Opening
It was officially opened on 19 May 2009 with celebrating the 200-day countdown to the opening of the 2009 East Asian Games.
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Famous quotes containing the word opening:
“His leanings were strictly lyrical, descriptions of nature and emotions came to him with surprising facility, but on the other hand he had a lot of trouble with routine items, such as, for instance, the opening and closing of doors, or shaking hands when there were numerous characters in a room, and one person or two persons saluted many people.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (18991977)
“Who are you, said the caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, II hardly know, Sir, just at presentat least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (18321898)
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 6:6.
The words were rendered by Samuel Johnson in the opening lines of The Ant: Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes, Observe her labours, sluggard, and be wise.