Source: CCTV.com
06-25-2008 09:32
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesThe Olympic Cultural Festival "Meet In Beijing - 2008" unveils the line up for its out door events. There was a big kick off Monday night as crowds gathered at the Canal Cultural Square in Beijing's eastern Tongzhou District. Let's have a look at some highlights.
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| The Olympic Cultural Festival "Meet In Beijing - 2008" unveils the line up for its out door events.(Photo: CCTV.com) |
The drizzle cooled the steamy early summer heat. But the rain didn't dampen the passion of the performers or of the audience. Performers from Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City and the Hartford chorale from New York City put on a song and dance show in the rain.
The Olympic Cultural Festival was inaugurated in 2003. 2008 is its sixth session. Hundreds of artists and troupes from China and around the world are putting on a cultural extravaganza.
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| The Olympic Cultural Festival "Meet In Beijing - 2008" unveils the line up for its out door events.(Photo: CCTV.com) |
One of the objectives is to show off China's folk art and its intangible heritage - in performance and at exhibitions.
"Meet in Beijing - 2008" runs until mid September.
Editor:Liu Fang
