Wuhuan Morning | follow the footsteps of "flying"

On February 2, the highly anticipated Beijing Winter Olympic Torch Relay was officially launched. In three days, about 1,200 torchbearers will raise the Olympic flames, ignite the passion of ice and snow, and spread the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger - more united" in the hearts of the people of Chinese and the people of the world.

Fire is an important driving force of human civilization. In ancient Times, China once had a wonderful legend of the Lingren clan "drilling wood for fire", and Prometheus, who took the heavenly fire for the happiness of mankind in Western mythology, was also regarded as a great hero. The stories of two different cultural contexts embody the human yearning for light and warmth, and embody the strength of fearlessness and struggle. Since the birth of the modern Olympic movement, this sacred flame from Mount Olympia has illuminated the night sky of the Olympic event again and again, aroused the pursuit of the Olympic spirit by the people of the world, and inspired the people of the world to yearn for peace, friendship and progress.

14 years ago, the "auspicious clouds" fluttered, leaving wonderful memories of the dialogue and integration of Eastern and Western civilizations across five continents. At this moment, "Feiyang" is setting off and is crossing 12 transmission areas with their own charm in the three divisions of the two places, playing the most beautiful harmony between Chinese culture and the Olympic Games. The origin of the "Double Occult", passed on from generation to generation, is like a metaphor: the transmission of the holy fire is also the inheritance of the spirit. Whether it is the elderly Luo Zhihuan's hope to "pass on the spirit of our older generation", or director Zhang Yimou frankly said that he "hopes to pass on the Olympic concept to more young people", the spirit inherited by the torchbearers is also like a fire, which will ignite the dreams of more young people.

IOC President Bach once said, "The torch is the light at the end of the dark tunnel." There is no doubt that the smooth delivery of the Olympic torch as scheduled and the smooth convening of the Beijing Winter Olympics as scheduled are the light of hope that will dispel the haze of global changes under the epidemic of the century. Ice and snow and the flame shine, history and the future interact, tradition and modernity are intertwined, China and the world are integrated, on the road of "flying", we can see the relay of the torch of human history, the inheritance of the Olympic spirit, and the realization that only continuous continuity can reach the glorious future.

The flame of hope is "flying". Every torchbearer, every athlete, and everyone who pays attention to and looks forward to the Olympic Games will discover and realize the beauty of ice and snow, the beauty of the Olympic Games, and the beauty of human civilization from the relay. Let us continue to follow the footsteps of "flying", guard the fiery heat in our hearts, and witness the unique glory of the Olympic spirit.

Courtesy of Visual China

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Source Client The Winter Olympics | Author Tang Huazhen

Edited by Han Ye

Process Editor Wu Yue