Richard's Post

The Olympic Games By: Richard On the 8th of August, 2008, 8:07 P.M., the countdown for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games began. When the timer reached zero, hundreds of fireworks went off at the exact same time and made the Bird's Nest, the Olympic stadium that seemed like a nest constructed of steel twigs, seem ablaze. Even before the fireworks at the Bird's nest were all launched, exactly 29 sets of fireworks (because these were the 29th modern Olympic Games ever held), resembling footsteps from Tiananmen Square leading to the Bird's Nest. When the final footstep arrived, even more rounds of fireworks were launched, which were accompanied by drum roll by 2008 drummers, for the year 2008. After the raising of the Chinese Flag and the announcement of the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, The Opening Ceremony started with the four ancient Chinese inventions, the Compass, paper, fireworks and printing, but one didn't show up, which was the compass. Just as the speaker finished, an LED screen began to unroll and some performers began to make a painting of the mountains and water with their bodies. When the performers finished, they stepped aside and the entire sheet of paper was lifted into midair. When a few other acts were over, a set of movable-type blocks rose from the floor and imitated some patterns by moving up and down, made the Great Wall of China and the Chinese word for harmony about three times. When the tops of the blocks flipped over, I realized that people, not hydraulics or computers were inside. After more acts were made, a giant globe rose from the floor where the blocks once were, and people were walking on the exterior, except we don't have side effects from walking near the South Pole of the real Earth. After a little while, two singers appeared at the top and began singing. When they finished, fireworks went off all over Beijing. When the fireworks were over, every single athlete that was competing was paraded into the bird's nest. Anyways, did you watch the opening ceremony? And what events did you watch? (I watched Swimming, Basketball, Cycling, Volleyball and Gymnastics.