8-8-08 at 8:08:08pm. This most lucky number of Chinese culture was the precise moment when China again has become the Middle Kingdom. I have yet to see the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but plan to later this afternoon with some friends. I just saw some of the most magnificent photos from the celebrations at Gizomodo. The Chinese really know how to put on a show. I mean, my Americanized palate says it is sometimes a little corny, but really, they know how to celebrate. And celebrate they should — all eyes are on them.
China, of course, has a major self-esteem complex — she has lived through centuries of suppression by foreign powers. Known in the Chinese language as the “Middle Kingdom,” for millennia, China has claimed its status as the center of the world. But the Age of Imperialism changed this.
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