The curtain is pulled, the show is staged, and the Games officially kicked off at the 8th minute, 08/08/08, four eights that will bode well for the Chinese, and the world.

• 北京2008年8月8日8分，这是个吉利的八字会带给中国人一切好运，北京奥运会就在这一刻隆重拉开序幕！