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Created at 08/08/08 at 09:40 PM by Staff Photos

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics -- Beijing, China -- Opening Ceremonies for the Beijing Olympic Summer Games -- The sound of the Fou is thunderous and the chant is roaring as 2008 performers beat the Fou and sing to welcome friends from all over the world as fireworks explode overhead. Photo by Matt Detrich, USA TODAY.