One of the most anticipated parts of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games was the performance program brought by the hosts of the next Olympic Games, which is often referred to as the "8-minute performance". This time at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games is no exception, "Paris 8 Minutes" appeared, like the sun on the Seine River, instantly dispelling the "Hades" painting style, clearing the eyes and ears, stunning the world!
This "8 minutes of Paris" is not strictly 8 minutes, in fact, it is as long as 11 minutes, and each frame is extremely beautiful, showing the world the romance and vitality of France!
The French national anthem , The Marseillaise " , in the short film , was adapted by three-time Grammy-nominated composer Woodkid , conducted by conductor Chloé Dufresne , who conducted the French National Orchestra and began playing first at radio France's Grand Palais.
Flute solos come from the rooftops of the Stade de France, the largest stadium in France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where the athletics and rugby events of the 2024 Olympic Games will be held.
Subsequently, in front of Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, La REcyclerie recycling plant, Diderot Skate Park and other landmark buildings, musicians joined.
This not only shows the city of Paris from the most confident cultural and artistic perspective of the French, but also pays tribute to the remote ensemble that has emerged during the epidemic in this form.
At the end of The Marseillaise, the camera cuts to the International Space Station. French astronaut Thomas Pesquet gently blows the saxophone against the backdrop of the blue planet, and the melodious sound of musical instruments travels through the stars, bringing the romantic atmosphere to the peak.
This aesthetic combination of French elegance and endless universe recreates the poster cover of the documentary 16 Sunrises, released in 2018.
After "Marseille", French BMX player Estelle Majal appeared, and with the rider's perspective, the iconic gray metallic roof of the whole of Paris jumped into view, skimming past cultural landmarks such as the Paris Numismatic Museum, the Grand Palais de Paris, the Musée d'Orsay, the Panthéon and so on.
On the Eiffel Tower, the huge Olympic ring flag flies, the largest Olympic flag ever built (90 meters long and 60 meters wide). However, due to the windy weather that day, the real flag was not hung, and the audience saw the effect of the synthesis.
The air force air show team of the "French Patrol" hovered over the city of Paris, spewing out red, white and blue flags, which were magnificent and gorgeous.
Finally, French President Macron climbed the Eiffel Tower and, together with a group of young people, shouted the Olympic slogan: "Faster, higher, stronger, more united", sending an invitation to the world: 2024, meet in Paris!
Beautiful music, blue skies, blazing sunshine, the breath of youth, the 8 minutes of Paris not only fascinate the audience with the romance engraved in the DNA of the French, but also make the world under the haze of the epidemic feel excited and hopeful.
It's women, it's flames
In October 2019, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games unveiled the emblem, the first emblem in Olympic history to depict a facial image, and was created by Parisian design agency Royalties Ecobranding.
Round face, divided by the Olympic flame, and a French red lip. Although, how can there be a feeling of déjà vu? After a careful tasting, I suddenly realized that the good guy actually bumped into our teacher Lu Yu! Even Lu Yu himself generously responded: It is quite similar!
Jokes aside, let's take a look at the official interpretation of the emblem by the Paris Organising Committee for the Olympic Games: the emblem is a golden circle, the shape of the Olympic gold medal, reflecting the spirit of sports, the gold medalist is an Olympic hero, but also reflects the Olympic spirit of everyone competing for the gold medal; the Olympic torch is the symbol of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, reflecting the Olympic spirit passed down from generation to generation; and the goddess Mariana is the symbol of the French Republic, representing tolerance, bravery and creativity.
In the hearts of the French, there is only one "First Lady of the Republic", and she is Marianna. This is a fictional image that has accompanied the "French Republic" for more than two hundred years, symbolizing the French spirit of freedom, equality and fraternity.
On the Place de la Nation in Paris, a bronze statue of Marianne stands to this day, symbolizing the "triumph of the republic".
At the same time, the emblem, through the female image of Marianna, also represents the importance attached to women's participation in sports at the Paris Olympic Games. It is reported that in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the proportion of male and female athletes and the competition items will account for 50% each, achieving gender parity for the first time in the history of the Olympic Games.
Paris hosted two Olympic Games in 1900 and 1924. On July 26, 2024, Paris celebrated the Olympic Games for the first time in 100 years, and became the second city after London to host three Summer Olympic Games.
In 1900, the second Olympic Games came to the bustling city of Paris, France. There are no opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games, and the schedule is very tight, such as fencing competitions held in June, athletics and gymnastics competitions in July, swimming competitions held in August, starting on May 20 and ending on October 28.
One of the highlights of that Olympic Games was the first time female athletes appeared on the Olympic court, and the French invited 22 female athletes to compete, who played in five sports, including golf and tennis, creating a precedent in history.
In addition, this year's competition also appeared for the first time in the hot air balloon competition. However, because of the contingency of wind speed and wind direction in hot air ballooning competitions, the skills of athletes only account for part of them, and they also involve the use of mechanical factors, which conflicts with the Olympic sports spirit, so it only exists for one session.
Paris hosted the Summer Olympics again in 1924, becoming the first city to host the Olympic Games twice. And in the design of this Paris Olympic Games, the concept of "Olympic Village" appeared for the first time.
This is the real Versailles!
Paris has always been one of the most visited cities in the world, full of famous landmarks. According to the vision of the Paris Olympic Committee, France's prestigious architectural heritage and landmarks will be combined with The Olympic Games to create a new viewing experience that will definitely attract many people on pilgrimage.
So, we'll be watching beach volleyball under the Eiffel Tower, bike races on the Champs Elysées, swordplay and taekwondo in the Grand Palais, archery in The Invalides, breaking dance and skateboarding in Place de la Concorde...
The equestrian competition will be held at the Château de Versailles, one of the famous palaces in Paris and one of the five largest palaces in the world, which was listed on the World Heritage List in 1979
French equestrianism has a long historical tradition, and the source of equestrian sports in the Olympic Games was the 1900 Paris Olympic Games. At that time, there was only one obstacle course, and for the first time in the Olympic games, the riders rode their horses, but only the officers were eligible.
The paris Eiffel Jumping, the most high-profile equestrian race in the world, is held under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the pictures of people and horses are embedded in the silhouettes of the city.
The Palace of Versailles currently has two attached castles, the Great Stables and the Stables, which were the seats of the stables of the court, which housed the horses of members of the royal family and the King's Horse Guard, which housed noble horses, and the two castles were also the seats of the stables administration. To this day, there is still an equestrian school in the Palace of Versailles, which regularly hosts equestrian performances.
The Palace of Versailles was built in 1624, the main building was not completed until 1688, the entire palace and gardens were not fully completed until 1710, and in May 1682, Louis XIV could not wait to move to Versailles, never to return to the Louvre.
At the age of 15, Louis XIV starred in the court ballet "Dance of the Night" as Apollo, the sun god, and recited aloud the verse "I am more glorious and powerful than the gods, and the heavens and the earth can compare with me", thus gaining the reputation of "The Sun King".
In Greek mythology, the sun god Apollo presided over light, truth, music and art, and Mount Parnas, where he and the muses lived, represented the highest temple of art.
The Palace of Versailles is undoubtedly the unique palace of Louis XIV's dream, with every mirror that reflects the sun, every open and exquisite hall, every lush orange grove, behind which is the glory, desire, loneliness and fearlessness of an emperor.
Today, more than three hundred years later, sleeping in versailles is no longer just a fantasy, the world's first hotel in the Versailles campus, Le Grand Contrôle, officially opened in June 2021.
The hotel building was once a royal residence in Versailles, where different French aristocrats lived, and in 2008 it became the National Museum of Versailles. In 2015, the Palace of Versailles opened a tender, which was finally authorized to transform the hotel into a hotel by the French hotel group Airelles Collection, a brand belonging to the French LOV Group, which specializes in creating antique luxury hotels for the royal family.
Located close to the palace's famous Hall of Mirrors, the hotel was transformed into three adjacent buildings by Christophe Tollemer, a French designer who has created many well-known vintage hotels, still retaining the original classicist historical appearance.
Although there are only 14 rooms, each room is decorated in the ornate Baroque style of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and you will become the owner of the Palace of Versailles.
The names of the rooms also have profound meanings, several of which were once the residences of dignitaries at that time, and some of which were named after them, and some of which commemorate key figures closely associated with the Palace of Versailles, such as the legendary Queen Marie-Antoinette, the royal perfumer Jean-Louis Fargeon and the tailor Rose Bertin, Louis XVI's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jacques Necker, and so on.
As a famous historical monument in France, the Palace of Versailles has a rich collection in the palace, and there are many reproductions of world-famous paintings in the hotel.
There is also an indoor swimming pool, a spa and a restaurant helmed by Alain Ducasse, the chef of the century with three Three Michelin-starred restaurants, offering haute cuisine inspired by the Royal Diet of Louis XIV, as well as French cuisine and afternoon tea in homage to Marie Antoine, Queen of Louis XVI.
From the hotel, you can go rafting on the Grand Canal, or take a walk in the garden, brick by brick, grass and tree along the way, which will make you feel the daily life of the empresses living here.
Best of all, as soon as you stay in the hotel, you'll have priority tickets to the Palace of Versailles, wake up early in the morning and simply stroll from your room to versailles. This means that before the influx of tourists, you can feel the unique style of the French royal family in the deserted palaces and gardens.
This surfing arena is so cool!
In order to "compete" for young audiences, skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing and other sports that have appeared in the streets, beaches and parks in the past have officially entered the Tokyo Olympic Games, and the next Paris Olympic Games will continue to retain skateboarding, surfing, rock climbing and other sports, and for the first time will add breakdancing projects that highlight more youthful elements.
Surprisingly, the 2024 Paris Olympic Surfing Competition will be held at Teahupoo on Tahiti!
Tahiti Island, located in the South Pacific, is a French overseas territory and the largest island in French Polynesia. Located 15,700 kilometers from Paris, Tahiti will set a record as the farthest event site in the history of the Olympic Games to host cities.
It is understood that the French coastal Biarritz, Basque Country and La Tortoles and other places want to bid for this event, but eventually fell on Tahiti, because it is one of the "birthplaces" of surfing. As an ancient Polynesian tradition, surfing is an integral part of Polynesian cultural heritage.
Around the thirteenth century, Polynesians sailed thousands of miles away in catamaran canoes to the Hawaiian Islands and conquered the early settled Maccules. Surfing followed in the footsteps of Polynesians to more Pacific islands.
Navigator Captain James Cook was one of the first to document surfing. He visited the Tahiti Islands in April 1769 and saw the Natives of Tahiti rowing a canoe with outboard brackets crashing into the high-rolled waves, exclaiming in his nautical diary: "I have to say that I was astonished when this man was rapidly propelled by the waves and sliding!" ”
Known as the "End of the World", Thiahup is a small, rustic village located on the west coast of Tahiti Island. In addition to the beautiful waters of the lake, what impressed the Olympic Organizing Committee was the monster-like waves of Thiahup Beach.
Since there is no continental shelf here, the waves face the South Pacific Ocean directly, and their strong momentum is like building a majestic water curtain on the sea, allowing you to feel the wildness and charm of the sea in an instant.
The giant waves here are a rare gem in the Pacific Ocean, attracting surfers from all over the world, but for many more, Tahiti has always been a fascinating holiday destination.
Different from the Maldives, in Tahiti, in addition to the rare and beautiful islands, you can also see the magic of nature, and the wonderful combination of mountain and sea views makes people indulge in the beautiful paradise where mountains and seas depend on each other.
With turquoise blue waters wrapped around lush islands, Tahitian national flower Tia buds fragrant and birds chirping between the sky and the ocean, it's no wonder it's known as "the sexiest island on earth"!
In October 2020, Kim Kardashian chartered a luxurious Boeing 777 to celebrate her 40th birthday and took her family and friends to a private island in Tahiti for an unforgettable week.
The private island is tetiaroa atoll that famed movie star Marlon Brando bought in the 1960s.
50 years ago, Marlon Brando was choosing the right location for the 1962 film Rebel Blood, and fell in love with it at first sight after discovering this string of 12-island ring coral islands. Later, he married a local girl and bought Tetiaroa Island to enjoy his old age, so it became a private island.
On July 1, 2014, the 10th anniversary of Brando's death, Chad Beret, president of the Pacific Beach Public Foundation, realized his dream of life, and The Brando Resort officially opened.
Accessible only on exclusive inland flights, this private sanctuary is extremely private and one of the world's top eco-resorts.
That's because Brando is a very environmentally friendly and sustainable person, and he hopes that the island can perfectly combine pristine ecology and high technology.
In order to protect the environment of the lagoon, the resort did not build a water house, only 35 villas on the seashore, equipped with its own energy facilities.
Villas range from 1 bedroom to 3 bedrooms, whether it's for a honeymoon or a family trip.
From the moment you move in, each villa is equipped with a butler who will take care of everything for you, even the sea trip, so that you can enjoy your holiday to the fullest.
The resort can arrange a variety of water activities for you every day, such as snorkeling, diving, surfing, etc., with a personal guide. The island is also home to unspoiled, pristine corals and reefs.
Every year from August to November, you can see the "Prince of Love Songs in the Ocean" humpback whale, and from November to March, you can see the turtles coming to the beach to lay eggs and nest!
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