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2008 Beijing Games opening ceremony

The power and precision of a rising China are on display with 14,000 performers and hundreds of athletes.
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Fireworks light the National Stadium during Olympics opening ceremony Friday night in Beijing.

2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony

( Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / August 8, 2008 )
Fireworks light the National Stadium during Olympics opening ceremony Friday night in Beijing.

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