1 | Most Beijingers thought the performances themed on the Four Great Inventions, martial arts, Tai Chi and Fou Drum most touching during Beijing Games opening ceremony, a survey found. | |
2 | Percussionists hit their Fou drums at the start of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008. (AFP PHOTO / Joe Klamar ) | |
3 | As the seconds ticked down ahead of the start, hundreds of young men clad in silver and red banged on computerized drums, forming human pixels in a giant countdown clock. | |
4 | Within the silent bird nest, dazzling light made countdown numbers one by one on 2008 pieces of pottery. As countdown numbers were diminishing, my breath gradually becomes urgent. | |
5 | Percussionists hit their Fou drums at the start of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8, 2008. |