Lighting the Olympic cauldron - Beijing 2008

[alfaceandrice]

Better than the TV Version.

[wewewed62]

btw ur voice very sexy!! "all over the sky"supa sexy, god...

[wewewed62]

omg i heard sum1 said "wtf" in chinese at 2:13 hahaha

[mhieliel]

at 5:00 love it!

[tantcx]

Lucky you, hope you have a wide screen camera.

[ianislands]

el encendido no fue mucho de mi agrado, me gusto mas el de Sydney Atenas y Barcelona, pero en lo que fueron los fuegos pirotecnicos, nadie les va a ganar a los chinos!!

[suziesu921]

Great Job. Let us have another view of opening ceremony. Thanks.

[burster14]

GREAT video!!! I would have killed to be there.

[burster14]

It's amazing that they were able to keep the cauldron a secret - it was in view for months! Message me for details and pictures of the cauldron's contruction.

[kennethyeah]

thanks for posting this. i think NBC cut off too much of the firework coverage. what a pity!! i compare this clip with the NBC coverage. this one shows much better and longer firework. Thank you again!!!

[toonheaded1]

beijing 2008 biggest sporting event of 2008 until london 2012 even bigger than superbowl 42 and wrestle mania 24 and world series 2008

[dcheng30]

look at 2:33 thats cool

[ShokuMasterLord]

You lucky BLEEP! I didn't even get to go to Beijing!

[saulito121188]

muy buen video felicidades

[ImAPainTer80]

REal awesome!

[wikct2]

Thanks for posting.

[Aikidopoi]

Amazing.

[Jessicaaloveschris]

That must of been awesome to see in person..

[biogenerator]

nice vid!..

awesome!..

[bradfreak]

nice video... thanks for uploading it...

God Bless...

From:Philippines

[uncleval02]

Great video. I had a similar perspective at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Enjoy your time there. There will never be a time like it again in your life. Awesome job.

[debugator]

Wow

[fomiz]

2nd that

[KillaCraz]

make that 3

[kloski]

make it 4

[Kythos]

Make it 5

[obbytoo]

Nice angle. Caught the moment very well too!

[Sandcat87]

I pity anyone in Beijing with a sore head that day! :P

Awesome display. :]

[bobwilkhu]

Your voice is hot!

[harwetopa]

Oh, that was soooo beautiful! And the best part was, even if you couldn't be in the Bird's Nest for the opening, what a fantastic view you had of the city's fireworks after the lighting...and to know for certain that these were NOT computer generated!!!

Lucky, lucky you! I hope you enjoy the rest of your visit in China...

...And thank you for sharing this with us!

[xkellyz]

the fireworks after lighting of the torch is real?! I heard that it was fake? Cool!

[lfz32]

hmm, if it looked real, than its real.. cause its firework, we only watch it, not touch it

[tomrei]

i like your comment!

[Kythos]

Only those in the perimeters of the bird's nest are CGI (Computer Generated Images) claiming that they are lasers.

[nikiwonoto]

i've heard that you gotta see it from INSIDE the Bird's Nest, 'cuz it's 100 times better (& more spectacular) than seeing from only at OUTSIDE.

but yeah i know, to get inside is pretty expensive..

[Xone7]

Wonderful!

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[Grubster11]

lol Im standing outside with a bunch of chinese people

[aristeomiguel]

wow, this is the first vid of the lighting of the cauldron part which is taken outside the bird's nest! great opening ceremony...

so far, I have seen 3 Olympic opening ceremonies on tv (Athens 2004, Torino 2006 and Beijing 2008)....this is the best! the most spectacular!

a GOLD medal for China for the opening ceremony!

[yokowich]

China done v. best.

[iceebob21]

i love the chinese people that were shouting, 4,3,2,1---it's coming.. :D

watching it on tv, i was just as amazed as everyone was, except my tv is crap so my view isnt as good as this is.

[moualove]

what happen to ayouduo sing at the cermony ? did that even happen?

[nitinbansal2006]

dang china spent soo much money on this

[neillorentzen]

Thank you so much for sharing! It was nice to hear how excited the people were around you.

[schnandet]

one day china will fall, just like america

[hoyhoyhoy8]

america hasnt nor will we ever fall

[botchok5]

it will take a while, because chinese people dont eat as MUCH as FAT AMERICANS LOL!

[Hunterlar]

oh no chinese fire drill.. serious this time.

[Sstarr77]

talk about bad air quality....

but thats ok cause its the olympics =)

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.

[theinnergaara]

Awesome sight. So lucky, you guys... Thanx for posting... Have a great time in Beijing.

[ButeoJamaisHawk]

Thank you - Thank you!

[sdrgnzhong]

thanks for the video. you're soo lucky to have been there!!

[dawnsanada]

I know a bunch of people have already said this, but seriously, thanks for posting this! It was one thing to watch it on TV from the inside, but .... whoa... to get to see it from outside on the ground... @_@ WOW!!!

Thank you for posting!

[clorychina]

Great of you to post the view from the outside...bet you will be impressed when you see the videos of how it was actually lit. Congratulations and enjoy your stay...

[wzhhui123]

thanks for your posting! it is one excellent view site !

[rdazzle4shazzle]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

[warbears9]

Gosh to Me It Wasn't That Long When I Watched It On BBC Opening Ceremonie! COOL Anyway!!!

[taeche]

thank you for sharing

[dreamissbehaved]

Awesome ceremony!! Props to the Chinese for what they put together.

[Ireloaded3]

stunning beyond t4p

[artmaven]

Wonderful! Thank you.

It seems that other vids are being pulled so, if you don't mind, I'll copy my comments here because I think many people miss the meaning behind the lighting of the cauldron in China's ceremony. The problem is visual illiteracy. Some of us have lost the skill of reading visual messages. China did a great job. Bravo!

[artmaven]

Great idea to take the running of the torch off the ground--from a platform that represents the Great Wall, built to keep China isolated--put it on a scroll in the sky w/images of the relay, part of Beijing Olympic history and China's participation w/all nations. The scroll is an essential element in revealing Chinese history and culture. The curled end of the unfurled scroll makes a magnificent cauldron symbolizing the opening of China's communication w/the world. Inspired! Cheers China!

[artmaven]

The Olympic flame (light, knowledge) extends from and is fueled by the scroll that communicates China's story. Even the curly pattern used throughout the ceremony is symbolic of this scroll of knowledge concept. Impressive.

[svennybob]

Hey, that looks like a giant torch...

[baysos]

great!

[jproxursoxoff]

The Opening Ceremonies kicked butt. I definitely felt privileged to have had the opportunity to watch. As soon as it ended I immediately wanted to watch it all over again.

[suz57xo]

why the heck was ure comment considered a poor comment... some jealous people out there..

[sarah20xoxo]

that had to have been very amazing upclose

[sarah20xoxo]

wow tahts alot of fireworks. theres going to be some smog in that air tomorrow.

[arkano01]

I'M SOOO SOOO FULL OF ENVY!!!! DAMN!!

[ridingxruffian]

I live on the East Coast, so I only saw this about fifteen minutes ago...and let me tell you, I am so jealous of the lucky 100,000 that were about to make it into the Bird's Nest. I would have given anything in the world to see that live....

[roygbiv330]

the most dangerous zone there in beijing was the birds nest hahaha.

[xxpeplxx]

wow.. that was just excellent. Watching this on T.V. was just as exciting too =D

[OperaPhantom91]

I wish I could have been there, great vid. I'm glad someone video taped it from an onlooker's perspective - like Anon said.

[anon40000]

Grrreat video!!! Thanks so much for posting it!!! :) Cool to see how it all looked like from a watchers perspective outside the Bird`s Nest!!!

[xyboyms]

Amazing video! Thank you for posting this! :)