Sensational timelapse video of China’s National Day parade
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the city of Beijing wowed the world audience with a spectacle that was part weapons showcase, part salute to country, and all so lavishly techni-colour that it would have made Joseph and his dreamcoat jealous.
Helicopters, fighter jets, missile-armed tanks, dancers, martial artists, athletes, you name it; no dollar was left unspent to make this celebration unforgettable. Even the usual smoggy skies were clear and blue, thanks to special government ordained weather and cloud control procedures.
If you didn’t catch the show on TV, Dan Chung has filtered the six hour extravaganza and edited the footage down to a timelapsed 3.5 minute video for your viewing pleasure. The surreal synchronization is captured beautifully; in certain shots, the scene is so sublime that I thought I was looking at a fake movie set full of plastic figurines.
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Turned something so cheesy and artificial into a stunning display of visuals and colors, dope…
Comment by The MOe — October 12, 2009 @ 1:47 pm
Nice to know we’re descendants of a lego generation! Amazing shit
Comment by Jaq — November 10, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
Indeed, China never ceases to surprise me on either end of the spectrum - whether astonishingly good or horrendously bad
Comment by Adrian Ma — January 23, 2010 @ 10:00 pm