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When the 16th Asian Games opens in Guangzhou on Friday, it is like unfolding a Chinese miracle that already started two decades ago.
Tens of thousands of ordinary Guangzhou residents welcomed the Asian Games to their city and played their own parts in a spectacular interactive "festival of harmony" with the athletes and officials from the Games' 45 National Olympic Committees as they sailed along the Pearl River.
China is willing to enhance cooperation with international sports organizations to ensure the success of the 16th Asian Games, said Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday.
Organizers of the Guangzhou Asian Games have promised a water-themed opening ceremony Friday evening on Haixinsha Island along the Pearl River, but are tight lipped on who will be the final torchbearer and the method of lighting the Asian Games cauldron.
Following are some of the key statistics related to the opening ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games on Friday.
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