2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

GPTKB entity

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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