关于北京奥运会开幕式的(about beijing olympic opening ceremony)
the olympic opening ceremony was an international event and the whole world was watching! the event was held in a stadium designed to seat a large group of people.
the athletes entered the stadium in a specific order. the athletes from greece entered first in honor of the original olympics held in greece. then, the other athletes followed by nation in the alphabetical order of the host country’s language. the host country’s athletes came last. so for this coming olympics 2008, the athletes from china will enter the stadium last.
the chief of state of the host country declared the games open, followed by the raising of the olympic flag. music was played and fireworks were set off in salute. then, doves were released into the air as a symbol of peace. runners in cross-country relays brought in the olympic torch. the running of the torch began four weeks before the olympic ceremony and thousa