Source: Xinhua

08-24-2008 23:07

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge were ushered into the Presidential Box on the VIP stand of the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing on Sunday night.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony held in National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with International 
Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) during the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony held in 
National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, capital 
of China, Aug. 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games is scheduled to start minutes later in the stadium.

Chinese President Hu Jintao waves as he arrives at the Presidential Box on the VIP stand of the National Stadium prior to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese President Hu Jintao waves as he 
arrives at the Presidential Box on the VIP 
stand of the National Stadium prior to the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony
in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2008.
(Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

 

Editor:Zhao Shanchao