Live Blogging: Chinese Olympics Opening Ceremonies

I knew this would be amazing, but the skill of the performers and the epic scale of everything is hard to imagine.

So far, 2008 drummers have introduced the proceedings, and dancers have painted a giant landscape with their bodies. Add to that the display of the country’s maritime history on one of the world’s largest LCD screens. Oh, and wave goodbye to half the world’s stockpile of fireworks. And we’re just getting started!