Countdown to Olympic Opening Ceremony


Photo taken on 12:00 AM on August 8, 2008 shows the National Stadium, 8-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.



Taxi drivers wait outside the Main Press Center (MPC) in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, at about 10:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 10-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.



Journalists start their work at the Main Press Center (MPC) in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, at about 10:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 10-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.





Wang Wei (2nd L), executive vice president of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee (BOCOG), visits the office of China's Xinhua News Agency at the Main Press Center (MPC) in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, at about 9:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 11-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.

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