Asiad opening ceremony will 'surprise'

BEIJING - The opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games, coming in November in Guangzhou, will surprise the world, Chen Weiya, the chief director of the event, has promised.

"You cannot imagine what it will be like," Chen, who was also the assistant director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

"It is going to be quite different from opening ceremonies witnessed before. I hope the audience, both at home and abroad, appreciates our innovation."