Asian Games 2018’s opening ceremony: A splendid light, music feast

The Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 opened on August 18 with a spectacular opening ceremony that featured cultural performances and pyrotechnics on a 120-metre-long stage.

Colourful fireworks at the opening ceremony
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The opening ceremony lasted for around three hours with the participation of 4,000 dancers, 20 singers and hundreds of musicians of Indonesia as well as celebrities from around the world. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

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Indonesia's natural landscape was recreated at the opening ceremony. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Delegations march at the ceremony (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

The Chinese delegation (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

The Indonesian delegation (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

There were huge cheers when the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, whose athletes together number about 1,000, marched in together wearing pristine white and blue uniforms.
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Malaysian athletes (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Vietnam’s sports delegation to the ASIAD consists of 532 members, including 352 athletes. It aims to snatch at least three gold medals, with at least. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

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