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By Sarah Matheson, Epoch Times Staff Aug 9, 2008- Chinese artist Ai Weiwei refused to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics, even though he helped design the Bird’s Nest Stadium. Ai worked closely with the Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron as an artistic consultant for the design of the project but he’s since become an outspoken blogger against the Games and the Chinese regime.

Chinese Director Zhang Yimou Dazzling Opening Ceremony at The Olympic Games The Beijing Olympic Games got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony planned by China’s most successful film director, Zhang Yimou. It included a display of fireworks, acrobatics and music. The event started at 8.08 p.m.

A collection of chinese celebrities sing Welcome to Beijing for the Olympics.

Google is trying to increase it’s poor market share in China by offering free legal downloads of licensed songs. According to the Reuters report, Google’s main Chinese competitor, Baidu, is facing lawsuits for allowing copyright infringement through downloading unlicensed songs.

On 26 July 2008, an event named ‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, Lo Fung Art Gallery Ltd. and Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists Limited.

IVAM Presents Chinese Contemporary Art Based on Traditional Techniques This exhibition forms part of the agreement that Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) and Shanghai International Culture Association subscribed, which last year presented at IVAM an exhibition of contemporary painting made by Chinese artists.

The Chinese Government Censors Two Art Exhibitions As the Chinese government attempts to control the country’s image during this summer’s Olympics games, censors have forced two art galleries to delay the openings of their shows, Bloomberg reports.

Ooooh! PRETTY! Look at those beautifully rendered designs, obscuring that brown sugary goodness! Caffeinated for that little kick you’ve come to rely upon, decorated in the spirit of the Beijing games, these beautiful aluminum gems will surely be collector’s items (for pack rats with enviable storage

Super Junior will be attending called “Music World 2008″ on July 30th. It’s an award show in Hong Kong and our boys have been nominated for 2 of the awards. The event will also be attended by many big Chinese Stars such as Leehom, Jay Chou, Cyndi Wang, FIR, Michael Wong, Nan quan ma ma, [...]

Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping has a new installation that examines the opium wars, called “Frolic” at London’s Barbican. From the Barbican website: Considered one of China’s most established contemporary artists and a well-known figure in the international art world, Huang Yong Ping’s large-scale