China seems to feel unusually bold before the Summer Olympics, seen here as a curtain raiser for the nation's ascent to pre-eminence in the world.

在夏季奥林匹克到来前，中国看来感到不同寻常的大胆，他们将此作为这个国家在世界上地位上什的窗口。

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Its regal interior contains nearly thirty-eight hundred seats, a square gold proscenium, and a highly mechanized stage, as well as the largest tab curtain in the world, made of gold damask.

NEWYORKER: Metropolitan Opera House