![The Olympic flame's four-month-long Journey of Harmony culminated with a spectacular end to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with the lighting of the cauldron just after midnight as former gymnast Li Ning, lifted into mid-air with wires after he received the Olympic flame, 'ran' along the 500-meter-long brim of the Bird's Nest to reach the gigantic cauldron, which he ignited using the flame from his torch. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081229/000bcdb95f1d0ac2cf0b24.jpg "The Olympic flame's four-month-long Journey of Harmony culminated with a spectacular end to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with the lighting of the cauldron just after midnight as former gymnast Li Ning, lifted into mid-air with wires after he received the Olympic flame, 'ran' along the 500-meter-long brim of the Bird's Nest to reach the gigantic cauldron, which he ignited using the flame from his torch. [Xinhua]") |
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The Olympic flame's four-month-long Journey of Harmony culminated in a spectacular conclusion to the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with the lighting of the cauldron just after midnight. Former gymnast Li Ning was lifted into the air on wires after receiving the Olympic flame. He then "ran" along the 500-meter-long brim of the Bird's Nest to reach the gigantic cauldron, which he ignited using the flame from his torch. [Xinhua] |