北京奥运会开幕式 [无运动员入场式|中英文注释] Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony (English annotations. No athlete parade.)

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Chinese classical literature and ancient paintings appeared in the performance: The Analects (Written by Confucius and his disciples during 475 BC–221 BC) (excerpts): (6:50 - 10:27) 1. 有朋自远方来 不亦乐乎 “Isn’t it delightful to have friends coming from afar?” (25:21 - 31:10) 2. 三人行必有我师焉 择其善者而从之 其不善者而改之 "In a party of three there must be one from whom I may seek instruction. I will pick his merits to emulate them, and find his demerits to amend mine." 3. 四海之内 皆兄弟也 "All within the Four Seas are brothers." 4. 子以四教 文 行 忠 信 "There were four things which the Master taught: Letters, Ethics, Devotion of soul, and Truthfulness." 5. 朝闻道 夕死可矣 "If I were told of the Truth in the morning, I would die willingly even in the evening." 6. 礼之用 和为贵 "In the practice of the rules of propriety, harmony is most precious." 7. 政者 正也 "To govern means to act rightly." 8. 学而时习之 不亦说乎 "Isn’t it a pleasure to learn and constantly practice what is learnt?" 9. 知之为知之 不知为不知 是知也 "When you know a thing, say that you know it; when you don't know a thing, say that you don't know it. It is wise doing so." 10. 乐而不淫 哀而不伤 "Enjoyment without being licentious, grief without being hurtfully excessive." 11. 学而不思则罔 思而不学则殆 "Learning without thinking leads to puzzlement; thinking without learning is perilous.” 12. 温故而知新 可以为师矣 "Review what has been learned to learn what is new, and you can be a teacher." 13. 学而不厌 诲人不倦 "Study without satiety and teach without weariness." 14. 知者不惑 仁者不忧 勇者不惧 "The wise won't get bewildered, the virtuous are not anxiety-ridden, and the courageous are dauntless." Tang dynasty poem: A Moonlit Night on the Spring River (written by poet Zhang Ruoxu (660-720 AD)) (excerpts)： (42:43 - 44:05) 春江潮水连海平 "In spring the river rises as high as the sea, 海上明月共潮生 And with the river’s rise the moon uprises bright." 滟滟随波千万里 "She follows the rolling waves for ten thousand li, 何处春江无月明 And where the river flows, there overflows her light." Ancient Chinese paintings: 1.《千里江山图》 A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (Song Dynasty (960–1229 AD)) 24:32 Introduction:http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-11/08/content_23854076_4.htm Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wang_Ximeng._A_Thousand_Li_of_Rivers_and_Mountains._(Complete,_51,3x1191,5_cm)._1113._Palace_museum,_Beijing.jpg 2. 汉画像石《孔子见老子》 Rock painting: Confucius Meets Lao Tzu (Han Dynasty 206 BC–220 AD)) 27:46 Introduction: http://taoism21cen.com/story2.html Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_painting-Confucius_Meeting_Lao_Tzu_(Rubbing).jpg#.7B.7Bint:filedesc.7D.7D 3.《虢国夫人游春图》 The Spring Travel of the Guo State Queen (Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD)) 42:24 Introduction: http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/14/content_77522_2.htm Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Spring_Travel_of_the_Guo_State_Queen.jpg#.7B.7Bint:license-header.7D.7D 4. 《簪花仕女图》 Court Ladies Wearing Flowered Headdresses (Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD)) 42:57 Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzlovTE_698 Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zhou_Fang._Court_Ladies_Wearing_Flowered_Headdresses._(46x180)_Liaoning_Provincial_Museum,_Shenyang..jpg 5. 《清明上河图》 Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Song Dynasty (960–1229 AD)) 44:16 Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxff-4GktOI Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alongtheriver_QingMing.jpg 6. 《大驾卤簿图》（元绘） Grand Imperial Procession (Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 AD)) Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Imperial_Procession_(painted_in_Yuan_Dynasty).jpg#.7B.7Bint:license-header.7D.7D 7. 《明宪宗元宵行乐图》 Ming Emperor Xianzong Enjoying the Lantern Festival (Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD)) 45:52 Introduction: http://www.chinaculture.org/chineseway/2008-10/17/content_315062.htm Gallery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ming_Emperor_Xianzong_Enjoying_the_Lantern_Festival_(Ming_Dynasty).jpg 8. 《乾隆八旬万寿图》 Emperor Qianlong's 80th Birthday Celebration (Qing Dynasty (1644–1912 AD)) 46:56