The photo taken on August 8, 2008 shows the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games held in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China

Chinese basketball star Yao Ming holds the Chinese national flag parades into the National Stadium at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, August 8, 2008

Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (BOCOG), delivers a speech during the opening ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in the National Stadium, on August 8, 2008

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2008)