Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage today(Friday), celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise.Now ascendant as a global power, China welcomed
scores of world leaders to an opening ceremony watched by 91,000 people at the eye-catching
National Stadium and a potential audience of 4 billion worldwide. It was depicted as the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic history, book ended by barrages of some 30,000 fireworks.
- Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the
"Bird's Nest", during the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics.
- The Olympic rings are lifted during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
- A dancer performs during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
- Malaysian athletes enter the National Stadium during the opening ceremony for
the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
- People shout slogans praising China during a morning flag-raising ceremony at Tienanmen Square in Beijing August 8.
- Two Chinese on a bike are seen in the early morning dust and haze as they drive on an Olympic green alley Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, the morning of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage today(Friday), celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise.Now ascendant as a global power, China welcomed 
scores of world leaders to an opening ceremony watched by 91,000 people at the eye-catching National Stadium and a potential audience of 4 billion worldwide. It was depicted as the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic history, book ended by barrages of some 30,000 fireworks.
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