Tonight, destined to be a historic night, Beijing became the first "double Olympic city" in Olympic history and human history to host the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games.
The Olympic Games are, of course, a sports event of dragons and tigers, and athletes from all over the world show the vitality of youth on the Olympic field, challenge the limits of life, and break and create new world records. At the same time, the Olympic Games are also a colorful cultural event. Olympic drama performance artist Pu Cunxin participated in the Olympic torch relay three times and learned to ski in his 50s. Shanghai's main ice and snow sports inspirational TV series pays tribute to generations of Chinese athletes who have dedicated themselves to ice and snow sports. Film artist Zhang Yimou personally served as the general director of the Winter Olympic Games, and he worked hard. Every Olympic Games, we will encounter the unique and splendid cultural landscape of the host country, the romantic exuberance of France, the modern modernity of London, the enthusiasm of Rio Samba, the rhythm of Jazz Rock in Los Angeles, the tokyo grand and the mysterious color of the East, deeply feel the human culture and different beautiful colors created by the people of various nationalities, and the power of friendship through space, race and system yearning for peace. Friends come from afar and are happy! More than 2,000 years ago, Confucius, our great sage, showed the world the broad spirit of hospitality and friendliness of Chinese culture. Chen Jialing, an 85-year-old veteran painter of Shanghai, has carefully created a huge "Wing Mei Tu", only to see the vigorous old tree body like a dragon circling straight up, and the layers of pink plum blossoms are like the sky full of sunrises competing for brilliant opening... Cheer for the Winter Olympics. Ice and snow red plums, old trees and new flowers. The snow-white giant panda ice piers and the joyful and warm red lanterns and snow melt, representing the twenty-four solar terms of the Chinese nation's deep understanding of nature, and the tiger babies dressed in snow-white clothes with tiger heads and tiger heads and tiger heads, remind us of the exaggerated and cute cloth tigers and mud tigers of Chinese folk. Countless chinese historical and cultural elements and symbols, like ancient tree trunks, are still showing the world her endless vitality.
However, this ancient nation that never ceases to live has more modern vitality that is constantly sprinting towards the Chinese dream. The Beijing Winter Olympics is not a retelling of China's historical and cultural traditions, but a cultural sketch of contemporary China that is constantly running towards the Chinese dream and is full of creative vitality. Unlike previous Olympics, this time there are no radiant stars and artists, not even a single professional actor. There is only one protagonist in the opening ceremony, that is, the ordinary group of "Chinese" living on the land of China today, from the naïve 5-year-old children to the elderly people over seventy years old who sing and dance in the square, that is, you, me, his spirit and temperament, is a contemporary "China" that is marching in the torrent of the present. The 24th Winter Olympic Games, 24 modern youth, the 24th Winter Olympic Games logo and the Winter Olympics participating in the national small snowflakes, olive branches and grasp the Winter Olympic theme symbol snowflakes, children carrying white pigeons through the snowflakes, giving snowflakes multiple beautiful meanings of human unity, the pursuit of peace, and the world full of love. The sons and daughters of China from all walks of life and all ethnic groups solemnly passed on the national flag, and the young people of all countries in the world walked towards us in a row with the healthy steps of youth, and the picture of the life of young people in various countries gradually unfolded with the footsteps showed the broad feelings and sincere and deep love of the Chinese for the motherland and mankind. If the 2008 Summer Olympics showed pride rooted in the fertile soil of China's deep history and culture, then the 2022 Winter Olympics will show the cultural confidence and calmness of a China that is moving towards the future with a green, low-carbon, environmentally friendly, intelligent and high-tech modern light and shadow, the most simple and quiet performance, and a simple and not luxurious voice. From the ancient and long-standing Chinese culture in the past to the Chinese culture in the new era, the two Olympic Games in the past 14 years constitute a complete narrative of the Chinese spirit and Chinese image: very Chinese, very world, very old, very modern. Sunny, upward, friendly, optimistic, persevering, full of peaceful ideals Chinese people, on the platform of the Winter Olympics to build a common ideal of a community with a shared future for mankind and dedicate the ice and snow crystal Chinese wisdom Chinese feelings. Tonight, against the backdrop of the crystal clear ice and snow world, the simple and grand opening ceremony was like a blooming red plum bending the branches, once again showing the enthusiasm and charm of Chinese culture to the people of the world.
Tonight's protagonists are people, young people, Chinese and earthlings. Fresh grass swaying in the wind, dandelions flying leisurely to the blue sky, at the beginning of the ancient twenty-four solar terms filled with Chinese romance, on the night of the spring when everything began to sprout, they transcended the barriers of region, race, religion and system, and loudly announced to the world on the Olympic stage that in order for mankind to overcome the new crown pneumonia and all disasters that are still raging and devouring life, we must work together to move towards the beauty of the future. Yes, we must "be together"!
2022.2.4The eve of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics
(Mao Shi'an)