The Nanfang decided to pass on the opening ceremony for the 2011 Summer Universiade, set for 8PM tonight, when we heard there weren’t going to be any fireworks, but we wish we were there and will definitely catch as many games as we can before the event wraps up on August 23.
Meanwhile, here’s a bunch of photos that we found on Weibo earlier today of Shenzhen this week as it started to rev up for the games: