Picatho's causeries

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics was generally perceived by peoples as a wonderful display of amazing performances. It is by far the most outstanding Olympic Ceremony that many people did agree. I really enjoyed the moment the former gymnastics star Li Ning was flying high to light the cauldron of the Beijing Olympic.

As I came to understand that parts of the performances were faked; the little girl who starred at the Olympic opening ceremony was shown in mime and one fireworks display was prerecorded, I had a qualm. It reminds me of an old proverb that Chinese people are used to "slap his own face to get it a fatter face in order to symbolize as rich people."

For whatever reasons to overshade the real singer, a seven-year-old girl Yang Peiyi who is not considered charming in the eyes of the authority, is an insult to her. It is actually a discrimination against human nature to want only a beautiful face. I think China has hurt her pride by just profiting her voice and not her face. It is in fact not a sign of humility to declaim against the praise of Olympic where it was all about projecting the beautify image of China irrespective of honesty and reality.