Dancing boxes representing movable-type printing blocks at the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony . The Four Great Inventions was featured as one of the main themes of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics . Paper making was represented with a dance and an ink drawing on a huge piece of paper , printing by a set of dancing printing blocks , a replica of an ancient compass was showcased , and gunpowder by the extensive firework displays during the ceremony . A survey by the Beijing Social Facts & Public Opinion Survey Center found that Beijing residents found the program on the Four Great Inventions the most moving part of the opening ceremony
2008 Olympics opening ceremony
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Four Great Inventions