Big Bang planned for Beijing Opening Ceremony

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Fireworks are a staple at celebratory events, and the Beijing Games’ Opening Ceremony will have its share -- ranging from displays shaped like ‘smiley-faces’ to a yellow dragon with red peony flowers in the background.

Cai Guoqiang, the main artistic director for the Opening Ceremony fireworks show, said that fireworks will be sent skyward from 1,800 sites around the city, including launching pads near Tiananmen Square and the major Olympic Games venues.

‘We want the Olympic spirit to be seen and felt throughout the entire city on the evening of the opening ceremonies,” Cai said via Associated Press.