The Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games

23. Chapter 3: Carnival -- an Energetic and Passionate Song -- Beijing, Beijing, I love Beijing

Synopsis: On the Main Stage, six Chinese and foreign singers sing together Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing, a song full of passion, vitality and energy.

On the Main Stage, six Chinese and foreign singers sing together Beijing, Beijing, I Love Beijing, a song full of passion, vitality and energy.

On the Main Stage and the steps, 8 percussion players and 64 female erhu players jointly perform along with the song.

When the singing performance reaches the climax, the "memory tower" performers on the tree of friendship descend rapidly.

A group Chinese and International artists sing "Beijing, Beijing, I love Beijing." (Photo credit: Xinhua)

24. Chapter 3: Carnival -- a Sweet Love Song -- The Moon is Bright Tonight

Synopsis: Seven singers walk onto the Main Stage from below the steps and sing The Moon is Bright Tonight.

In the prelude, seven singers walk from below the steps to the Main Stage and sing The Moon is Bright Tonight.

Female singers perform a "The Moon is Bright Tonight."(Photo credit: Xinhua)

Four columns rise on the Main Stage and four acrobats perform spectacular actions on top of the four columns.

25. Chapter 3: Carnival -- a Romantic and Emotional Song –- The Flame of Love

Synopsis: Two Chinese and foreign singers on the mobile singing performance car go from Gate 1 to the front of the VIP corridor, and sing The Flame of Love emotionally.

Singers Domingo and Song perform. (Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

26. Chapter 3: Carnival -- a Joyous and Passionate Song -- Surpass It

Synopsis: Two singers on the Main Stage and sing the joyous and passionate song Surpass It.

Two singers walk onto the Main Stage and sing the song passionately.

Behind them are 50 young singers singing together.

At the same time, 75 aerobatic performers wearing luminous flight clothes perform elevation and rotation in the air.

27. Chapter 3: Carnival –- Spectacular Circle Dance -- Please Stay, Guests from Afar

Synopsis: The passion is overwhelming in the song, and the friendship is extending in the circle dance. This is the grandest carnival of mankind.

Artists come together to sing "Please Stay, Guests from Afar." (Photo credit: Xinhua)

1). Dozens of young singers and 112 performers in beautiful clothes of the 56 ethnic groups dance hand in hand and sing the song Please Stay, Guests from Afar on the Main Stage and the steps.

50 male dancers holding Fuwa lucky cloud yarn strips and paper flower launchers and 120 other dancers dance on the Main Stage in tune with the rhythm of the song.

600 female performers in festival clothes enter the stadium, flow around the athletes and dance with all athletes in the stadium and 1,046 marshals in tune with the rhythm of the song, forming a spectacular dance circle.

2). 600 female performers in festive clothes, 112 performers of minority ethnic groups, 50 male dancers, 70 collectors of launched red silk and 200 "memory tower" performers throw the Fuwa lucky cloud yarn strips into the stadium, interacting with the athletes.

3). At the same time, innumerable dazzling fireworks are launched from the top of the "bowl rim".

4). Above the Tian'anmen Square, numerous festival fireworks form a huge circle of fireworks, symbolizing the successful conclusion of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Giant ribbons float to the ground as thousands of performers and athletes gather around the memory tower. (Photo credit: Xinhua)

28. Exit of VIP and Athletes