Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
One World One Dream
- Release Date
- 2008-08-08
- Runtime
- 4h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.