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NEWS ABOUT: Birds Nest National Stadium

Birds Nest National Stadium stories: 3 news summaries

China Censors Artist Leading Quake Inquiry

Police stake out whistleblower's studio, shut down blog

Jul 13, 09 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese artist who has made investigating the deaths of children in the Sichuan earthquake a personal crusade is facing a government crackdown, reports the CBC. Ai Weiwei's widely read blog has been deleted, and plainclothes police officers are staking out his studio in Beijing. Ai has relaunched his blog... More »

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China • Chinese art • art • censorship • 2008 Beijing Olympics • death toll • Olympic Games • earthquake • Internet censorship • disaster • Sichuan province • China earthquake • Birds Nest National Stadium • Ai Weiwei • Olympic Stadium

Bird's Nest Stadium:
Your Corporate Logo Here

Beijing's National Stadium and Aquatics Center put post-game rights on market.

Aug 15, 08 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a low, low price in the hundreds of millions of dollars, Beijing’s $500-million National Stadium, known as the “Bird’s Nest,” is peddling 30-year naming rights, courting six multinational corporations for logo privileges and other partnerships, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “Water Cube” Aquatics... More »

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Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • stadium • corporate sponsorship • Olympic Village • Birds Nest National Stadium

 Beijing Pulled
 Fireworks Fake Out


Marching 'footprints' in the sky were computer effect

Aug 11, 08 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the most spectacular elements of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was actually a special effect created for television viewers around the world. Giant marching aerial footprints outlined by fireworks were created by sophisticated computer graphics digitally inserted into the live coverage, reports the Daily Telegraph. More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • fireworks • Opening Ceremony • Birds Nest National Stadium • Gao Xiaolong • Beijing Olympic Committee

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