In the flow of the twenty-four solar terms, the countdown starts from "rain" to "Lichun", and the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially opens, and the green is surging and growing in the center of the bird's nest. The whole process is completed in one go, full of exciting vitality - where did this amazing idea that deeply integrated traditional Chinese culture come from?
"We spent almost two years on ideas, discussing all sorts of things." Director Zhang Yimou said that the countdown is an important part of this. At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, the various pictures of the 2008 actors striking the countdown left an indelible impression on the hearts of countless people, but this year, the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics decided not to use the "sea of people tactics".
So what to do? "We think creatively every day." One day, inspiration quietly sprouted from the chaotic thoughts, "I suddenly found that February 4th happened to be Lichun. "Zhang Yimou, who had not thought about this angle before, was very surprised, and also asked the staff in charge of the winter Olympic bid, was the opening ceremony specially selected on the day of Lichun?" They told me that it wasn't specifically chosen either. Bidding for the Winter Olympics was a very complicated process, and a combination of factors took place on February 4. Oops, I guess that's a coincidence! This is a good place to start and let us know how to complete the countdown. ”
"We all know that a countdown is usually a number. Whatever form it takes, it deals with the proximity of the arrival of numbers. "Zhang Yimou introduced, in general, the countdown will start from 60, such as the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, and some start from 30 or 10." Since it is Lichun, can we start from this perspective of Chinese culture, choose the twenty-four solar terms, and count down from 24? It's so unique, the whole world thinks, what does 24 mean? We can tell you simply and directly that this is the twenty-four solar terms in China, an ancient algorithm about the years, and popularizing Chinese culture once. "This idea made the director team very excited," the opening ceremony has a definition of Chinese culture from the first second. ”
One review of the twenty-four solar terms countdown in hd
Source: Beijing Daily client (reporter: Gao Qian), Xinhua News Agency, @People's Daily