The Olympic flags and the Chinese national flag flutter near the National Stadium, namely the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, at 3:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 17-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the Bird's Nest at 8:00 PM on August 8.

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2008)