Chinese basketball player Yao Ming attends the flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Village, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. The Chinese delegation held the first flag-raising ceremony here on Sunday morning after the village officially opened to athletes.

Yao Ming (2nd L, top row) smiles wihle posing for a family photo of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games after the flag-raising ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the Olympic Village, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2008. The Chinese delegation held the first flag-raising ceremony here on Sunday morning after the village officially opened to athletes.

(Xinhua News Agency July 28, 2008)