The ceremony sought to distill 5, 000 years of Chinese history - featuring everything from the Great Wall to opera puppets to astronauts, and achievements in art, music and science.

开幕式力求浓缩中国5000年的历史——从万里长城到京剧木偶，再到宇航员，还有艺术、音乐和科学方面的成就等，无所不有。