BEIJING is still the best both in opening and closing ceremony....it will be remembered forever...they showed their creativity,great effort and unity...im not a Chinese but i saluted their love and D-D-CATION towards their culture... what they did was truly amazing...without the help of those WELL KNOWN celebrities/singers yet they still managed to AWE the world...well done TALENTED,CREATIVE CHINA.
@@jasonma5931hahaha, I too watched this after seeing the Paris Olympics. (I don’t personally like the robotic nature of the Chinese ceremonies, or the fact that people were forced to wear diapers during them). But it is undeniable how impressive they were.
@@piffofdrabbitever heard of "small sacrifice for the greater good"? Or "ask not what your country can do for you..."? America and Western countries could use a lot of those thoughts now.
Watching this now exactly 10 year later is nostalgic, one of the best Olympics, every person involved to make it happen back then should be proud of himself/herself.👍☺
It's 2024, and I am still watching this. It's the best opening and closing ceremony ever in history. I'm not Chinese but I'm full of admiration for the effort the Chinese put in all these preparations. Diligence at its best
china's opening and closing ceremony was the best and the greatest in the history of the olympic games. i salute u Beijing China for hosting a spectacular event. AMAZING!!!!!
I'm British/Chinese and I am proud to be one. I loved the Beijing's closing ceremony and I think there's nothing wrong with the London Closing Ceremony, I really enjoyed it, yes its more like a concert but Britain has a popular music industry and it is part of the culture, not to mention, high tea, comedy and the respect of the deceased singers I loved it. But I really wish they do a better job on the opening ceremony though, I don't mind the others but the phone texting part was just ridiculous
i guess some say that beijing closing ceremony is boring cuz they can not fully understand the culture. i am a chinese so i can understand it and gain a lot of fun from it. for me this one is so touching as actually i can rarely see those traditonal performances nowadays. it is always good to remind people of their own culture and to cherish it. in my opinon there's no point to compare it with london ceremony as they are based on different cultures and history.
London didn't fail. It got huge praise and after all it was showing the world the history from where it is being hosted. I think it's an amazing idea. Brilliant. Enjoy the games guys and goodluck.
All the ceremonies are different, and that's what makes the Olympics so special. Athens showed off their history, Beijing showed off Chinese power, and London showed off their culture. The Olympics truly brings everyone together!
The point of the ceremonies is to highlight the history and culture of the host city. Every country and city has a different history and future. All of the ceremonies are special because they united the world under one roof. People need to get over the fact that London wasn't as spectacular as Beijing! Who knows if any ceremony will ever beat Beijing's! However, we need to stay supportive because as Pierre de Coubertin said, "The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
guys please also watch the 2008 Paralympics Opening Ceremony Beijing. It was equally jaws dropping with great musical compositions and massive synchronized choreography!
wel done china we r proud of our best friend in world and ur good performance in medels its ur nation's that win so much madels. thanks for all visitors and viewers in world GOOD LUCK for ALL.
London and Beijing were both good in different ways. to say one was better than the other is not the most mature way to look at it. they were both great ceremonies in their own way, Beijing was grand with incredible colours and fireworks and CGI special effects. London was a celebration of music and historical industry with soul filled references to the youth.
You can't be serious. The world doesn't owe any "appreciation" for the London Olympics Opening Ceremony to Britain simply because it was one of the first nations to industrialize. Britain had a large role in our recent world history, but your argument is so Anglophilic it's ridiculous. Britain's so-called "inventions" originate from thousands of WORLD history, not simply "because Britain made them".
i don't think some people understand that it's not the amount of money and extras that make an opening better. london was awful because the people in charge had no taste.
Every single Olympics in history did a great job. None of them are the best, they are equal. The olympics is to bring us together, not to split us up. You even see athletes becoming friends even if they were against each other. So, lets become. "One world." Not, one country and let Rio have their turn.
I think that Great Britain is so much more than music, I was hoping to see a little more of history and tribute to its culture and people, but their closing ceremony was more like 10% tribute to their culture and 90% tribute to their current celebrities
i was 8 when olympics in beiging happened, but i still remember a part of the closing ceremony: there was a lot of people with electronic violins (i guess) singing something like "beogi beiging" did anybody know anout that?
That was the point - it was supposed to be chaos / pandemonium. Im not british but I watched the ceremony on the BBC. They explained certain connections / references to various authors like John Milton & P. L. Travers. I guess you get a different impression with actual British commentary.
+Paolo Budiel We [UK] have deep history and culture, sadly, most of it can not be displayed in this form, although I feel they ought to have tried, no less, this is why we ended up what we did...we also spent only 9 billion, China spent 40 billion. However, London was okay and a huge huge event. Of course it's not what it ought to have been, but everybody knows China does everything better than everybody else and they have very very deep culture of which can be called upon and elegantly, effortlessly displayed in this form. Compared to China, every other was a school play. Lol.
+The Anti-Theist Why do you think the Chinese spent 40 billion on the Games and London a fraction of that cost? Because London isn't as insecure as Beijing was. London is a world class city with or without hosting the Olympics, it didn't need to spend so lavishly when it already had the infrastructure in place as well as a lot of the venues.Beijing may have outdone London in terms of scale (and let's not put the UK down here since China is a much bigger country) but London was better in terms of heart and soul.
+Tom Riddle LOL let's not do the comparison by putting down each other. If you're talking about "heart and soul", please search the history and culture of Beijing and comment again. I am sure Beijing wasn't only better than London in terms of scale and population. But yeah I would believe infrastructure and many other aspects in London are still better.
Seriously? Why can't we all just enjoy the performances? Instead of badmouthing each other's ceremonies and comparing them in a detrimental way, why not appreciate all the time and effort it must have taken to create these portrayals, and realize that each and every host nation has brought and will bring something new to the table? Isn't that what the Olympics are about--bringing people together? It's people who argue over such trivial things that make the world such a hard place to live in...
“My memory of the Beijing Olympics has not changed. It is a fake smile, an elaborate costume party with the sole intention of glorifying the country … Through authoritarian power a country can possess many things, but it cannot bring joy or happiness to its people.” Ai Weiwei Beijing showed the world, huge numbers of people doing as they are told in unison. GB showed individual freedom and creativity. It depends what floats your boat, both are pretty representative.
Criticising the ceremony isn't right. The London closing had a party atmosphere and it worked. Most people in the free world would appreciate the economic reality and London did it with imagination and a daftness that's charming.The important aspects were brilliant - the facilities, the Olympic village and not least, the welcome by the people of London. Let's hope that Rio will to do something good for theunfortunates in the Favelas and try to be half as inclusive as London 2012. Well done GB.
China: Efficiency, Team Work, Vision and Awe-Inspiring. UK: 007, HP, Fake Queen, Beatles and Mr.Bean. That is Britain in a nut-shell. The first thought I had on seeing 2012 Opening: Hobbits and Shire. And later on: Shire becoming industrialized.
Good for you, but Im sure there were plenty of people who thought it was much more dynamic, dramatic and humorous than thousands of people all banging drums at the time (which is what happens at every olympics). I don't blame you really, you would have to be British to understand most of it. It nostalgically and emotionally connected with us in a way which really isn't possible for someone living in a different country.
wow.. just simply amazed by how an uncontroversial video can arouse such controversial if not trivial and irrelevant comments... thanks ppl^^ had fun reading every curse and every insult.. made my day:P
this is crazy. this is more like year 2050 not 2008. still the best olympics opening and closing ceremony!!
BEIJING is still the best both in opening and closing ceremony....it will be remembered forever...they showed their creativity,great effort and unity...im not a Chinese but i saluted their love and D-D-CATION towards their culture...
what they did was truly amazing...without the help of those WELL KNOWN celebrities/singers yet they still managed to AWE the world...well done TALENTED,CREATIVE CHINA.
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Better than this shit now in2024 paris
@@jasonma5931hahaha, I too watched this after seeing the Paris Olympics. (I don’t personally like the robotic nature of the Chinese ceremonies, or the fact that people were forced to wear diapers during them). But it is undeniable how impressive they were.
@@piffofdrabbitever heard of "small sacrifice for the greater good"? Or "ask not what your country can do for you..."? America and Western countries could use a lot of those thoughts now.
had to come here after paris olympic opening caremony. nothing can beat beijing olympic 😭🤯 mindblowing
The performances that will make you chill and proud. That is Beijing olympic
i remember this so vividly. i was 9 during this Olympics event. never forget the light men of China
Will you marry me and move to China together?
this is the best closing ceremonies that i can recall
Watching this now exactly 10 year later is nostalgic, one of the best Olympics, every person involved to make it happen back then should be proud of himself/herself.👍☺
Una inaguracion increíble y perfecta ni london ni río lo han superado
@@victorhugovaleriosaldana6513
Sí señor!
An incredible and perfect inauguration neither London nor Rio have overcome it.
Let's see what happens in 2022, Beijing Winter Olympic games
HAHA NOT FUNNY
America now
@HAHA NOT FUNNY lmao, seriously?
@Aryan enjoy it
It will be no 1
ik you came here after watching 2024 paris
Here because Paris, France 2024 f*cked up. 😅
🇨🇳 Artistic poetry in motion vs 🇫🇷 freak show
One of the best Olympic ceremony ever,spectacular performances.❤
It's 2024, and I am still watching this. It's the best opening and closing ceremony ever in history. I'm not Chinese but I'm full of admiration for the effort the Chinese put in all these preparations. Diligence at its best
Best olympics ever. China is awsame. Respect.
What tf is awsame
both tried hard to make this huge event spectacular and we should appreciate their hard work
china's opening and closing ceremony was the best and the greatest in the history of the olympic games. i salute u Beijing China for hosting a spectacular event. AMAZING!!!!!
China have totally raise the bar for the olympic ceremony......
Not so many countries can afford Olympics nowadays...
اولمبياد باريس ٢٠٢٤ انتهت❤ واولمبياد بكين شفتها مباشر ❤ ايبا الايام تركض ❤ شهر ٨ الايام تركض ❤ صار ١٥ سنه على هذا المقطع ...!
ايباه ٢٠٢٤❤ شهر ١١ ❤
Still the best ever
Asakura YT always will be
Ficou mais bonita que a abertura de Paris!!!
Beijing 2008 and now it's Beijing 2022
that is winter Olympic in 2022 .
This funny , the comments section is funny , Some people even think the fire work is fake. Wtf hahha
5:36 that camera angle is amazing looking down on the ceremony from the olympic flame itself!
中华民族从来都是包含了各民族的多元文化汇成，包括满汉族之内的各民族的独特文化积累和融合才构成了让每个中国人为之自豪的华夏文明，（我是汉族）很开心看到您的发言。
I agree, the most beatiful ceremony, ever seen in the world!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like what makes up a cellular system! Damn cool!
I'm British/Chinese and I am proud to be one. I loved the Beijing's closing ceremony and I think there's nothing wrong with the London Closing Ceremony, I really enjoyed it, yes its more like a concert but Britain has a popular music industry and it is part of the culture, not to mention, high tea, comedy and the respect of the deceased singers I loved it. But I really wish they do a better job on the opening ceremony though, I don't mind the others but the phone texting part was just ridiculous
i guess some say that beijing closing ceremony is boring cuz they can not fully understand the culture. i am a chinese so i can understand it and gain a lot of fun from it. for me this one is so touching as actually i can rarely see those traditonal performances nowadays. it is always good to remind people of their own culture and to cherish it. in my opinon there's no point to compare it with london ceremony as they are based on different cultures and history.
London didn't fail. It got huge praise and after all it was showing the world the history from where it is being hosted. I think it's an amazing idea. Brilliant. Enjoy the games guys and goodluck.
Makes me cry… every time!
You are soft
Just finished watching the Tokyo Olympics 2021, Beijing is still the best.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤sauchunleondechoa🎉
Bejing set the bar so high for future opening & closing ceremonies
All the ceremonies are different, and that's what makes the Olympics so special. Athens showed off their history, Beijing showed off Chinese power, and London showed off their culture. The Olympics truly brings everyone together!
Very marvelous,good job.
This was the first Olympic games I remember since I was born, so I consider this my first Olympics.
The point of the ceremonies is to highlight the history and culture of the host city. Every country and city has a different history and future. All of the ceremonies are special because they united the world under one roof. People need to get over the fact that London wasn't as spectacular as Beijing! Who knows if any ceremony will ever beat Beijing's! However, we need to stay supportive because as Pierre de Coubertin said, "The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
guys please also watch the 2008 Paralympics Opening Ceremony Beijing. It was equally jaws dropping with great musical compositions and massive synchronized choreography!
Well done London for a fantastic Paralympic opening ceremony!
wonderful vedeo . i enjoyed watching,i wish you good luck!
Pretty proud:)
You dont have to speak it out? can u just keep it in ur mind, these kind of words make us Chinese look stupid as fk
iZzy Yue what's wrong with saying that you're proud?
+iZzy Yue wtf? it's great to be proud of your country
SUPER GALING!!! I keep watching this over and over. and it never cease to amaze me
the uk i mean!! the best of the best!!!!!!!!!!! such a luxury !!! we are very fortunate to to see such and amazing show!
wel done china we r proud of our best friend in world and ur good performance in medels its ur nation's that win so much madels.
thanks for all visitors and viewers in world GOOD LUCK for ALL.
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I am truly amazed at the Beijing's performance at the Olympics...they used the same person for every sport.
please be nice to other , you wil bring peace and joy to your self.
every ceremony every country are different , I happy with all .
WATCH IT LIVE----
ROCK
Amazing
Good Luck London. You're gonna need it for being a follow up to Beijing.
absolutly agree with you china's both ceremonies are amazing
This was amazing.
Three words.Incredible Breath taking =D
London and Beijing were both good in different ways. to say one was better than the other is not the most mature way to look at it. they were both great ceremonies in their own way, Beijing was grand with incredible colours and fireworks and CGI special effects. London was a celebration of music and historical industry with soul filled references to the youth.
The Hindhead Bypass was getting built that time in 2008 ready for London 2012
What a fantastic ceremony!
fantastic event..thanks 4 the upload
You can't be serious. The world doesn't owe any "appreciation" for the London Olympics Opening Ceremony to Britain simply because it was one of the first nations to industrialize. Britain had a large role in our recent world history, but your argument is so Anglophilic it's ridiculous. Britain's so-called "inventions" originate from thousands of WORLD history, not simply "because Britain made them".
i don't think some people understand that it's not the amount of money and extras that make an opening better. london was awful because the people in charge had no taste.
Every single Olympics in history did a great job. None of them are the best, they are equal. The olympics is to bring us together, not to split us up. You even see athletes becoming friends even if they were against each other. So, lets become. "One world." Not, one country and let Rio have their turn.
I think that Great Britain is so much more than music, I was hoping to see a little more of history and tribute to its culture and people, but their closing ceremony was more like 10% tribute to their culture and 90% tribute to their current celebrities
I’m here again after watching the Japanese one
i was 8 when olympics in beiging happened, but i still remember a part of the closing ceremony: there was a lot of people with electronic violins (i guess) singing something like "beogi beiging"
did anybody know anout that?
I watched this 1 month before finishing Kindergarden
WOW! UNBELIEVABLE!
beijing opening was beautifully done !!! cant wait to see what london has to show!!! XD
That was the point - it was supposed to be chaos / pandemonium. Im not british but I watched the ceremony on the BBC. They explained certain connections / references to various authors like John Milton & P. L. Travers. I guess you get a different impression with actual British commentary.
compared to Beijing, london was a school play, the have so little culture and imagination.
+Paolo Budiel We [UK] have deep history and culture, sadly, most of it can not be displayed in this form, although I feel they ought to have tried, no less, this is why we ended up what we did...we also spent only 9 billion, China spent 40 billion. However, London was okay and a huge huge event. Of course it's not what it ought to have been, but everybody knows China does everything better than everybody else and they have very very deep culture of which can be called upon and elegantly, effortlessly displayed in this form.
Compared to China, every other was a school play. Lol.
+The Anti-Theist TRUTH
+The Anti-Theist Why do you think the Chinese spent 40 billion on the Games and London a fraction of that cost? Because London isn't as insecure as Beijing was. London is a world class city with or without hosting the Olympics, it didn't need to spend so lavishly when it already had the infrastructure in place as well as a lot of the venues.Beijing may have outdone London in terms of scale (and let's not put the UK down here since China is a much bigger country) but London was better in terms of heart and soul.
+Tom Riddle LOL let's not do the comparison by putting down each other. If you're talking about "heart and soul", please search the history and culture of Beijing and comment again. I am sure Beijing wasn't only better than London in terms of scale and population. But yeah I would believe infrastructure and many other aspects in London are still better.
+LEE KP Historically, China is the only country who earns money on this Olympic game
Great ceremony! Just fills one with joy watching it! Paris on the otherhand only fills people with repulsion.
yo me pregunto cuanto dinero habran invertido los chinos en todo ese espectaculo...😍🇨🇳
Billones de Yuanes
My favs were The Forging Of the Olympic Rings and Seven Athletes and the Lighting of the Beacons.
of course ，it is still standing .it took so much building it !
the ik ceremony the best so far!!! will be very hard to see anithing like that again!
I think these were the best olympics=D
I love London... but watching this opening ceremony did hurt...
Seriously?
Why can't we all just enjoy the performances? Instead of badmouthing each other's ceremonies and comparing them in a detrimental way, why not appreciate all the time and effort it must have taken to create these portrayals, and realize that each and every host nation has brought and will bring something new to the table? Isn't that what the Olympics are about--bringing people together? It's people who argue over such trivial things that make the world such a hard place to live in...
I don't really see why ppl are comparing ceremonies, coz (yes, I'm british), our ceremony was truly british and china's ceremony was amazing too. :)
i didnt see the closing ceremony i was so sad but now ive seen half of it.
“My memory of the Beijing Olympics has not changed. It is a fake smile, an elaborate costume party with the sole intention of glorifying the country … Through authoritarian power a country can possess many things, but it cannot bring joy or happiness to its people.” Ai Weiwei
Beijing showed the world, huge numbers of people doing as they are told in unison. GB showed individual freedom and creativity. It depends what floats your boat, both are pretty representative.
absolutely!!
Beijing made it!!!!... the PRESSURE is ON for LONDON!!!
'hoping for another successful olympics just like in 2008 :D
always look on the bright side of life
Good
@MrAntonpao Agree with you at that time, but when 2008, Beijing beat the whole world by 1002020303404 miles ahead.
THANKS FOR YOUR CUTE COMMENT!
Go China! You rocked this, you should be very proud!
That I accept. Thank you.
I strongly agree with you!!!
Thanks stardoll ^^ !
Can't wait to see what London does! Love from Beijing! 中国加油!
Best Games ever
I have many Chinese friends - still in China. I feel sad sometimes when they talk to me and I see how much information is withheld from them
Weighing up the competition.
wow i really want that kind of bike cycle look so cool
Criticising the ceremony isn't right. The London closing had a party atmosphere and it worked. Most people in the free world would appreciate the economic reality and London did it with imagination and a daftness that's charming.The important aspects were brilliant - the facilities, the Olympic village and not least, the welcome by the people of London. Let's hope that Rio will to do something good for theunfortunates in the Favelas and try to be half as inclusive as London 2012. Well done GB.
China: Efficiency, Team Work, Vision and Awe-Inspiring.
UK: 007, HP, Fake Queen, Beatles and Mr.Bean. That is Britain in a nut-shell.
The first thought I had on seeing 2012 Opening: Hobbits and Shire. And later on: Shire becoming industrialized.
yeah ur right! This was the best! And I'm proud to be a Chinese:)
From who? every single person i have spoke to about it that's who. It was incredible and shows why this nation is so great.
agreed, even though i was hoping it was gonna be ok, i doubted it...
Lindo amei foi muito criativo
Good for you, but Im sure there were plenty of people who thought it was much more dynamic, dramatic and humorous than thousands of people all banging drums at the time (which is what happens at every olympics).
I don't blame you really, you would have to be British to understand most of it. It nostalgically and emotionally connected with us in a way which really isn't possible for someone living in a different country.
wow.. just simply amazed by how an uncontroversial video can arouse such controversial if not trivial and irrelevant comments... thanks ppl^^ had fun reading every curse and every insult.. made my day:P
I like it very much