Amazing Beijing Olympics 2008 Opening ceremony

Beijing held its formal opening ceremony today for the 2008 Olympics. The ceremony, held in the National Stadium known as the Bird’s Nest, was attended by million, and watched by millions more on television. This is the best opening ceremony i've ever watched. Below are some highlights of the nearly 4-hour performance.

The opening ceremony proper began with a contemporary drum sequence by 2,008 "Fou" drummers on a backdrop of a giant LED paper scroll, representing the first great Chinese invention and displaying animated graphics.

The LED-embedded "Fou" drums and their glowing drumsticks were lit up by the drummers. In formation, the drummers lit their drums to form giant digits (in both Arabic and Chinese numberals) to countdown the final seconds to the Games and herald the start of the opening time of 8.00 pm

"Giant LED paper scroll"

Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing.

The Olympics rings were then lifted up high vertically to show the complete Olympics emblem, seemingly by magic.

A troupe of female dancers dressed in Tang-era clothing entered, suspended by a rectangular extension held by hundreds of performers. On the ground was the map of the Silk Road. Another procession of men, in blue dress, with oars forming pictures of junks, symbolized the voyages of Zheng He. There was a celebration of the next great Chinese invention, the compass, which was in its ancient form, a metal spoon floating in a fluid suspensible vessel.

If u missed the show, go youtube or other webssite and try to search for it...coz it's really a great great show...
And last...wish all the athletes from Malaysia can at least grab a medal...
Good Luck...