2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:attendedBy	gptkb:Ban_Ki-moon gptkb:George_W._Bush gptkb:Nicolas_Sarkozy gptkb:Vladimir_Putin gptkb:Hu_Jintao gptkb:Emperor_Akihito
gptkbp:broadcastOn	gptkb:BBC gptkb:NBC gptkb:CBC gptkb:Seven_Network gptkb:ARD CCTV over 200 countries
gptkbp:budget	US$100 million
gptkbp:city	gptkb:Beijing
gptkbp:country	gptkb:China
gptkbp:date	2008-08-08
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Zhang_Yimou
gptkbp:duration	4 hours
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:2012_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Beijing_National_Stadium
gptkbp:notableArtist	15000
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:choral_music gptkb:fireworks gptkb:painting release of doves Olympic cauldron lighting parade of nations Confucius quotes Tai Chi performance widely praised for artistic and technical achievement footprint fireworks mass drumming some fireworks digitally enhanced for TV lip-sync controversy involving Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi
gptkbp:notablePerformer	gptkb:Sarah_Brightman gptkb:Jackie_Chan gptkb:Lang_Lang gptkb:Yao_Ming gptkb:Lin_Hao gptkb:Liu_Huan
gptkbp:notableSong	gptkb:You_and_Me
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:2008_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2004_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony
gptkbp:startDate	20:00 CST
gptkbp:targetAudience	91000
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Harmony
gptkbp:torchLighter	gptkb:Li_Ning
gptkbp:torchRelayFinale	Li Ning 'ran' around the stadium rim
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Olympic_Green,_Chaoyang_District,_Beijing gptkb:Olympic_Green gptkb:Tan_Jing
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6