> ``Friends have come from afar, how happy we are,'' sang 2,008
> performers, quoting Confucius and banging traditional ``fou'' drums,
> in the welcoming scene at the Bird's Nest stadium.
>
> The ceremony follows 13 months of rehearsals and includes 14,000
> performers -- most from the People's Liberation Army -- and 3,000
> ``scholarly disciples'' of Confucius, whose teachings were banned
> during the Cultural Revolution because they were considered elitist.
>
> Photo:  3,000 ``scholarly disciples'' of Confucius in Beijing
> Olympic's opening ceremony.
>
> http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2008-08-08/212416086976.shtml
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aFhW4qag.Dw4

> ``Friends have come from afar, how happy we are,'' sang 2,008
> performers, quoting...

> Confucious could view the CCP would he approve ? Surely not!