Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (L) during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony held in National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, capital of China yesterday. - Xinhua

Chinese President Hu Jintao and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge were ushered into the Presidential Box on the VIP stand of the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in north Beijing last night.

The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games is scheduled to start minutes later in the stadium.