The young girl who sang at the Opening Cermony mimed the song because the real singer was deemed too unattractive.

Black and White Cat comments on a photo of Lin Hao, the 9-year-old Sichuan quake survivor that helped rescue two of his classmates. Lin accompanied Yao Ming in the opening ceremony, but what might not have been immediately noticeable was that his flag was upside down. After sending out the photo, Xinhua immediately issued a notice to news agencies not to use the image.