“Friends have come from afar, How happy we are!” sang 2008 disciples of Confucius at the iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium.

This mighty Friday (888), The Kabonfootprint joins summer Olympic in China. Publishing the complete coverage on kabonfootprint where China welcoms the world to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It was the show that will be the new benchmark for any glitz-glam show in world..

The 4 hours jaw dropping opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic in Beijing was a combination of history, beauty, hi-tech, synchronicity, and discipline, involving 15000 performers.

The ceremony begins with the roll of thunder from two thousand fou drums and a battering of fireworks across the Chinese capital and from the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square to the National Stadium. Visit the official website here. Watch some of the awesome footage captured at the Beijing Games below:

1. Opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympics

2. Beijing Olympics Promos - Seven Network

3. 2008 Summer Olympic Mascot in Beijing

4. China Beijing Olympic National Stadium - Bird’s Nest

It wasn’t just the money or the spectacle, the imagination and the passion made it an unforgettable event. It sounded like a cry from the bowels of a nation eager to wow and sweep the world off it’s feet.

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