If you ask the Chinese, the opening ceremony of the Winter Games was a great success

If you ask the Chinese, the opening ceremony of the Winter Games was a huge success. They have enjoyed it, some even use words like ‘touching’ and ‘romantic’. ‘It was simple but beautiful,’ says an acquaintance I spoke to on Saturday. ‘In 2008 it was big but also complicated. I found this ceremony better, and a lot less time and money consuming.’

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