Source: China Daily
05-02-2009 09:48
BEIJING, May 2 -- It was like another Olympics had come home to roost at the Bird's Nest.
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Friday night, as the stadium hosted the Jackie Chan and His Friends Concert in front of a 50,000-strong audience. It was the first major public event since the Games ended more than eight months ago. |
Friday night, as the stadium hosted the Jackie Chan and His Friends Concert in front of a 50,000-strong audience. It was the first major public event since the Games ended more than eight months ago.
"The Bird's Nest is a legend, so is Jackie Chan. You don't see this stardom combination often," said Xue Dong, a 40-year-old visitor from Panjin, Liaoning province, who was wearing the white cap of a tour group that arrived in Beijing on Friday morning
The architectural wonder experienced the stunning Olympic opening ceremony, record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt and a jaw-breaking withdrawal of hurdler Liu Xiang. But hours before its first major post-Olympic event, it still saw Chinese families, couples and foreigners, among thousands of other tourists, refreshing their memories of the Olympics.