Sequence of events: 1. Countdown —- 2:45 An ancient Chinese sundial emits a time flame and lights up 2,008 Fou drums. The countdown begins… (Fou (缶) is an ancient Chinese ceremonial percussion ...

Scores of world leaders and 91,000 people were at the National Stadium to watch as China opened the 2008 Olympic summer games Friday. It was depicted as the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic ...

BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters Life!) - Two Chinese singers have become the first people in the country to fall foul of new rules banning lip-synching nearly two years after widespread criticism of miming ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The auction of 1,500 drums and 978 bamboo scrolls used at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony last year has netted 119 million yuan ($17.42 million), local media reported on ...