achievements in art, music and science
Photos of 2,008 of smiling children's faces were projected onto the upper stadium walls, and
58 performers ran around nine rings on a giant 16-tonne blue globe in the center of the
stage before the show culminated with British singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese star Liu
Huan performing You and Me — the official theme song of the Beijing Games
58 performers ran around nine rings on a giant 16-tonne blue globe in the center of the
stage before the show culminated with British singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese star Liu
Huan performing You and Me — the official theme song of the Beijing Games
Confucius's 3000 disciples and The Analects of Confusious 孔子三千弟子和 孔子《论语》
A choir of 3,000 dressed as disciples of Confucius and waving bamboo slips – an early form of
Chinese records dating back to the fifth century BC – chanted lines from his greatest work of
philosophy, the Analects.
A choir of 3,000 dressed as disciples of Confucius and waving bamboo slips – an early form of
Chinese records dating back to the fifth century BC – chanted lines from his greatest work of
philosophy, the Analects.
The 2,008 performers doing tai chi (taiji, 太极) in a circle that surrounds a rectangle is an
epitome of the notion of “heaven is round and earth is square”.
太极拳是中国武术中最古老最有代表性的一种拳路
epitome of the notion of “heaven is round and earth is square”.
太极拳是中国武术中最古老最有代表性的一种拳路
Thousands of specks of light make up the Olympic rings on the floor of the arena and are
then magically lifted into the sky
then magically lifted into the sky
Fireworks illuminate the National Stadium during Opening Ceremonies of the XXIX Summer
Olympics on August 8, 2008
Olympics on August 8, 2008
Former Chinese gymnast Li Ning was lifted to the top of the National Stadium on a
guidewire and appeared to run along the top edge of the stadium as he circled the roof
holding the torch before touching his torch to a pipe that fed the caldron.
guidewire and appeared to run along the top edge of the stadium as he circled the roof
holding the torch before touching his torch to a pipe that fed the caldron.
Fireworks explode over the National Stadium and the National Acquatics Centre (L)during
the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008.
the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008.
Fireworks light the sky over the Water Cube Swimming Center (L) and the Bird's Nest
Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 8,
2008 in Beijing.
Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 8,
2008 in Beijing.
Art Performance "Beautiful Olympics" -- Prelude
Synopsis: The video screens in the stadium play a short film before the artistic performance begins.
The short film artistically describes the process of creating a Chinese scroll painting, beginning with papermaking
and showing the four treasures of study, to coloring, mounting the painting and affixing the scrolls. The film is an
indication of the overall aesthetic style of the ensuing artistic performance.
11. Painting Scroll
Synopsis: The "painting scroll" shows the origin and development of China's history and culture.
11.1 A Chinese painting scroll opens in the center of the stadium and serves as the stage for the evening's
performances.
11.2 A blank canvas is placed in the center of the painting scroll. Papermaking is one of the four great inventions
of ancient China.
11.3 A stream of cultural icons in China's historical advancement flows onto the painting scroll, including porcelain
pottery and bronze vessels.
11.4 The Guqin (ancient stringed instrument) used in the performance was created more than 1,000 years ago
and is nicknamed the "Sounds of Utmost Antiquity."
11.5 The unique body language of the performers contains the charm of Chinese ink and wash painting. The
night's performances are kicked off with the black and white tone of Chinese ink and wash painting.
11.6 The performers draw numerous "lucky" clouds on the paper. The clouds dissipate magically, leaving only the
mountains, rivers and the sun.
11.7 On the ground is the famous ancient Chinese painting "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains."
12. Writing
Synopsis: Chinese characters are among the oldest scripts in the world and represent the long-standing history of
Chinese civilization.
12.1 The "three thousand disciples" of Confucius are Played by actors who chant the often quoted lines of Lunyu
(the Analects) -- "All those within the four seas can be considered brothers."
12.2 The disciples are holding bamboo scrolls, which were a kind of book with scripts carved onto the individual
bamboo strips.
12.3 A performance of movable-type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient China.
12.4 The movable-type printing performance creates images of both ancient and modern fonts of the Chinese
character.
12.5 This is an ancient representation of the Chinese character "He," which means harmony.
12.6 This is another ancient representation of the Chinese character "He."
12.7 This is a modern representation of the Chinese character "He." All three character representations show not
only the evolution of Chinese characters, but also the Confucian idea of humanism, that is, "Harmony is precious."
12.8 The Great Wall is demonstrated by smooth lines, both concise and vivid.
12.9 A sea of peach blossoms romantically demonstrates the good wishes of the peace-loving Chinese people.
12.10 All 897 performers have trained for more than 10 months. Each person has a unique movement sequence,
which can be accomplished only with a good memory and diligent practice.
13. Opera
13.1 This is the percussion performance of traditional Peking Opera of China. As China has a vast territory with
people speaking numerous dialects, hundreds of traditional operas have been derived.
13.2 This operatic percussion performance depicts a festive scene of terracotta soldiers' triumphant return.
14. Silk Road
14.1 The performers advance, carrying a canvas. On the ground is the map of the "Silk Road" and the cultural
symbols along the road.
14.2 The Silk Road, well known far and near, existed more than 2,000 years ago, when trade caravans of China
set out from Chang'an (today's Xi'an of Shaanxi Province) with expensive silk, crossed the Hexi Corridor and
entered the European continent. Hence, the Silk Road became an important passage for economic and cultural
exchanges between China and Western countries.
14.3 The "Maritime Silk Route" shows the grandeur of Zheng He's voyage to the West.
14.4 More than 600 years ago, under the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He led seven shipping fleets with 27,000 people
on board on a long voyage starting from Quanzhou of China and arrived in Western Asia and Eastern Africa, thus
creating the well-known "Maritime Silk Route."
14.5 The performer holds an ancient compass, one of the four great inventions of ancient China, in his hand.
15. Music
15.1 The actor is singing Kunqu, which is an ancient and traditional art form that has entered the world list of
intangible cultural heritage.
15.2 On the ground are five of China's most famous paintings, finished respectively in the Tang, Song, Yuan,
Ming and Qing Dynasties.
16. Starlight
16.1 Renowned pianist Lang Lang and a young child, five-year-old Li Muzi, play a romantic tune together,
welcoming a brand-new age. Li began studying the piano at the age of 4.
16.2 The ancient paintings extend in the endless starlight, indicating the more splendid age of today.
16.3 The color tone for the modern performance turns from black and white to bright colors.
16.4 One thousand performers build a "bird's nest," towards which a lovely kite flies from the sky.
17. Nature
17.1 Taijiquan is the most representative forms of shadow boxing in Chinese martial arts, characterized by the
"combination of the dynamic and static and the interdependence of hardness and softness."
17.2 The multimedia performance demonstrates the ancient traditional philosophical concept in Chinese martial
arts: the relationship between man and nature.
17.3 "The torrent dropping three thousand feet/Straight down to the valley floor/I think it must be the Milky
Way/Spilling to the earth from the heavens." The poetic flavor of the famous lines by Li Bai, a poet during the
Tang Dynasty, is expressed in a performance.
17.4 The Eight Diagrams of Taiji symbolize eight natural phenomena that bring out changes in all things on earth
and include heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain and lake.
17.5 A total of 2,008 Taiji performers form a circle, which means grandness and consummation in the traditional
Chinese concept. The present array is called "Round Heaven and Square Earth."
17.6 The children are coloring the ancient Chinese paintings of nature green, expressing the idea of
environmental protection which is also the key concept of Taiji -- unity of man and nature.
18. Dream
18.1 It took more than one year to design, construct and install the gigantic elevating Globe.
18.2 The actors run, seemingly free from gravity, on nine rings covered with an Olympic torch cloud pattern, full of
magical fantasy and bravery.
18.3 The actors have trained for more than 10 months in order to complete the difficult movements. The
performers on the lower half of the Globe are running downwards.
18.4 The theme song "You and Me" is performed by Sarah Brightman of Britain and Liu Huan of China atop the
Globe.
18.5 The several thousand students entering the field now are all volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games.
18.6 The thousands of children's smiling faces from throughout the world were collected by BOCOG over a span
of a year.
18.7 Fireworks form 2008 "smiling faces" in the sky. Performers representing 56 Chinese ethnic groups dance
joyously to greet all the athletes.
18.8 Orchestras from five continents warm up to perform during the Parade of Athletes
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北京奥运会开幕式文艺表演
开幕式文艺表演：《美丽的奥林匹克》上篇：《灿烂文明》
画卷
随着一个短片的开始，我们将看到一幅跨越时空，意境优美的中国画卷，它讲述着博大厚重、意蕴悠远的中国故
事，全世界的朋友都会领略优雅的东方神韵，了解悠久的中国文化，感受中国的现代魅力。
画面中呈现的是散发着中国古典韵味的文房四宝，笔墨纸砚，在清雅的古琴声中，我们看到了一幅画作产生的完
整过程，纸张制作、墨墨着色，装裱成轴，今晚的故事将从这幅飘逸婀娜，变化万千的中国画卷开始。
影像中的画卷神奇地出现在场地中间，这幅长达70米的巨大卷轴在我们面前缓缓铺陈开来。琴声悠扬，水磨浸
染，充满中国古典艺术的淡雅神韵。画卷上，墨迹 漫卷，流淌击暖，依次呈现出演化、陶瓷、青铜器等在中国文化起
源和发展过程中极具代表性的文化符号。一席黑衣的舞蹈演员来到画卷之上，用肢体做墨迹，表现 中国水墨画的洒脱
写意，随着舞蹈演员的动作，洁白的画纸上出现起伏回旋的墨色线条。
清雅的旋律来到这张有着一千多年的古琴，这张名为“太古遗音”的古琴在琴弦波动中，体现出中国文化底蕴的渊
源流长。中国水墨画讲求以形写神，不拘泥于神似，更讲求神韵，舞蹈演员独特的肢体语言，正体现出中国水墨画特
有的意趣和韵味。
此刻，画作完成，原本不存在地上的画纸，被凌空提起，一幅山峦交错，起伏连绵的水墨画呈现在眼前。
文字
中国汉字是世界上最古老的文字之一，古老的汉字承载着中华文明久远深邃的历史，在这一篇章的表演中，我们
将看到中国汉字的魅力。此刻孔子的三千弟子手持竹简高声吟诵，缓缓步入场内，《论语》中经典名句响彻耳畔。
完整的巨幅画卷中间，魔幻出现了立体活字印刷体，方板汉字凹凸起伏，不断地变化。整个活字印刷板如微风拂
过，层峦叠嶂，如水波涌动，此消彼涨，充满动感 的表演，将为我们呈现中国汉字的演化过程。活字印刷板中间出现
了中国古代的“和”字，第二个古体的“和”字出现。此刻我们看到了现代字体的“和”，一个和 字荏苒千年，发展变化，表
达了孔子的人文理念和为贵，彰显出中华民族的和谐观，历史悠久，传统优良。此刻巨大的活字印刷板变化出万里长
城的雄伟之姿，这座 人类文明史上最伟大的建筑工程之一，是中国古代劳动人民勇气和智慧的结晶，象征中华民族坚
强不屈的脊梁。
无数立体的桃花出现在活字印刷板的顶端，雄伟的长城形象被优美的桃花覆盖，让人瞬间置身于满园春色，和谐
浪漫的桃花仙境，表达中国人热爱和平的美好心愿。
戏曲
中国戏曲历史悠久，品种繁多。热闹的锣鼓声为我们带来了中国传统戏曲的表演，中国广阔的地域成就了诸多的
戏曲种类，大家熟悉国粹京剧，表演丰富，历史悠 久，被世人称为东方歌剧。华丽的活动戏台，在数千名演员的簇拥
下，来到场中，京剧扮相的提线木偶，做工考究，工艺精制，他们活灵活现地表现着戏剧舞台上传 达意境和神韵。
丝路
这场名为“丝路”的表演，表现的是中国古代陆路与海 洋中的两条纽带，路上丝绸之路和海上丝绸之路的景象。广
交朋友，互通有无，彼此学习，礼尚往来，中华民族热情友善的特质古来有之，两条丝绸之路就是最好的 印证。两千
多年前，中国的商队就开始带着贵重的丝绸由长安出发，经河西走廊进入欧洲大陆，丝绸之路是中西方经济文化交流
的重要通道。悬浮于半空中的画纸， 此刻已幻化成辽远无边的沙漠，敦煌舞者在沙漠之上轻步漫舞，引领我们展开一
场友谊之旅。
近代的船桨把我们的思绪从风情多样的内 陆带到了一望无际的海上，船桨连接，呈现出中国古老的航海形象，海
上丝绸之路是古代中国与外国交通贸易和文化交往的海上通道。体育场的上方此时已是波浪汹 涌，场中的长幅画卷上
也已经海浪滔天，船桨滑落，桨手们在波浪中搏斗，体现了中国人挑战自然的勇气与智慧。
礼乐
五幅中国长卷画，配以演员们的古典舞，再现了古代中国礼乐之邦的盛世气象。演员在演唱昆曲。昆曲是中国古
老的传统艺术，已入选世界非物质文化遗产名录。地面上，是中国最有名的五幅长卷画。它们分别来自唐、宋、元、
明、清五大朝代。
文艺表演《美丽的奥林匹克》下篇：《辉煌时代》
星光
无垠的星光，浪漫的旋律，古老的画卷在新时代延展，寓意今天的生活更加幸福和谐。钢琴家和孩子弹奏出浪漫
的旋律，迎来了崭新的时代。这是中国的青年钢琴 家郎朗，和郎朗一起弹琴的这个小女孩只有5岁，她从4岁开始学
琴。 古老的画卷在无垠的星光中延展。现代部分的表演，从黑白跳跃到彩色，风格绚丽，无数舞者受了色彩的吸引，
而汇聚到画卷中间。场地中的绿衣使者闪耀光芒，为 我们绘制一幅星光画作。呈现在观众面前的是巨大的星光和平
鸽，鸽子是和平、友谊、圣洁的象征，今晚我们放飞这只散发着光芒的和平鸽，愿它能向全世界传递来 自中国的友好
情谊。在鸟巢上飘来一只风筝，就让我们祝福他们梦想能够乘风飞翔。
自然：
太极的表演体现了传统与未来的交融，表现了人与自然和谐相处，达到天人合一的境界。太极拳是中国武术中最
有代表性的一种拳路。它的特点是“动静结合、刚柔相济”。
多媒体形式的表演，生动地表现了中国功夫古老的哲学观念：人与自然的和谐。“飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九
天。”这是唐代诗人李白名句的诗意表达。
太极八卦图像征着天、地、雷、风、水、火、山、泽八种自然现象，衍生了世间万物的变化。 2008名太极演员
排成圆阵。在中国传统的观念中，圆为大，为圆满。
孩子们用色彩的画笔描绘美丽的大自然，用纯真的童心播种绿色的希望，就让我们一起努力，实现诺言，交给世
界一个绿色奥运。
此时孩子们收起画笔，数千名太极拳表演者也仿佛受到了某种力量的吸引，屏息注目，转瞬之间，鸟巢上方涌现
出无数的飞鸟，仿佛在告诉我们，这里就是他们眷恋的绿色家园。
梦想：
此刻一颗梦幻般的蓝色星球冉冉升起，徐徐旋转，这是我们共有的家园。我们想邀请地球上每个角落，邀请每个
能够听到我们声音的朋友都来分享我们的梦想，奥运的梦想！
我们身处同一个世界，我们拥有同一个梦想，梦想团结，梦想发展，梦想团圆，拥抱世界。
主题歌演唱《我和你》（演唱者：刘欢、莎拉•布莱曼）
Synopsis: The video screens in the stadium play a short film before the artistic performance begins.
The short film artistically describes the process of creating a Chinese scroll painting, beginning with papermaking
and showing the four treasures of study, to coloring, mounting the painting and affixing the scrolls. The film is an
indication of the overall aesthetic style of the ensuing artistic performance.
11. Painting Scroll
Synopsis: The "painting scroll" shows the origin and development of China's history and culture.
11.1 A Chinese painting scroll opens in the center of the stadium and serves as the stage for the evening's
performances.
11.2 A blank canvas is placed in the center of the painting scroll. Papermaking is one of the four great inventions
of ancient China.
11.3 A stream of cultural icons in China's historical advancement flows onto the painting scroll, including porcelain
pottery and bronze vessels.
11.4 The Guqin (ancient stringed instrument) used in the performance was created more than 1,000 years ago
and is nicknamed the "Sounds of Utmost Antiquity."
11.5 The unique body language of the performers contains the charm of Chinese ink and wash painting. The
night's performances are kicked off with the black and white tone of Chinese ink and wash painting.
11.6 The performers draw numerous "lucky" clouds on the paper. The clouds dissipate magically, leaving only the
mountains, rivers and the sun.
11.7 On the ground is the famous ancient Chinese painting "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains."
12. Writing
Synopsis: Chinese characters are among the oldest scripts in the world and represent the long-standing history of
Chinese civilization.
12.1 The "three thousand disciples" of Confucius are Played by actors who chant the often quoted lines of Lunyu
(the Analects) -- "All those within the four seas can be considered brothers."
12.2 The disciples are holding bamboo scrolls, which were a kind of book with scripts carved onto the individual
bamboo strips.
12.3 A performance of movable-type printing, one of the four great inventions of ancient China.
12.4 The movable-type printing performance creates images of both ancient and modern fonts of the Chinese
character.
12.5 This is an ancient representation of the Chinese character "He," which means harmony.
12.6 This is another ancient representation of the Chinese character "He."
12.7 This is a modern representation of the Chinese character "He." All three character representations show not
only the evolution of Chinese characters, but also the Confucian idea of humanism, that is, "Harmony is precious."
12.8 The Great Wall is demonstrated by smooth lines, both concise and vivid.
12.9 A sea of peach blossoms romantically demonstrates the good wishes of the peace-loving Chinese people.
12.10 All 897 performers have trained for more than 10 months. Each person has a unique movement sequence,
which can be accomplished only with a good memory and diligent practice.
13. Opera
13.1 This is the percussion performance of traditional Peking Opera of China. As China has a vast territory with
people speaking numerous dialects, hundreds of traditional operas have been derived.
13.2 This operatic percussion performance depicts a festive scene of terracotta soldiers' triumphant return.
14. Silk Road
14.1 The performers advance, carrying a canvas. On the ground is the map of the "Silk Road" and the cultural
symbols along the road.
14.2 The Silk Road, well known far and near, existed more than 2,000 years ago, when trade caravans of China
set out from Chang'an (today's Xi'an of Shaanxi Province) with expensive silk, crossed the Hexi Corridor and
entered the European continent. Hence, the Silk Road became an important passage for economic and cultural
exchanges between China and Western countries.
14.3 The "Maritime Silk Route" shows the grandeur of Zheng He's voyage to the West.
14.4 More than 600 years ago, under the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He led seven shipping fleets with 27,000 people
on board on a long voyage starting from Quanzhou of China and arrived in Western Asia and Eastern Africa, thus
creating the well-known "Maritime Silk Route."
14.5 The performer holds an ancient compass, one of the four great inventions of ancient China, in his hand.
15. Music
15.1 The actor is singing Kunqu, which is an ancient and traditional art form that has entered the world list of
intangible cultural heritage.
15.2 On the ground are five of China's most famous paintings, finished respectively in the Tang, Song, Yuan,
Ming and Qing Dynasties.
16. Starlight
16.1 Renowned pianist Lang Lang and a young child, five-year-old Li Muzi, play a romantic tune together,
welcoming a brand-new age. Li began studying the piano at the age of 4.
16.2 The ancient paintings extend in the endless starlight, indicating the more splendid age of today.
16.3 The color tone for the modern performance turns from black and white to bright colors.
16.4 One thousand performers build a "bird's nest," towards which a lovely kite flies from the sky.
17. Nature
17.1 Taijiquan is the most representative forms of shadow boxing in Chinese martial arts, characterized by the
"combination of the dynamic and static and the interdependence of hardness and softness."
17.2 The multimedia performance demonstrates the ancient traditional philosophical concept in Chinese martial
arts: the relationship between man and nature.
17.3 "The torrent dropping three thousand feet/Straight down to the valley floor/I think it must be the Milky
Way/Spilling to the earth from the heavens." The poetic flavor of the famous lines by Li Bai, a poet during the
Tang Dynasty, is expressed in a performance.
17.4 The Eight Diagrams of Taiji symbolize eight natural phenomena that bring out changes in all things on earth
and include heaven, earth, thunder, wind, water, fire, mountain and lake.
17.5 A total of 2,008 Taiji performers form a circle, which means grandness and consummation in the traditional
Chinese concept. The present array is called "Round Heaven and Square Earth."
17.6 The children are coloring the ancient Chinese paintings of nature green, expressing the idea of
environmental protection which is also the key concept of Taiji -- unity of man and nature.
18. Dream
18.1 It took more than one year to design, construct and install the gigantic elevating Globe.
18.2 The actors run, seemingly free from gravity, on nine rings covered with an Olympic torch cloud pattern, full of
magical fantasy and bravery.
18.3 The actors have trained for more than 10 months in order to complete the difficult movements. The
performers on the lower half of the Globe are running downwards.
18.4 The theme song "You and Me" is performed by Sarah Brightman of Britain and Liu Huan of China atop the
Globe.
18.5 The several thousand students entering the field now are all volunteers for the Beijing Olympic Games.
18.6 The thousands of children's smiling faces from throughout the world were collected by BOCOG over a span
of a year.
18.7 Fireworks form 2008 "smiling faces" in the sky. Performers representing 56 Chinese ethnic groups dance
joyously to greet all the athletes.
18.8 Orchestras from five continents warm up to perform during the Parade of Athletes
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北京奥运会开幕式文艺表演
开幕式文艺表演：《美丽的奥林匹克》上篇：《灿烂文明》
画卷
随着一个短片的开始，我们将看到一幅跨越时空，意境优美的中国画卷，它讲述着博大厚重、意蕴悠远的中国故
事，全世界的朋友都会领略优雅的东方神韵，了解悠久的中国文化，感受中国的现代魅力。
画面中呈现的是散发着中国古典韵味的文房四宝，笔墨纸砚，在清雅的古琴声中，我们看到了一幅画作产生的完
整过程，纸张制作、墨墨着色，装裱成轴，今晚的故事将从这幅飘逸婀娜，变化万千的中国画卷开始。
影像中的画卷神奇地出现在场地中间，这幅长达70米的巨大卷轴在我们面前缓缓铺陈开来。琴声悠扬，水磨浸
染，充满中国古典艺术的淡雅神韵。画卷上，墨迹 漫卷，流淌击暖，依次呈现出演化、陶瓷、青铜器等在中国文化起
源和发展过程中极具代表性的文化符号。一席黑衣的舞蹈演员来到画卷之上，用肢体做墨迹，表现 中国水墨画的洒脱
写意，随着舞蹈演员的动作，洁白的画纸上出现起伏回旋的墨色线条。
清雅的旋律来到这张有着一千多年的古琴，这张名为“太古遗音”的古琴在琴弦波动中，体现出中国文化底蕴的渊
源流长。中国水墨画讲求以形写神，不拘泥于神似，更讲求神韵，舞蹈演员独特的肢体语言，正体现出中国水墨画特
有的意趣和韵味。
此刻，画作完成，原本不存在地上的画纸，被凌空提起，一幅山峦交错，起伏连绵的水墨画呈现在眼前。
文字
中国汉字是世界上最古老的文字之一，古老的汉字承载着中华文明久远深邃的历史，在这一篇章的表演中，我们
将看到中国汉字的魅力。此刻孔子的三千弟子手持竹简高声吟诵，缓缓步入场内，《论语》中经典名句响彻耳畔。
完整的巨幅画卷中间，魔幻出现了立体活字印刷体，方板汉字凹凸起伏，不断地变化。整个活字印刷板如微风拂
过，层峦叠嶂，如水波涌动，此消彼涨，充满动感 的表演，将为我们呈现中国汉字的演化过程。活字印刷板中间出现
了中国古代的“和”字，第二个古体的“和”字出现。此刻我们看到了现代字体的“和”，一个和 字荏苒千年，发展变化，表
达了孔子的人文理念和为贵，彰显出中华民族的和谐观，历史悠久，传统优良。此刻巨大的活字印刷板变化出万里长
城的雄伟之姿，这座 人类文明史上最伟大的建筑工程之一，是中国古代劳动人民勇气和智慧的结晶，象征中华民族坚
强不屈的脊梁。
无数立体的桃花出现在活字印刷板的顶端，雄伟的长城形象被优美的桃花覆盖，让人瞬间置身于满园春色，和谐
浪漫的桃花仙境，表达中国人热爱和平的美好心愿。
戏曲
中国戏曲历史悠久，品种繁多。热闹的锣鼓声为我们带来了中国传统戏曲的表演，中国广阔的地域成就了诸多的
戏曲种类，大家熟悉国粹京剧，表演丰富，历史悠 久，被世人称为东方歌剧。华丽的活动戏台，在数千名演员的簇拥
下，来到场中，京剧扮相的提线木偶，做工考究，工艺精制，他们活灵活现地表现着戏剧舞台上传 达意境和神韵。
丝路
这场名为“丝路”的表演，表现的是中国古代陆路与海 洋中的两条纽带，路上丝绸之路和海上丝绸之路的景象。广
交朋友，互通有无，彼此学习，礼尚往来，中华民族热情友善的特质古来有之，两条丝绸之路就是最好的 印证。两千
多年前，中国的商队就开始带着贵重的丝绸由长安出发，经河西走廊进入欧洲大陆，丝绸之路是中西方经济文化交流
的重要通道。悬浮于半空中的画纸， 此刻已幻化成辽远无边的沙漠，敦煌舞者在沙漠之上轻步漫舞，引领我们展开一
场友谊之旅。
近代的船桨把我们的思绪从风情多样的内 陆带到了一望无际的海上，船桨连接，呈现出中国古老的航海形象，海
上丝绸之路是古代中国与外国交通贸易和文化交往的海上通道。体育场的上方此时已是波浪汹 涌，场中的长幅画卷上
也已经海浪滔天，船桨滑落，桨手们在波浪中搏斗，体现了中国人挑战自然的勇气与智慧。
礼乐
五幅中国长卷画，配以演员们的古典舞，再现了古代中国礼乐之邦的盛世气象。演员在演唱昆曲。昆曲是中国古
老的传统艺术，已入选世界非物质文化遗产名录。地面上，是中国最有名的五幅长卷画。它们分别来自唐、宋、元、
明、清五大朝代。
文艺表演《美丽的奥林匹克》下篇：《辉煌时代》
星光
无垠的星光，浪漫的旋律，古老的画卷在新时代延展，寓意今天的生活更加幸福和谐。钢琴家和孩子弹奏出浪漫
的旋律，迎来了崭新的时代。这是中国的青年钢琴 家郎朗，和郎朗一起弹琴的这个小女孩只有5岁，她从4岁开始学
琴。 古老的画卷在无垠的星光中延展。现代部分的表演，从黑白跳跃到彩色，风格绚丽，无数舞者受了色彩的吸引，
而汇聚到画卷中间。场地中的绿衣使者闪耀光芒，为 我们绘制一幅星光画作。呈现在观众面前的是巨大的星光和平
鸽，鸽子是和平、友谊、圣洁的象征，今晚我们放飞这只散发着光芒的和平鸽，愿它能向全世界传递来 自中国的友好
情谊。在鸟巢上飘来一只风筝，就让我们祝福他们梦想能够乘风飞翔。
自然：
太极的表演体现了传统与未来的交融，表现了人与自然和谐相处，达到天人合一的境界。太极拳是中国武术中最
有代表性的一种拳路。它的特点是“动静结合、刚柔相济”。
多媒体形式的表演，生动地表现了中国功夫古老的哲学观念：人与自然的和谐。“飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九
天。”这是唐代诗人李白名句的诗意表达。
太极八卦图像征着天、地、雷、风、水、火、山、泽八种自然现象，衍生了世间万物的变化。 2008名太极演员
排成圆阵。在中国传统的观念中，圆为大，为圆满。
孩子们用色彩的画笔描绘美丽的大自然，用纯真的童心播种绿色的希望，就让我们一起努力，实现诺言，交给世
界一个绿色奥运。
此时孩子们收起画笔，数千名太极拳表演者也仿佛受到了某种力量的吸引，屏息注目，转瞬之间，鸟巢上方涌现
出无数的飞鸟，仿佛在告诉我们，这里就是他们眷恋的绿色家园。
梦想：
此刻一颗梦幻般的蓝色星球冉冉升起，徐徐旋转，这是我们共有的家园。我们想邀请地球上每个角落，邀请每个
能够听到我们声音的朋友都来分享我们的梦想，奥运的梦想！
我们身处同一个世界，我们拥有同一个梦想，梦想团结，梦想发展，梦想团圆，拥抱世界。
主题歌演唱《我和你》（演唱者：刘欢、莎拉•布莱曼）
Percussionists perform during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony on August
8, 2008 at the National Stadium in Beijing. Over 10,000 athletes from some 200 countries
compete in 38 differents disciplines during the event, between August 9 to 24.
8, 2008 at the National Stadium in Beijing. Over 10,000 athletes from some 200 countries
compete in 38 differents disciplines during the event, between August 9 to 24.
An artist performs, suspended by wires during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing
Summer Olympics at the Bird's Nest Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing.
Summer Olympics at the Bird's Nest Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing.
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You and Me《我和你》
Lyrics 歌词
作 曲：陈其钢 作词：陈其钢
演 唱：刘 欢 莎拉·布莱曼
我和你 心连心 同住地球村，
为梦想 千里行 相会在北京。
来吧 朋友 伸出你的手，
我和你 心连心 永远一家人。
You and me
From one world
We are family,
Travel dream
A thousand miles
Meeting in Beijing.
Come together
Put your hand in mine,
You and me
From one world
We are family.
Lyrics 歌词
作 曲：陈其钢 作词：陈其钢
演 唱：刘 欢 莎拉·布莱曼
我和你 心连心 同住地球村，
为梦想 千里行 相会在北京。
来吧 朋友 伸出你的手，
我和你 心连心 永远一家人。
You and me
From one world
We are family,
Travel dream
A thousand miles
Meeting in Beijing.
Come together
Put your hand in mine,
You and me
From one world
We are family.
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