Saw 2024 Paris opening and had to revisit Beijing’s magnificent opening to get Olympic spirit awaken. My Olympic mojo is back to normal now. Thank you.
Paris Olympic arrived just to let us appreciate the 100%+ creativity of Chinese people and the joy they brought to the Athletes as well as the audiences. Kudos
This is my favorite opening ceremony ever. The whole time I thought this was done computerized. My jaw dropped after seeing all those people inside. This took ALOTTTT of practice to be that synchronized
As a student volunteer, i had the honor to participate all the process of Beijing 2008 Olympic. I was there for the opening ceremony, and my classmates and I were so moved that we cried together. I was in charge of traffic control at the basketball arena throughout the basketball game and got to meet all the big international players in person. Looking back on it all now, I am so blessed.
Thinking it was all computerized....we recall being STUNNED when they revealed there were humans in those boxes. Jaw dropping moment. Will never forget that.
This set the standard for all future opening ceremonies. So far, no country has even been close to meeting the bar China has set in terms of scale and production quality.
Honestly London 2012 was the closest one. The sets in London was just extravagant and Grand. Pandemonium was a segment that was cold and strict that I couldn’t help but get emotional. BUT, Beijing still wins out because of how focused the entire productions are. The London ceremony was grand but it was BUSY, lots of characters and moving parts. Nothing wrong with that but Beijing is able to have ONE FOCUS by comparison. It feels…CLEANER to watch
Watched this live on tv when i was in school, i wanted to watch a few more times but back then our place didnt have internet. But now i always come back to this.
Through their dedication, through their planing, They show us the greatest Olympic ceremony man who ever seen. And thrust me no one can defeat that record in the future. Congrats from Sri Lanka.
I recall watching this with my dad, we were trying to figure out how it was done until the reveal at the end, truly amazing, will never forget that moment.
Bravo to the performers! It was incredible! To do it inside those boxes was hard enough but during Beijing’s hot summer! Speechless! My favorite part of the opening for sure!
Just sharing, from the 3rd min onwards, the commentators didnt get it, the performers are trying to present how the chinese word Harmony evolves over time through generations, which has a strong meaning, but instead, the commentator simply said this word appears a few times, they fail to see the difference in writing haha
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing with the world. What a difference with 2024 Opening Ceremony the French need to learn from you guys, my respect to the Chinese culture!
I would just like to say, at 2:32 there is an extra block on the left that wasn’t supposed to rise raised up in an accident. And there is a beautiful story behind it. There are hundreds of thousands of movements that is unique for each block out of like a few hundred blocks. And the person controlling that block had the block broken. A screw came loose and in an interview after, he said he used his pinky to replace the screw and it bled through the rest of the performance. He claimed he did it for the country and he continued on for the rest couple thousand movements. Although a mistake, a mistake that will be hovered. And a few more notes to tell everyone: the people controlling the blocks are *SOLDIERS*. Yes, you read that right. They are the only people who have the courage to perform in font of the entire world. Also, these soldiers were wearing adult diapers since they were kept under the stage 3 HOURS before the start of the opening ceremony and lasted another 2 hours under the stage while the performance was happening. They were wearing headphones to keep on track with their movements and with half a year practicing with headphones, a lot of them got problems with their ears. Thank you to Yimou Zhang 张艺谋 for arranging the show and to everyone who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics❤🇨🇳
hosts glad u know the ‘harmony’ word , but the character is not only for us Chinese but more importantly, to the rest of world especially some war-like countries...such as ....
4:37- The interpreter dint mention that were actually 3 different character of Harmony in different era of that word evolution. It is not the same Harmony character appear 3rd time, the first 2 character were using thousand years ago, the 3rd one is the modern character of Harmony 和. 以和为贵
This actually shows the power of China, it is very, very impressive. It gives goosebumps! Paris opening ceremony showed the degeneracy of France, and it made the world sick.
They're told what will happen so they can commentate properly, but they addded their own political opinions to put China down, which is unprofessional.
we can see how much of China weigh Olympic via the effort they put in. hardwork appreciation and positive values this is how a opening ceremony should be! not mocking others religion and self claim that is inclusiveness, shame! and thats make me back here
Qanday ulug‘vor sahna ko'rinishlar. O‘zini chinakam xurmat qilgan va buyukligini ifoda eta olgan davlarning ochilish marosimi. Bu chinakam Xitoy tavsifi. Sizga chuqur chuqur xurmat buyuk davlat.
Yup, their documentary show one the team members say it is impossible for 6k ppl to do that. Then they went to MIT to simulate each movement wanted in 3d and record down
@@dragondescendant1 Beijing literally means "North capital", And Beiping(where the word Peiking original from) literally means "pacified the North". They we're both used in the past, When Beijing is not capital, it called Beiping, When it is capital it called Beijing. The Peiking translation came to exist During dearly 1900s, which Nanjing (literally means "South capital') was capital, that's why it called Beiping that time. However during The qing dynasty, which before ROC, it was used a capital, then it called Beijing. Both Beiping and Nanjing are mispronounced By foreigner as "Peiking" and "Nanking" and wrote in their geography books. So Beijing is a name according to the function of the city. Because it is using as state capital, it should called Beijing not Beiping, and let's through the mispronounced work "peiking" out of the window.
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Can’t believe 16 years later this still hasn’t been topped. Hats off to the dedication it took to pull this off
paris 2024 brought me here
Me too😂
damn i missing this type of opening ceremony
same😂
miss this very much
you feel inspired after watching
i feel disgusting after watching the paris ver.
me too
Who's over here washing the bad taste of the Paris Olympics opening, China set the bar here, and nobody's been able to reach it
Me
Paris2024 set another bar...
@@paulwang6738 true. lol. positive way of thinking. i love it!
See Greece 2004. Honors the history of all people in the Olympics 👍🏻
これめっちゃ好きなんだけど思い出す人少ないのかなあ
ふと思い出して見ても感動する
北京五輪開会式で服装設計の担当は日本人のアーティスト石岡瑛子さまです。中国人として感謝の気持ちを申し上げます
Saw 2024 Paris opening and had to revisit Beijing’s magnificent opening to get Olympic spirit awaken. My Olympic mojo is back to normal now. Thank you.
The best, absolutely the BEST open ceremony EVER. ❤
Yes agreed...love beijing
Paris Olympic arrived just to let us appreciate the 100%+ creativity of Chinese people and the joy they brought to the Athletes as well as the audiences. Kudos
Came here to cleanse my eyes after seeing Paris 2024
haha. me too. that blue balls guy hunts me in my dreams
😂😂@@wengo44
😂😂😂
이것에 대해선 파리지앵들 빼고 모두 같은 마음이지요 ㅋ
I’ve been disappointed watching every opening ceremony since this one lol
I am looking forward to Japan opening ceremony
Exactly!!!
See this is why ever country should be a dictatorship that kills it's citizens if the screw up the Olympic Opening Ceremony for lack of national pride
@@DakotaWolf666 silence furry
@Angarag Batzul you came back here right after the ceremony? hahahaha same here
This is my favorite opening ceremony ever. The whole time I thought this was done computerized. My jaw dropped after seeing all those people inside. This took ALOTTTT of practice to be that synchronized
I remember watching this live when I was a kid. It blew my mind that people were inside and making the blocks move.
@@jeffrow94 It's actually hydraulics and computerized. The people are just there to appear at the end but didn't make the movement themselves.
@@sempercrescere6274 🤷👍
Pure art. Spectacular ❤
Best Olympics opening 🙌
clean my eyes from 2024 paris....
Here after subpar 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony.
The most amazing show ever produced by humans. This was out of this World Amazing.
This amazing show cost 100 Million US Dollars. Absolutely worth it!
As a student volunteer, i had the honor to participate all the process of Beijing 2008 Olympic. I was there for the opening ceremony, and my classmates and I were so moved that we cried together. I was in charge of traffic control at the basketball arena throughout the basketball game and got to meet all the big international players in person. Looking back on it all now, I am so blessed.
公大的
@@ZONTA-LEE 公大是哪
五棵松志愿者！幸会！我当时也是的
Yes, everyone knows why each other is here
they all look so happy to participate in this ceremony, it’s really touching. they are proud of their work and their country
Welcome to china
They better be smile or they would get punishment by the government😂
@@lht2007 Why do you think that? We Chinese people would be really proud of ourselves if we could take part in such a globally acclaimed ceremony.😂
you are a member of government official or you are a rumormonger
Most of these performers were volunteers.
2008 is the best Olympic opening
Periodt!
Yea gotta agree
Yess
i have to agree with this...after watch the Paris mess
Astonished, Incredible! So unreal performance 💗..well done China 👏
Thinking it was all computerized....we recall being STUNNED when they revealed there were humans in those boxes. Jaw dropping moment. Will never forget that.
Especially under the summer heat!
Individualism is a failed ideology.
I will never forget. I was only 15 years old and remember screaming and telling my mom they're humans. 😂😂😂😂❤
i was STUNNED
This set the standard for all future opening ceremonies. So far, no country has even been close to meeting the bar China has set in terms of scale and production quality.
Come 2024 and Paris, France f*cked up. 😅
🇨🇳 Artistic poetry in motion vs 🇫🇷 freak show
Honestly London 2012 was the closest one. The sets in London was just extravagant and Grand. Pandemonium was a segment that was cold and strict that I couldn’t help but get emotional.
BUT, Beijing still wins out because of how focused the entire productions are. The London ceremony was grand but it was BUSY, lots of characters and moving parts. Nothing wrong with that but Beijing is able to have ONE FOCUS by comparison. It feels…CLEANER to watch
Here because Paris, France f*cked up.
🇨🇳 Artistic poetry in motion vs 🇫🇷 freak show
After watching the Paris opening ceremony, Beijing is still the best.
This particular part is why Beijing 2008 remains the best opening ceremony ever. They really cant top this one. 😂
100%
Russia
Watched this live on tv when i was in school, i wanted to watch a few more times but back then our place didnt have internet. But now i always come back to this.
16 years later, still can’t match this one 😂
Through their dedication, through their planing, They show us the greatest Olympic ceremony man who ever seen. And thrust me no one can defeat that record in the future. Congrats from Sri Lanka.
Best stunning pure art olympic opening games cerimony!!!
the way my eyes went wide and jaw dropped as the men came out of those printing press things lol wow
I thought it was done on a digital platform but it is unbelievable ....Only china can do it
I agree with you
As a Chinese, I am stunned, I don't know how much effort they have put into it
Only China huh?
@@jonathandeutsch4010 I mean yes
@@giorgiochen7810 did you have to leave China to answer?
The costume designer is Japanese artist 石岡瑛子. As a Chinese, I would like to express my gratitude to her for her great contribution.
You are a good chinese
Unbelievable opening
thanks~
Along with Athens, the most spectacular, artistic & meaningful opening ceremony to date!
You serious? Comparing Athens to China, especially their opening, c'mon get outta here
I recall watching this with my dad, we were trying to figure out how it was done until the reveal at the end, truly amazing, will never forget that moment.
我是看完2021东京开幕式后来洗眼睛的
😂😂
巴黎之后，你应该需要再来一次，😂
😂😂😂
2024我来了……😂
Kudos to the NBC commentators very providing an informative and authentic narrative. The visuals are spellbinding!!
Bravo to the performers! It was incredible! To do it inside those boxes was hard enough but during Beijing’s hot summer! Speechless! My favorite part of the opening for sure!
Just sharing, from the 3rd min onwards, the commentators didnt get it, the performers are trying to present how the chinese word Harmony evolves over time through generations, which has a strong meaning, but instead, the commentator simply said this word appears a few times, they fail to see the difference in writing haha
And then they had to say that China is in disharmony
Chinese reminding Westerners of their unity and might
This made my childhood. That brings me so good memories!
Jaw dropping understatement...I got chills
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing with the world.
What a difference with 2024 Opening Ceremony the French need to learn from you guys, my respect to the Chinese culture!
Translation of performers’ words: people from all over the world are all my brothers
Unforgettable this was! In my view, unlikely to be bettered!
This became my gold standard for drama and spectacle. Nothing will compare to this ever again.
2019. Cada vez que lo veo me emociono. Que disciplina. La música espectacular.
I would just like to say, at 2:32 there is an extra block on the left that wasn’t supposed to rise raised up in an accident. And there is a beautiful story behind it. There are hundreds of thousands of movements that is unique for each block out of like a few hundred blocks. And the person controlling that block had the block broken. A screw came loose and in an interview after, he said he used his pinky to replace the screw and it bled through the rest of the performance. He claimed he did it for the country and he continued on for the rest couple thousand movements. Although a mistake, a mistake that will be hovered.
And a few more notes to tell everyone: the people controlling the blocks are *SOLDIERS*. Yes, you read that right. They are the only people who have the courage to perform in font of the entire world. Also, these soldiers were wearing adult diapers since they were kept under the stage 3 HOURS before the start of the opening ceremony and lasted another 2 hours under the stage while the performance was happening. They were wearing headphones to keep on track with their movements and with half a year practicing with headphones, a lot of them got problems with their ears. Thank you to Yimou Zhang 张艺谋 for arranging the show and to everyone who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics❤🇨🇳
Thank you for sharing this. Long live art! ❤
girl u made that up stahp
now every time I see a machine in China, I'm questioning if there is a man sitting inside it.
This Opening Ceremony and Prince's Super Bowl Half Time Show Best Of All Time.
As part Greek My people and I give the utmost respect for China!.Absolutely breathtaking.
I'm here after france 2024 to remember what china have done 16 years ago
me too, miss the beijing one.
Best opening ceremony ever
*Athens 2004 pukes*
Good opening, but I would not say best "ever".
i am here because paris 2024 is yawn fest. No country in this decade can beat Beijings 2008 opening ceremony.
能打败中国的只有🇨🇳
The Best of the Best.
best ever !! precise and discipline 👍🏻
After 12 years and look back this ceremony performance. This is so wow and the meaning of peace they bring is touching.
had to come here after Tokyo to wake myself up
Tokyo ceremony was lowkey creepy lmao
The best ever. This is the bar!
can't not stop crying, so pround of my contuntry
嘿嘿~
我也是！内心油然而生的自豪与感动
we will reclaim the honor, bro~
That was literally jaw dropping, as in my jaw actually dropped while watching this life. 😯
Who is here after the Paris Olympic?😂
This is a real master class...still the best
hosts glad u know the ‘harmony’ word , but the character is not only for us Chinese but more importantly, to the rest of world especially some war-like countries...such as ....
What?
Trump and Pompeo state of lie cheat and stealth ;P
The US could use some harmony right now
Yeah, lots of hypocrisy from the US that makes me embarrassed to live here.
4:37- The interpreter dint mention that were actually 3 different character of Harmony in different era of that word evolution. It is not the same Harmony character appear 3rd time, the first 2 character were using thousand years ago, the 3rd one is the modern character of Harmony 和.
以和为贵
I can't stop watching this. That reveal at the end!
Who else is here to bleach their brains after watching the paris 2024 opening ceremony 😂
So proud of you china , iam from indonesia
Yeni Dahlia China，not Japan
Hahahahha
Please respect
China, Not Japan!
Yeni Dahlia idiot
That’s insane
The best ceremony with Athens ! Hope it would be more than that at Tokyo 2020, congrats China !
This didn't age well, lol
Come back to wasch again l love this show
“Don’t go away! Why would you?” Lol
A-M-A--Z-I-N-G
2021 still watching this
2023 still amazed
Giving me goosebumps.
Oh China, I can’t stop loving you..!
Found a Chinese shill
Queen Elizabeth II Found the western ignoramus.
Then 2020 happened
How about now? We were being duped back then too.
Yeah this looks amazing but think about the human rights violations that went into making it
we all know why were here after 16 years =)))
Yeah bro
Yes
me too, need to clean my soul
Perfect and meaningful
Just an awesome display.
This actually shows the power of China, it is very, very impressive.
It gives goosebumps!
Paris opening ceremony showed the degeneracy of France, and it made the world sick.
This opening and the Athens opening are top tier
Athens set the bar
Amazing. No wonder cartman got nightmares
The commentators know their stuff
But they are annoying 😂
They're told what will happen so they can commentate properly, but they addded their own political opinions to put China down, which is unprofessional.
Jaw dropping!!!
The best opening even
Какая синхронизации супер 🔥🔥💥😍👌✌️👍👍👍
Fabulously awesome!!
Diligence and intelligence are all we have
And teamwork.
we can see how much of China weigh Olympic via the effort they put in.
hardwork appreciation and positive values
this is how a opening ceremony should be!
not mocking others religion and self claim that is inclusiveness, shame!
and thats make me back here
Olympic 2021 Tokyo on 22 July 2021
Keep the eyes on.
Qanday ulug‘vor sahna ko'rinishlar. O‘zini chinakam xurmat qilgan va buyukligini ifoda eta olgan davlarning ochilish marosimi. Bu chinakam Xitoy tavsifi. Sizga chuqur chuqur xurmat buyuk davlat.
Amazing
they didn’t mention that the last iteration of “harmony” is the simplified modern way of writing that character (subtle difference)!
So proud to be chinese
I am suffering a fresh wave of embarrassment for the French after watching this.
We all know why we are here
how can they use people do that ， that‘s amazing
Yup, their documentary show one the team members say it is impossible for 6k ppl to do that. Then they went to MIT to simulate each movement wanted in 3d and record down
Sorry London and Rio,China went too far!!
scared the sh*t out of me in 2008, I was like 5
哈哈
they did it with people, not computers, not hydraulics, people lol
"Pekin?"
No. It's "Beijing." Welcome to the 21st century.
Beijing is Literally Peking
but people still call the dish as Peking duck, not Beijing duck.
@@dragondescendant1 Beijing literally means "North capital", And Beiping(where the word Peiking original from) literally means "pacified the North". They we're both used in the past, When Beijing is not capital, it called Beiping, When it is capital it called Beijing. The Peiking translation came to exist During dearly 1900s, which Nanjing (literally means "South capital') was capital, that's why it called Beiping that time. However during The qing dynasty, which before ROC, it was used a capital, then it called Beijing. Both Beiping and Nanjing are mispronounced By foreigner as "Peiking" and "Nanking" and wrote in their geography books.
So Beijing is a name according to the function of the city. Because it is using as state capital, it should called Beijing not Beiping, and let's through the mispronounced work "peiking" out of the window.
@@fengfrank5073 I know that.