HANGZHOU, Sept 25 — Fireworks at the climax are a highlight of any opening ceremony and they were too at the Asian Games in China, except for one thing — they weren’t...
HANGZHOU, Sept 25 — Fireworks at the climax are a highlight of any opening ceremony and they were too at the Asian Games in China, except for one thing — they weren’t real.
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 19th Asiad open at an extravaganza packed with foreign dignitaries on Saturday, but organisers ditched the traditional firework display. The decision left people who had gathered near the stadium scratching their heads at the anti-climactic finale, with comical videos from the night going viral on Chinese social media site Weibo.
“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one... nothing?” voices can be heard saying in the video, before the crowd erupts into awkward laughter.
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