2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing

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I'm pretty sure no one made this, so I guess I will:

The opening... oh my god. My jaw is dropping. It's so beautiful.

This is the thread to discuss the Olympics! So let's start with the opening.

EDIT: Now that I think of it, let me mention to please keep whether the Olympics should have been in China because of political reasons out of this thread, and in a serious forum like EoEo, please? Sorry I didn't make it clearer before people started posting, but I want keep it to the sports and the competition, and not to whether China should be hosting it or not. Thanks!