8月8日晚上8時,京奧開幕典禮華麗登場,儘管國內媒體有不同的聲音,國際媒體倒是一面倒讚揚中方這次結合科技和傳統的炫麗演出,以下是各大報相關報導:
●From China, a Spectacle Worthy of a Gold Medal(中國開幕場面壯觀應拿金牌)華盛頓郵報
●China comes alive with Olympic pride(奧運驕傲加持,中國活過來了)洛杉磯時報
●Emotion kicks off China's Olympics (情緒點燃中國奧運)-NN
●China's Leaders Try to Impress and Reassure World(中國領袖試圖加深世人印象並消除疑慮)-紐約時報
●For Chinese, A Long-Awaited Occasion of Hope and Pride(對中國人,漫長等待的場合,充滿希望和驕傲)-華盛頓郵報
●Even the Cynical Succumb to a Moment of Real National Pride(連冷嘲熱諷的人,在真正的民族尊嚴下也心服口服)紐約時報
悆Games put China under the spotlight(奧運登場,中國成焦點)耟洛杉磯時報
悆China lifts the curtain on £20billion Olympics extravaganza (奧運炫麗揭幕,中國斥資兩百億英鎊)
耟英國每日郵報
悆After rebuke, Bush eagers to embrace Olympics(斥責後,布希急欲擁抱奧運)耟洛杉磯時報
悆Light fantastic: China's opening ceremony thrills the watching world(目迷五色:中國開幕典禮,風靡全球觀
眾)耟英國每日電訊報
悆China's Gold Rush (中國淘金熱)耟紐約時報
悆Beijing Olympics organizers play host to political games too(北京奧運主辦單位,也要處理政治角力)耟洛杉
磯時報
悆Olympics Open With Jaw-Dropping Pyrotechnics(奧運開幕,煙火炫爛,觀眾目瞪口呆)耟ABC
悆Olympic opening draws 5m viewers(奧運開幕,吸引五百萬觀眾)耟BBC
悆China confident of safe Olympics(中國自信奧運安全)耟BBC
悆Is 8/08/08, the luckiest day of the year(8月8日是2008年最幸運的一天?)耟英國每日郵報