BEIJING -- A gala show that marked the 10-day countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games was staged in Beijing Tuesday evening.

Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee watched the performance with other senior officials.

Li Changchun (C), member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, attends an evening party for the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2008. [Xinhua]

The show named "A Century's Dream Comes True" was a retrospection of the Chinese nation's aspiration and determination of taking part in and hosting the Olympic Games.

The performance included traditional Chinese songs, dances, acrobatics and Beijing Opera, with interludes of short documentaries that told of Chinese people's passion for the Games.