Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony on August 24, 2008

Highlights of the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

* World-famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will grace the stage in a duet with
Chinese soprano star Song Zuying on August 24, 2008, the last day of the over two-
week long Olympics.

* The program would feature elements of culture from Yunnan province, in south-
western China.

* A kung fu display featuring 350 practitioners from a Bejiing martial arts school

* An ensemble of 60 players of the erhu, a Chinese string instrument.

* Renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou, chief director for both the opening and
closing ceremonies, said that the show's climax would be the extinguishing of the
Olympic flame.

* The Beijing olympic closing ceremony will be at the National Stadium, aka Bird's Nest,
as was the opening ceremony.

* London, host of the 2012 Olympics, will perform an eight-minute dance show during
the ceremony

* David Beckham will be driven into Beijing national stadium, the Bird's Nest, onboard
London's iconic red double-decker Routemaster bus, before dismounting to kick
footballs with children representing every country in the world.

* British popstar Leona Lewis, X Factor 2006 winner, will perform a duet with Led
Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page

* Dancers from urban group ZooNation will be joined by performers from the Royal
Ballet and CandoCo, a disabled dance company.

* London Mayor Boris Johnson will be handed the Olympic host flag from Jacques
Rogge, chairman of the International Olympic Committee.

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北京奥运会的闭幕式会和开幕式一样恢宏难忘。
一位闭幕式的导演告诉一家上海网站，世界著名的西班牙男高音多明戈将在闭幕式上，与家喻户晓的中国女高音宋祖英表演二重唱。这无疑会使原本华丽的舞台更加星光闪耀。
和开幕式不同，闭幕式是在男子马拉松比赛结束之后的8个小时之内举行，是没有任何彩排的。
虽然，闭幕式的演出内容还是个谜团，但是报道中提及，由350人的组成的功夫表演是一项重要内容，另外还有60人将在现场表演中国传统弦乐——二胡。
奥运会主办方已经做好应急预案，防止意外事件的发生，闭幕式上最大的威胁就是下 雨。雨水会使闭幕式表演中的一部分被迫取消或者进行调整。据悉，闭幕式也会在国家体育场“鸟巢”举行，并且在交接仪式上，本次奥运会主办方会为2012年 的主办城市伦敦空出8分钟的舞蹈表演时间。
英国《每日镜报》已经揭秘，在这段表演时间内，英国足球明星贝克汉姆将闪亮登 场。他会在登上伦敦标志性的红色双层巴士顶层的时候，向看台上的观众踢出一个代表“来自伦敦的邀请”的足球。当大家倒数2012年伦敦奥运会倒计时开始的 时候，众多英国舞者会表演芭蕾舞以及霹雳舞。
英国首相布朗将出席闭幕式，并将代表伦敦接过奥林匹克运动会会旗。
据英国广播公司(BBC)消息，相关人士说由英国参与的这一部分，与整体的奥运会闭幕式相比，会显得稍为古板，但是不失幽默。