Colours of Beijing 2008

A Chinese boy poses for photo in front of a billboard featuring Fuwa Huanhuan, one of the Beijing Olympic Mascots, in Beijing.

Chinese workers test out props to be used in either the opening or closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Rehearsals for the ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games in Beijing are underway in a shroud of secrecy.

Fireworks explode over the National Aquatics Center, also known as the 'Water Cube', during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the ' Bird's Nest', during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing.

Fireworks light up the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

An entertainer performs on a float during a parade promoting the Beijing Olympic Games along the Olympic Green in Beijing.

Chinese performers wave to the crowd from a float decorated with Fuwa Beibei, the Olympic mascot representing the sea, during a parade promoting the Beijing Olympic Games along the Olympic Green in Beijing.

Chinese performers dance in front of a float decorated with Fuwa Jingjing the Olympic mascot representing the forest, during a parade promoting the Beijing Olympic Games along the Olympic Green in Beijing.

Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the 'Bird's Nest', during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing.

People take photographs, outside the Olympic Green Park, housing the National Stadium (background) also known as the Bird's Nest following the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

Fireworks explode over China's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, during the rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing.

Volunteers hold national flags as they prepare to enter the Olympic National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during a rehearsal prior to the opening of the Olympic Games next month, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 30, 2008.