Can you give me your feelings after watching the 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony?
cassielin
August 09, 2008, 12:32 AM posted in General DiscussionHi everybody,
The 29th Olympic opening ceremony was end successfully last night. As a chinese people, I was so proud of my country and I was impressed by the fabulous and amazing opening ceremony. It was so beautiful! Now, I hope you guys can write down your feelings after watching the 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony here. I have already heard and read many comments this early morning through CCTV channels. But that is all media! It is not enough! I really need to know your feelings, your personal feelings! Especially you are those people who love China and chinese culture. So, please tell me which part is your favorite? Which part moved you? Which part impressed you? I am looking forward to our poddies' feedback!
xiaohu
August 10, 2008, 10:45 AMCassielin:
谢谢你给我们找到这个连接: http://2008.cctv.com/kaimushi/26/index.shtml， ！
但看起来这个网址含有照片及文章而已。你放心吧！晚上我特想吃辣的重庆川菜，（因为我是辣菜大王嘛），所以出去找辣菜，有一家川菜馆很晚才下班，我进去吃个饭。里边有一些服务员在弄电脑，他们通过 PP Stream 的程序观看奥运会的项目，我问服务员能不能播放开幕式，她回答，"当然可以！"， 过一会儿奥运会的精彩开幕式就播放了！
开幕式一开始我就惊叹节目的宏伟了呀！我一直看屏幕而动弹不得了！
我觉得，张艺谋可真是个天才人物！
还有我觉得张艺谋的开幕式通过混合使用，鲜明的色，艺，舞，乐，来引起中国人的爱国的情感。张艺谋游刃有余地让各个国家人都能体会中国的历史，光彩和优美，实际上体现奥运会口号，"同一个世界，同一个梦想。绿色奥运，科技奥运，人文奥运。"的涵義。这就是张艺谋的精妙之举！
我最喜欢，“李宁”飞起来然后在图画上跑的时刻，我觉得我一辈子忘不了这么秀丽的形象啊！
饭店的一个女的服务员和我同时叫喊着说，“太帅了！”
对于你说的这些话，“2008年8月8日晚8点，中国人的百年奥运梦想终于实现了！从2001年申奥成功后，中国用七年的时间准备这一天的到来！开幕式深深打动了我，震撼了我，一幅画卷打开中国五千年的历史，柔美的华章将中华文明呈现在世界的眼前！不得不承认，人多力量大，不得不承认，团结就是力量，不得不承认，人类智慧的伟大！北京奥运会的开幕式，展现给全世界人民一场视觉盛宴，向世界传达了我们中国的和平理念，同一个世界，同一个梦想的信息。”
我完全同意你的看法！
calkins
August 09, 2008, 01:04 AMAbsolutely awe-inspiring...I'm watching it for a second time right now.
It's a testament to the care and beauty that Chinese put into their lives and country.
Hopefully it made a positive impact on some of the Chinese naysayers of the world.
andrew_c
August 09, 2008, 01:51 AMEverything..
But what's with the commercials on NBC? It's not being broadcast live and yet they're skipping so much of it!
daizi
August 09, 2008, 01:59 AMZhang Yimou is a genious.
obitoddkenobi
August 09, 2008, 07:55 AMIt is just now after midnight on the pacific coast of North America. I just finished watching the opening ceremony. I am very happy for China, and very impressed. I knew thirty-two years ago when I visited China that a day like this would take place. Who could stop the Chinese people determined to place themselves proudly among the people of the world. But who could have known how fast and strong it would come. China has a lot to be proud of. The performances were magnificent, and I thought captured the beauty and grandeur of China. I thought Zhang Yimou out did himself in thinking big, but also in getting the big picture. There is a philosophical dialectic that has existed in China, brought out way back in the 易经 and 道德经 that courses through Chinese history. When you grasp that, like Zhang Yimou, you see the beauty of both the mass and the individual, the fast and exciting and the slow and majestic. China has come a long way from those days when it was called the sick man of Asia. For anyone who loves to see the oppressed stand up, it was a glorious day. As Zhou Enlai used to say, "When you have a good drink of water, don't forget those who dug the well."
light487
August 09, 2008, 08:53 AMI didn't watch it... I may, at one stage, watch it if I ever find the time but at this point I don't really have much of an interest in the Olympics. This is really no different than it was for me last time, I didn't watch those games either. I went to the games in 2000 because it was being hosted in my home town but that was the only real reason I went.
I realise it's supposed to be more than just a global sporting event but it's hard to see it as more than that. I have been following the build-up to the olympics for the last few months, and I will continue to follow the after-effects of the olympics when it is over but the event itself, is just an event to me.
Anyway, that's this one person's feelings about it.
bazza
August 09, 2008, 10:38 AMI think thought it was truely magical, particularly liked the drum countdown but all of it was superb. Thought it was cool when Sarah Brightman sung in Mandarin as well.
barryb
August 09, 2008, 11:20 AMFlawless, confident and dazzling.
I usually find opening ceremonies - with dancers, streamers and a few fireworks - tacky and unwatchable, but I was stuck to the TV screen from start to finish. Graceful. Beautiful.
Only the parade of nations marching into the stadium dragged a bit (that's Britain's fault - introduced at the London games 1908, I think). But it was fun to try to pick out the Chinese names of countries, to work out their order based on stroke count (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, anyone?).
My favourite part was the mass drumming. Hundreds of drummers perfectly coordinated. That summed it up, for me: effective teamwork on a huge scale. Power and grace.
What did it have to do with sport? With the brotherhood of Man? It was about China.
A BBC commentator said the energy and confidence made him think of Britain in the 19th century. Well, no! China has found her place in the world without gunboats and opium. More like container ships and damned hard work.
Poor London 2012! The grumblings about cost have already begun. Link to article in The Economist.
An inflexion point in history? Industry and savings in the East, crushing debt in the West, oil in the middle? Mr. Putin obviously thinks so.
tezuk
August 09, 2008, 12:55 AMIt was just as amazing as I was expecting. I am a big fan of Zhang Yimou and knew he would produce something great. I am sure his popularity in China must have increased much more. My favourite part was actually when the flowers came out of the printing press, I thought it looked spectacular.
Worst thing about the ceremony is that during the whole time I was watching I knew London 2012 will produce nothing close to as good as this when it opens. They couldn't even make a good logo, haha.
hitokiri6993
August 09, 2008, 03:03 PMAll I could say:
Unbelievable!
不可思議！
我現在比較驕傲啦。
天啊! I was really fascinated with the “和” 漢字 presentation.
urbandweller
August 09, 2008, 05:27 PMWell from all the clips i have seen so far...it is simply amazing! China has set the bar really REALLY high! I dont know how anyone will top this opening ceremony....it is really indescribable!
but i still havent been able to watch the whole thing continuously on the web...can anyone provide a link where i can see the whole thing in CA??
thanks
Adam
xiaohu
August 09, 2008, 06:18 PM真遗憾！因为我需要加班所以没有机会看奥运会的开幕式而且 You Tube 就没有开幕式的视频。有没有人知道我哪儿可以看开幕式？
bingge
August 09, 2008, 06:28 PMcassielin, I thought the opening ceremony was fantastic! Amazing! Awe inspiring! Of all the opening ceremonies I have watched (and remember), this was definitely the best, the most creative one. My favorite part was seeing little Lin Hao walking the floor with Yao Ming. 2nd best was...everything else ;^)
I was a little annoyed with the NBC announcers because they would speak during the announcement of the countries so many times I missed the chinese name of the country.
Zhang Yimou is indeed a genious!
barryb
August 09, 2008, 08:43 PMScottish bagpipes! I wasn't expecting that! An interesting cosmopolitan touch.
bblately
August 10, 2008, 02:39 AMyeah, why the scottish bagpipes! is it a chinese tradition that i didn't know about?
cassielin
August 10, 2008, 05:13 AM大家好，Thank you for your feedbacks!
Hope you guys can remember the two chinese famous sayings in the opening ceremony!
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！
四海之内皆兄弟！
And obitoddkenobi is right, Zhou Enlai used to say, "When you have a good drink of water, don't forget those who dug the well." In chinese, that means喝水不忘挖井人。The deeper meaning is 饮水思源。
Adam and xiaohu,
Here is the only one online link we can see the opening ceremony in China. I don't know if you can see it.
suburbanite
August 10, 2008, 10:10 AMI did not see the whole thing (looking for a DVD to be sold or a web replay of hightlights).
From what I did see, was probably the most beautiful prodouction ever for the olympics. The NBC commentations made a point "...they did it with people."
A great testament to the work of all the performers and production team.
It was stunning. I spoke with a friend in China and she said it was amazing. "Impressive" does not do it justice.
RJ
August 09, 2008, 01:29 PMCassielin,
all I can say is wow. I can only imagine how it would feel to be there. I have had other awe inspiring moments in China but I wish I could have been there to witness this one. You should be very proud. I was in China during the last olympics and you could feel the excitement in the air. Im sure this time it will be much more intense. I hope the rest goes as well as the opening ceremony.
-RJ
bambi87stars
August 09, 2008, 12:48 AMHi,
I'm very new to this group and to the Chinese language. I'm watching the opening ceremony right now being broadcasted on NBC and so far, only 45 minutes in I'm just blown away. The perfect precision of the performers and the technology they've shown so far is incredible.
They're still showing ancient Chinese culture right now and it's great to see how much history China has. I really love this opening ceremony so far, it's beautiful.