The Closing Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games(4)

20. Chapter 2: Memory -- Extinguishing the Olympic Flame -- Prelude

Synopsis: An airport electronic flight screen appears on the large screen of the Stadium. An athlete about to leave walks up the boarding ladder and turns around affectionately.

1). In special-effect light, the boarding ladder truck with the logo of Beijing Olympic Games is slowly elevated. An airport electronic flight screen appears on the large screen.

2). An athlete about to leave walks up the boarding ladder and turns around affectionately. He slowly takes out an exquisite painting scroll and unfolds it ...

In the dark, a huge mechanic device -- the "memory tower" at the center of the field -- rises slowly, with two "sports sculpture" performers standing on top of it and showing various athletic gestures.

The Olympic torch is seen extinguished. (Photo credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images)

21. Chapter 2: Memory -- Extinguishing the Olympic Flame -- Memory

Synopsis: This eternal moment of 2008 in Beijing is unforgettable.

The rim of the bowl changes into a red track. Special lights cast precious and spectacular scenes of the 16 days from the lighting of the holy flame to now onto the track in the air.

At the center of the field, two "sports sculpture" performers rise gradually and show different athletic gestures slowly in the air, conveying the noble Olympic spirit to people.

22. Chapter 2: Memory -- Extinguishing the Olympic Flame -- Flame

Synopsis: The holy flame embodies man's noble spirit of trying to pursue and build friendship together.

1). The athlete on the boarding ladder looks at the burning holy flame in the distance, and slowly folds painting scroll. The holy flame of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is slowly extinguished.

Sacred flame extinguished (Photo credit: Xinhua)

2). As the holy fame is extinguished, a huge "holy flame" is lighted at he center of the field (396 "memory tower" performers simulate the flame with their bodies).

The "holy flame" on the "memory tower" is flowing with ever-changing scenes, expressing man's Olympic spirit of "Citius, Altius, Fortius."

3). The torch lights in the hands of the marshals and over 90,000 audience are turned on at the same time, implying that the holy flame will be in our hearts forever.

4). In the passionate far-reaching music, 16 lucky cloud yarn strips slowly rise along the "memory tower" on the Main Stage.

5). The top ends of the lucky cloud yarn strips extend towards the sky and change into a lucky could tree symbolizing friendship and joy.

Acrobats perform on memory tower. (Photo credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images)