Beijing, February 5 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) In just a few minutes, the last two "post-00s" torchbearers unveiled the biggest mystery of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the evening of the 4th.
Nordic biathlete Zhao Jiawen and cross-country skier Diniger Yilamujiang co-holds the torch and places it in the center of a snowflake.
On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium. The picture shows the main torch. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
There was no process of ignition, and the two athletes just gently inserted it. The torch continues to burn in the center of the snowflakes, followed by fireworks blooming over the "Bird's Nest".
This short moment carries the vision of Beijing 2022.
Looking back at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Li Ning's "Chasing the Sun by His Father" is impressive, symbolizing the century-old pursuit of the Olympic dream by the Chinese and representing the unremitting pursuit of the Olympic ideal by mankind.
How to light the main Olympic torch for the second time? This is not only a test for Zhang Yimou, the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but also an answer sheet for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Zhang Yimou previously revealed that the way the Beijing Winter Olympics ignited and even the way the torch platform was the most daring design and change, reflecting the concept of low-carbon environmental protection.
On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was held at the National Stadium. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
This is the promise that Beijing made when it applied for the Winter Olympics – green, shared, open and clean. As the world's first "City of Two Olympics", Beijing has implemented this commitment to every process.
From the reuse of Summer Olympic venues to the most environmentally friendly ice making solutions. From "the wind of Zhangbei lights up the lights of the Winter Olympics" to the "sponge-type competition area" to the "slight fire" of the main Olympic torch on the evening of the 4th, this is the case.
In an interview, Zhang Yimou called the way the main torch was lit as "a leaf knowing autumn", "a small torch, a small flame, but what you think of is the great Olympic spirit, a burning passion and romance for all mankind".
This short moment awakened China's winter dream.
Since the successful bid for the 2015 Winter Olympics, Beijing has gone through a preparatory road that has been condensed with more than 6 years of painstaking efforts. If you count from Yang Yang's first Winter Olympic gold medal in 2002, China's ice and snow athletes have been waiting for 20 years.
Zhang Yimou understands the emotions of the times at these two nodes very well, and also understands the significance of the Winter Olympics to the Chinese.
As can be seen from the countdown to the opening ceremony - 14 years ago, it was 2008 actors who sang and sang, playing the "heartbeat" of a big country. Fourteen years later, the countdown begins with "24", which means the first of the twenty-four solar terms - the arrival of Li Chun.
When the numbers of fireworks return to zero, the dandelion seeds fly into the air, spring falls, and winter dreams wake up.
"Spring Day", this "global festival" kicked off, implying that friends from all over the world are ushering in a new spring, and also means that the road ahead of ice and snow sports is full of hope.
This short moment is promoted by everyone.
The rise of the Olympic rings was another climax of the day's performance. Six hockey players interacted with the video ice hockey hit, and after the ice balls hit repeatedly, the ice cube gradually broke and carved into an ice and snow ring.
This process means "breaking the ice" and points to the core meaning of the Olympics, which is to "bring the whole world together". Regardless of country or culture, China expects people to break down barriers and sincerely communicate in the Winter Olympics.
That big snowflake is jointly constructed by the snowflake guide cards of all the participating countries, which embodies the unique concept of "harmony" in Chinese culture.
Some netizens commented that "small flames, big patterns", "the spark of stars surrounded by snowflakes in various countries is endless!" ”
At the opening ceremony, 76 young people from all over the world walked in the same direction and moved forward side by side. Four groups of skaters drew a long trail on the snow, and the trajectory was the Olympic slogan - "faster, higher, stronger, more united".
As IOC President Thomas Bach said in his speech, this is the mission of the Olympic Games, to unite people in peaceful competition. (End)