2008 Beijing Olympics Torch (Absolute High Quality)

[xuci111111]

It's times like this that make me real proud and lucky to be Chinese... *sniff*

[tobeornot00]

So glorious!

[tobeornot00]

yeah,cool!

Go China!

[LeThoem]

Go, China, Gooo ! =)

[Nags]

Beijing did a wonderful job here, they should be proud. You know I am getting tired of the whole free tibet and what not thing...when it concerns the Olympics

[Szaruman]

Who are the performers?

[Szaruman]

What is the title of this music? Please help me!!!

[lanuiiohu]

Boycott Olympic. 2 deads-Bad chinese security......

[useraghp]

boycott yourself!! "LANUIIOHU" Ive seen your name on youtube alot, u pretend to be Chinese on your profile, but we know what your motives are!!! Everyone watch out for this racist bastard!!! lanuiiohu is not Chinese, he/she pretends to be Chinese and critisizes China to fool people naive enough to actually believe him!!!

[PaperClip459]

Go suck your mom's dick.

[Nags]

Quit it with the politics! The Olympics are about uniting the world. For once we are all united and at peace, this is not about China or Tibet or anything, this is about us as a community as a society.

[leekie008]

GO CHINA!!!!!

[JunAyumi]

LOL!! xDDD

[thegreatestbak]

why isnt china broken up into many asmaller asian countries based mostly on ethnicity like in europe and west asia

[malizen07]

idk i guess they have a central language that unites all the different dialects

[PaperClip459]

why dont you ask the same of the US?

[thegreatestbak]

im not asking them to break up the country im just wondering how China was able to consolidate all the various ethnic groups into one large country. Anyway, the U.S. was pretty much owned by ANglos then they allowed immigrants in after they conquered north america. It is different because in CHina the people were settled differently, you know what I mean?

[tobeornot00]

that is all because of the 5,000 years old unintermitted and unintermittable Chinese civilisation!

[thegreatestbak]

i think most chinese must be peasants and i is easier to unite a country of farmers just like russia. I also agree that older civilizations tend to have a common historical past that unites them.

[tobeornot00]

you're right!my parents are peasants too.and peasants mostly would rather follow their traditions than other walks of life.

the common historical past is also a factor to the national unity.

and don't forget the chinese characters.poeple of different dialects or languages just use the same writing characters.they can "read-understand" each other even if they can't "listen-understand" each other.

[jasonyhnung13]

@thegreatestbak There are several reasons for this:

- I personally agree with the theory proposed by Martin Jacques that china is a civilisation state. So rather than being a state defined by political structure or national boundaries, it is a state defined by culture. This is the reason why despite the fact China is only a politically unified state in 221BCE, the chinese considers their roots to be much older, beginning at Xia Dynasty at circa 2070 BCE.

[jasonyhnung13]

@thegreatestbak - The second reason is, as Tobeornot00 has said, there is in some ways a form of "cultural imperialism" that existed in china since the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220CE), which actively tries to assimilate neighboring tribes and minority groups into the dominant chinese cultural sphere. Hence this is the reason why despite there are over 56 minority groups in china, the majorty (minus some such as Mongolians, Manchurians, Uyghurs and Tibetans) use the chinese script.

[jasonyhnung13]

@thegreatestbak - Finally, i would argue the (relative) unity and consolidation in china is due to the ancient tribulary system. In china (at least until 1949) actual political domination was never the priority, rather a system where a neighboring state or ethnic group swears alligeance and loyalty to the central state (China) is valued. This is why in the past many minority governments (e.g. Khitan, Western Xia, Nanyue) are allowed to exist despite chinese dominance.

[jasonyhnung13]

@thegreatestbak -as a postnote, you can wiki all the states/dynasties i have mentioned or about the Imperial chinese political system as reference. :D

[marcvie9]

awesome 5 stars

[Shanthi0802]

awesome~!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OrigamIxHippiE]

people i may seem ignorant but i'm not....What is happening with india and tibet??? Can somebody explain me?? I have been "explained" many times but i don't understand completly please someone explain me.........

by the way the video is just awesome!!!!

[BellaPerfecta]

Most villainous comments were written by americans in all videous bout Beijing 2008,why you're so angry bout China?

Thank you for posting video,it was awesome:)

[tehmono]

free tibet

[davidredic]

why not boycott america??? they killed so many natives and black people and enslaved them for over 400 years...why always look at the speck in your brother's eye, but don't consider the plank in your own eye. Do Not Judge. try LOVE instead. have a wonderful day. and thanks for your artful video.

[ahset]

beautiful! Thanks for posting. China and asians have been brushed away by American culture. It great to see them in a powerful light. The opening ceremony was AMAZING!

[RB26VINCE]

dude boycott china?? are shiting me when was the last time you look around and count the things that made in china at your country,and if you people have any problems with chinese because of tibet than you should have problem with germems and japs cause they kill more than you can counts...

[warpain30]

Man was made by God but everything is Made in China--lmao LOL!!!!!!!!!

[beee245]

why should we? it's not a chinese event. it's a world event.

[umbilicalhernia]

Oh no mate,ITS A WORLD EVENT HOSTED BY CHINA,AND THE LEAST THING YOU CAN DO TO YOUR HOST IS SAYING THANK YOU,LEARN YOUR MANNERS..

[beee245]

if people are really so opposed to it they shouldn't be thinking of it now but ten years ago when they set the place. if anything, then, the situation was worse.

[feyalesa]

wow! intense! it even showed Arizona :)

[jukenfist]

these comment wars must be hilarious to the person who posted the video

[markee871]

I see some people havent watched christen ammanpur's special "buddha's wariors" those tibetans are not what they are made out in the media to be...but u dumbasses believe all the wrong things

[markee871]

you dumbasses need to stop mixing sports and politics!!! stop trying to ruin the spirit of the games!! and the west should be the last talk of human rights!

[lanuiiohu]

Boycott Olympic. Evil China

[luvkaka22]

shut up am nt chinese bt gt ova it it games and ur jst trin to ruin it 4 them go and boycott america 4 wat thy r doin in the middle esat oh ur a pussy in it hypocrit i hate 2 face ppl

[upgiving]

U DON'T KNOW CHINA AT ALL!

[sabahmail2k]

Go hide in your little hole

[jcac1920]

OMG My bf is working there... I miss him tons!

I loved the commercial tho

[lingqi1985]

Beautiful, we can be so proud of China~!

[massivetuber]

Free tibet? in ur own fucking wet, snow-ball rolling dream!

[bissikrima]

wtf is your problem bastard guy ?????

[bissikrima]

DIRTY CHINESE PEOPLE EAT CATS RATS AND DOGS !!!!!!! free Tibet

[goodboy2222]

you are full of shit !!free my ass,you fucking asshole!!!

[bissikrima]

fuck u dirty chink, go brush your grey teeth ! FREE TIBET !!!!

[goodboy2222]

free my ass you fucking idiot, where the fuck do you asshole come from? mother fucker!!

[bissikrima]

China deserved the earthquake lol, i'm very happy about all the dead chinks ! too many, i will pray for more earthquakes

[goodboy2222]

it is wasting for talking to you , what a morn , you are a fucking animal..

[goodboy2222]

a huge shame on your own people, you should go to hell and save some rices for the poor...

[bissikrima]

shut up !

[goodboy2222]

fuck off !

[peteryan7hao]

of course you are happy :)

[shintaroDaKiIIa]

Children are bought and sold "as cabbages" in China. Children as young as nine work at least 12 hours per day in factories.

[shintaroDaKiIIa]

Free Tibet!

Stop the cultural genocide.

[goodboy2222]

you are full of shit !!free my ass,you fucking asshole!!!

[dickhead00000000]

genocide your fkin' anus... whore..

[shintaroDaKiIIa]

Tibetans are poor, but the Chinese who move to Tibet are making lots of money. They are carpet baggers. Why does the Chinese government give incentives for Han Chinese to move to Tibet? Because they want to erase Tibetan culture. They think they can assimilate and digest Tibet. That's intolerance of differences.

[upgiving]

What are you FUCKING saying?

[shintaroDaKiIIa]

Free Tibet! Stop the cultural genocide.

[valeriochang]

Love the film, sorry to see that the real thing isn't as epic as the video.

[me27119]

I love my trip to China very much though. So many history to amaze me. The art, culture, and buildings are all unique. It's like the origin of many foreign cultures elsewhere. I guess it depends on each guide ability to make the tourist amuse and amaze.

[rigoletto68]

Citizens for Enlightenment, San Antonio, Texas cheers the Beijing Olympics!!!

We wish you a successful and enjoyable event!!!

[adrianyxx]

why don't canada free quebec then,yes they vote but to be free other province has to agree, politic is just a mask.Why don't Bratian get their ass out of north ireland, we preserve 93% of tibetant populations in tibet while north ireland is full of british. People could all turn ur back against Chinese and that will only build up anger in our heart, one day is not tibet riot,is Chinese riot,and the world will be finished!

[adrianyxx]

democracy tell us that u use that mask could intrude iraq, and u could go against the majority's willing. Obvious more than 95% of chinese include those taiwanese and tibetants,we have 56 ethnis anyway will support olympics,go check Hk yahoo website, their voice is the most neutral!

[unit45x]

China needs to understand importance of respect to others. Tibet, Taiwan, supplying weapons to Darfur (Darfur is a sate in Africa facing poverty and extreme domestic violence), terrible ignorance towards their own people /meaning how they treat their prisoners/, just few examples/ China needs to understand HUMAN is not just a number, human is a valuable existence and deserve respect. I WISH TO CALL EVERYONE WHO IS READING THIS, TO BOYCOTT CHINESE OLYMPIC GAME AS WELL AS TRAVELING TO CHINA!!!!!!

[adrianyxx]

Oh well, while western people supporting democracy, they did not really do it. Leave Iraq alone! Enlish, who boycott olympics, next time is ur turn, Free ireland, British set their immigrants in Ireland and make it their territory, as least Tibet still preseves 93% of tibetant population, ALL IS POLITICS

[unit45x]

Actually, in China ALL IS ECONOMICS!

[mercihei]

shame on west media, CIA, china is not iraq. You want to use tibet to invade china, that's your utimate goal!

[unit45x]

That is stupid. Why would anyone want all that pollution and poverty? There is no plan to invade China. China's victim mentality is caused by its inferiority.

[rigoletto68]

Too bad the CIA is trying to shit on China....so sad....shame on them....

[unit45x]

A little more shit won't smell any worse.

[roxprofi]

Love it ! I am going to the torch relay on London this Sunday!

[13Canuck13]

It;s Boycott..have fun living in the US where they do the same :P

[idlefinger]

camilitoantiterrores, might I ask whether you have ever visited China? or are you just relying on US biased news coverage?

I'm afraid to have to tell you USA based users but it's not the Chinese that are being brainwashed.

If you want the truth, then go out and buy yourselves a motorised satellite dish and pick up a few of the news feeds from abroad. There are hundreds of satellites up there to choose from!

If you need help, do a search on Google for satellites and forum.

[unit45x]

The Chinese are the most brainwashed people in the world after the North Koreans. I have been to China BTW.

[wawdj]

Dalai Lama and other Tibetan separatists are basically tools of anti-China groups, including some western countries and Taiwan. I believe most of the ppl who spread hatred messages here have never been to Tibet of China. It was a state of SLAVERY before PLA took it over from Dalai Lama. Dalai himself is the leader of slave masters. Slaves were punished by eye gouging and other physical sufferings-- Tibet had never been free. And 'Free Tibet' is a big fat lie.

[caoxifang]

China must go to colonize Europe to get back!!! These descendants are even dreaming everyday to colonzie China. They want to see war between American people in the United States suffer war with Chinese. But sadly, they are nothing than s hit. they are like animals pigs day dreaming everyday, So living in the so short past, keep on dreaming!!!!!!!

[ShutUpEuro]

The european guys who have never ben 2 china and who r told by some Hongkong dweller what China looks like, fucking shut up!!! Save ur time and go back 2 repeat ur lost history class, don't expose ignorance and bias 2 show ur existence here!

[unit45x]

I have been to more places in China than most Chinese for sure. China is not the nicest place, but the people are great. The government sucks though. I think the CCP is horrable to the Tibetans and to all the people of China. The Olympics are a huge embarrasment to China. What a big mistake! Free China! Freee Tibet! Free Asia and Africa from the CCP!

[adrianyxx]

So far as i know, a lot of people pretending they are real chinese and farting everywhere. U travel where?say it detailly.Don't fool around people in the world. Oh dalai is a hero then in ur eyes?He is the biggest slave owner in the world, why he would met the chair Mao 40 years ago then? Probably because he did not get the support of the chinese government and couldn't keep on his super power in tibet that is why he refuged to other country, u fake pig we chinese could spit u drawn!

[unit45x]

I have been to Beijing, Qingdao, Chengdu, Hefei, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Nanchang,  Nanjing, Xi'an, Jinan, Weihai, Dezhou, Linyi, Qingdao, Qufu, Emeishan, Zigong, Daxianshi, Lhasa, Lushan, Xianyang, Baoji, Hanzhong, and many small villages and others I can't think of at this moment. Plus I have traveled by train and have been through many many parts of China that way. I don't even understan what "spit u drawn" means. I don't think it is English. Any other questions??????

[adrianyxx]

Ok, u know Chinese people are friendly, for people like u have actually been to China u should know that. In fact seldom of us have ever trust the government, of course we know why we got blocked by searching CNN in googles.Chinese somehow never trust the west either. When you read ur news paper in ur own country don';t u sense is not really focus on the human right but in fact talk racist on chinese. the relationship will never improve if people boycott, we need a chance to hold such big event

[CoolBun2003]

do u know that. if u want me to say the cities ive been to, i can name too many.

And not to mention, most of the cities uve been are small cities rofl. Ever been to shanghai? ChongQing? ShengZhen? Zhuhai? Hong Kong? Macau? FuZhou? XiaMen. come to shanghai for once, and u will see how no other cities can compared to it.

[CoolBun2003]

i have been to many countries in the world, and they just seem nothing compared to china. i like living in china the best lols

[unit45x]

name them. I just need to know what you are really talking about. Is it North Korea and Laos or Germany and Switzerland???

[CoolBun2003]

USA, Japan, Australia, Singapore, SAR of china: Hong kong, Macau Maldive, Sri Lanka

[unit45x]

where in the U.S.?

[B8BB88]

China rules!!!!

[banzaidawan]

Ex-Colonial Masters now Champions of Human Rights? My Ass.

[unit45x]

The past is not the present. Take responsibility for the actions of NOW. Excuses are not justifications to continue to commit Human Rights Abuses in Tibet and the rest of China!

[shagwhites]

China rules!

[mayyoubekind]

Chinese government, rattled by the possibility of public criticism from Olympians, has been applying crude pressure to the international community to keep quiet.

The Chinese have no right to a free ride this summer. And it isn't just because China isn't a democracy or that basic human rights and fundamental freedoms are denied to its citizens.

Outrage! Beijing bars athletes from express an opinion about China's human-rights record.

[shagwhites]

We Chinese don't give a fuck about what you think of China and its people. Put up and shut up!

[onegoodman66]

Great Video!!! 5000 yrs of history and culture in a short video!

[saveme1232]

all u western ppl can say is free tibet help darfur shit.. what are u doing self to help darfur ppl??? nothing but u just keep talking about it.... and tibet is apart of china and will be the next 1203012031030years... weather u like it or not ....

[leekyung03]

FREE TIBET!

You invaded an independent country and killed thousands of its citizens.

Boycott Beijing Olypic Games 2008

No Olympic in China until Tibet is free

57+ years of tibetan occupation

Tiananmen Square bloodbath

Sudan/Darfur genocide

[jukenfist]

im sorry, but i dont recall doing that >_>

[mayyoubekind]

AP BEIJING: A Tibetan nomad held for three months for shouting "long live the Dalai Lama" has been convicted on charges of trying to split China. Those who go to China be careful what you say or .... (more)

[adrianyxx]

i fucking hate white pigs, hairy,fat,stupid, the most terrible things is that their ancestors came and stole all our stuffs, and thought they are intelligent, the east is rising again,and all asian will slaughter those white pigs and make our dishes, u get it?loser

[adrianyxx]

i fucking hate white pigs, hairy,fat,stupid, the most terrible things is that their ancestors came and stole all our stuffs, and thought they are intelligent, the east is rising again,and all asian will slaughter those white pigs and make our dishes, u get it?loser

[noolympics]

Iraqis are killed by Islamic extremists whose weapons are supplied by the EVIL Chinese Communist Party.

Sudanese dictator is killing Darfuris everyday. The weapons are supplied by the EVIL Chinese Communist Party.

Burmese genocide is carried out by the Burmese dictator whose weapons are supplied by the EVIL Chinese Communist Party.

North Korea starvation and killing of civilian is supported by the EVIL Chinese Communist Party.

[adrianyxx]

really?what u can do loser, go and wait for ur death then,don't stop the earth spinning

[mingliangshen]

You are a liar!

[banzaidawan]

Swoto:  Right...and you hate 1/2 of the human race. Loser.

[beneathman]

wow, I like the way you say it, yes, if you can't accept China the way it is, you'd better watch out, because you are against 1/5 of the world population here.

China rules~~!

[jiafish]

hmmm.... im pretty sure if china is gone, many country's economy will copllase in a few days

[popcornboii]

Buy your tickets at:

tickets[.]beijing2008[.]cn

remove brackets

[chagiRenee]

face it dude whatever u say Olympics will be held at Beijing, China 2008,there really nothing u can do about it

so why don't u start to learn how to love

[FuckHuJinTao]

mother fucking communist olympics!

[chagiRenee]

mind ur own business

[adrianyxx]

by the way, i heard ur priminster did facial surgery to become more "beautiful"? fuck up panssy korean,don't attend 2008 olympics ok?we don't welcome korean dog( though u ate ur own race pussy dogs!)

[adrianyxx]

what?u fucking tiny Korea is so snobby!i just heard that the American idiot who killed so many people is Korean, no doubt, Korean just garbage, i was so ashamed, cause whenever u stupid korean made this kind of shit people think is chinese did it! mother fucker, we conquered ur country for more than 500 years, suck our ass.

[CassieDynomite]

Yeah when the Chinese do it they do it big, it all looks great.

[FuckHuJinTao]

奥你妈的运

[qiufeng231]

no one will trust you ,for your rude ,for your politic

aims here.

[FuckHuJinTao]

Fuck Hu Jintao, fuck communists!

[PizzahutCS]

Really freehkorg, lexa167 do you really have nothing else to do with your lives

[lxrpop006]

definitely, he/she has not

[renrenk]

Very nice!! Thanx for sharing this!

[lexa167]

china is not just imperfect; it is evil under the communist dynfunctional government!

Eat dogs and cat, skinning animals alive, killing minorities, killing its own people, suppressing religion, torturing human right lawyers, polluting the world.................... the list goes on and on!

[agassiten]

ok u need to shut the fuck up

im not chinese but i know that

china isn't perfect

america isn't perfect

and wherever you came from isn't perfect too

[PeacockJade]

cool video