There will be pageantry: An estimated 15,000 performers, as many as 35,000 fireworks shells and 80 to 90 heads of state will fuel and follow the Opening Ceremonies for the 2008 Olympic Games.
There could be protest: Athletes may create public displays of concern for global television audiences related to China's human rights record, freedom of press issues and air quality.
One thing is certain: The most elaborate and politically complex Opening Ceremonies in Olympic history will be revealed Friday at Beijing's National Stadium.
"That's a very complicated feeling in our hearts," said online journalist Yu Wei, who works for Sohu.com, one of China's largest Web sites. "Every country has problems. This feels like your mother has prepared for a party for a very, very long time. Then people notice a little dirt on the table — and not the whole party."
source:http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/ENTERTAINMENT/808080319
There could be protest: Athletes may create public displays of concern for global television audiences related to China's human rights record, freedom of press issues and air quality.
One thing is certain: The most elaborate and politically complex Opening Ceremonies in Olympic history will be revealed Friday at Beijing's National Stadium.
"That's a very complicated feeling in our hearts," said online journalist Yu Wei, who works for Sohu.com, one of China's largest Web sites. "Every country has problems. This feels like your mother has prepared for a party for a very, very long time. Then people notice a little dirt on the table — and not the whole party."
source:http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/ENTERTAINMENT/808080319
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