The Moment of History on Instagram: "On August 8, 2008, the opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games was held at the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) in Beijing, the capital of China. The Beijing Olympic opening ceremony lasted for three and a half hours, officially starting at 8 o'clock in the evening, and finally conducting the final torch lighting ceremony at 11:30pm (Beijing Time). The entire opening ceremony can be summarised as nine major highlights, namely the drum formation, airbo