Singer Song Zuying lights a couldron with the Olympic flame during a presentation at Ditan Park during the Olympic Torch Relay in Beijing. 
China's National Aquatics Center, also known as the "Water Cube", is seen less than a hour from the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
Drummers line the floor of the National Stadium known as the Bird's Nest during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Fireworks over the National Stadium during opening ceremony fot the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing.
The Chinese flag is paraded into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. 
Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", during the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics.
Fireworks over the National Stadium during opening ceremony fot the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing.
Dancers perform during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
