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The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games was held in Beijing on August 8. Well-known Chinese Director Zhang Yimou, famous for displaying Chinese elements in his movies, directed the ceremony. With spectacular performances and high technology, the Chinese civilization of 5,000 years was presented to the entire world at the ceremony. In a huge unrolled scroll, a form of books in ancient China, the four great inventions of China-papermak-ing, moveable-type printing, compass and gunpowder, the Silk Road and other high-lights of the Chinese culture were shown to a global audience.