Article: Opening ceremony means a gold medal for China

Opening ceremony means a gold medal for China

LONDON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- "China has won a gold medal from the opening ceremony of Olympic Games," said John Pordie, a 73-year-old British journalist, who was watching the opening ceremony at the London Trafalgar Square.

Tens of thousands of people from different countries of the world were gathering at the square to witness the grand opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games through a huge screen. Applause was hovering in the air, together with groups of pigeons.

"This is the most amazing that I have ever seen. This is magnificent and it is almost unbelievable. Chinese people are so clever and they can imagine such a wonderful idea. Every ...

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