Interpreting Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit with creativity and detail, Zhang Yimou once again amazed the world
Text/Jiang Shihua
At the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the picture of 2008 people singing and singing has become the Olympic memory of generations. After 14 years, another Olympic opening ceremony was staged at the Bird's Nest, and the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games used a grand structure to express Chinese cultural elements is different, this time the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the grasp of creativity and details, vividly interpreted Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit, Zhang Yimou once again surprised the world.
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, the first of the 24 solar terms, Lichun, was focused on the grass-colored green displayed in the center of the venue, which symbolized the recovery of all things, and passed on the national flag to children, representatives of various nationalities and representatives of various industries, which was far-reaching. These two details naturally link the characteristics of the times and the feelings of home and country that resonate with the nation, and the intention is far-reaching.
Ice blue ink fell from the sky, and the picture instantly showed the rushing water of the Yellow River in the sky, which was a tribute to China's mother river, when the waves condensed into an ice and snow world, a moment froze time, stunning Fanghua.
The formation of the ice and snow ring is very creative, and the whole ice cube gradually breaks and is carved into a crystal clear ice and snow ring. This behavioral process is defined as "breaking the ice." The concept of the unity of the world in Chinese culture is embodied in the interpretation of the spirit of the Olympic movement, that is, faster, higher and stronger, more united, and together to the future.
The way the Olympic main torch is lit is particularly unexpected, simple and simple, but profound, Diniger Yilamjiang and Zhao Jiawen, two young team members put the torch in the shape of a snowflake main torch, the snowflake slowly rises, which is also a unique way of ignition, but also a unique main torch. Around the main torch, there are the names of the various delegations, alluding to all the members of the Olympic family, holding the flame together, too creative, or the idea, more united, together to the future, simple but not simple.