Read more Opening Ceremony stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11217/opening-ceremony.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:18:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60249/how-china-rewrote-tiananmen-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Tiananmen Square massacre isn’t something the Chinese government wants the world to remember, and it's doing a good job keeping the matter quiet, writes Terrence Cheng in the Chronicle of Higher Education . In China, “those who dare to speak about it are swiftly silenced,” he writes. “The fading concern...http://www.newser.com/story/60249/how-china-rewrote-tiananmen-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 14:59:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35555/2-chinese-songbirds-may-close-games-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYang Peiyi, the 7-year-old songstress whom Chinese officials deemed better heard than seen during the Olympic opening ceremonies, may appear alongside her lip-syncing counterpart during Sunday’s closing ceremonies, the Hong Kong Standard reports. Organizers who claimed that the decision to replace Yang with a cuter girl was “in the national...http://www.newser.com/story/35555/2-chinese-songbirds-may-close-games-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 11:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34856/china-defends-olympic-karaoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChinese officials are defending Friday’s lip-synched performance of its national anthem, reports the AP. "There were a number of candidates to sing that song and at the end of the day the artistic directors picked the best voice and the best performer," a spokesman said. The actual singer, a 7-year-old...http://www.newser.com/story/34856/china-defends-olympic-karaoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 9:50:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34895/chinese-dancer-paralyzed-in-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of China’s top classical dancers may have been paralyzed for life during rehearsals for the Olympics' opening ceremonies, the New York Times reports. Liu Yan was to perform the show’s only solo number, until she missed a jump to a malfunctioning platform 12 days ago, falling 10 feet. Initially,...http://www.newser.com/story/34895/chinese-dancer-paralyzed-in-fall.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 7:23:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34728/chinas-anthem-star-a-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNine-year-old Lin Miaoke became a sensation after performing the Chinese anthem at the Olympics opening ceremony, and has been busily doing interviews and accepting praise ever since. There’s just one problem: The voice billions around the world actually heard was a 7-year-old with crooked teeth who was replaced after a...http://www.newser.com/story/34728/chinas-anthem-star-a-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 8:02:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34628/new-media-thwart-edwards-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe mainstream media aren't the arbiter of news anymore—every man, woman, and child with a mouse is, according to David Carr of the New York Times. For proof, look no further than the Olympics opening ceremonies or the John Edwards scandal. No matter how hard it tried, NBC couldn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/34628/new-media-thwart-edwards-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 10:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34605/beijing-pulled-fireworks-fake-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the most spectacular elements of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was actually a special effect created for television viewers around the world. Giant marching aerial footprints outlined by fireworks were created by sophisticated computer graphics digitally inserted into the live coverage, reports the Daily Telegraph.http://www.newser.com/story/34605/beijing-pulled-fireworks-fake-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Aug 2008 4:11:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34474/fireworks-open-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe most impressive Olympic games on record began in explosive fashion today, as more than 80 heads of state and 91,000 spectators gathered in the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing. The five-hour opening ceremony began with a dazzling fireworks display, with hundreds of white-robed drummers playing in unison. In...http://www.newser.com/story/34474/fireworks-open-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 Aug 2008 7:47:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34344/lost-boy-lomong-to-carry-us-flag-at-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Darfur "Lost Boy" refugee Lopez Lomong, who became a US citizen one year ago, has been chosen to carry the Stars & Stripes at tomorrow's opening ceremony of the Olympics. "This is the most exciting day of my life," Lomong, 23, told the Boston Globe . "The American flag means...http://www.newser.com/story/34344/lost-boy-lomong-to-carry-us-flag-at-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 2:05:29 CDT