China News Service Beijing, February 4 Title: Beijing Winter Olympics Opening: "Warmth" of Ice and Snow with Chinese Romance
China News Service reporter Gao Kai
"The spring breeze is like a distinguished guest, once it arrives, it will prosper", "The heavens and the earth begin to intersect, and all things are beautiful" "The dew is white from tonight, and the moon is the hometown of Ming"... On the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, coinciding with the "Li Chun" of the twenty-four solar terms, accompanied by corresponding ancient poems, the twenty-four solar terms counted down to the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in a natural and full of oriental philosophical beauty.
In Chinese culture, the twenty-four solar terms represent a year's cycle of time and the way people get along with nature and the world. Unlike the grandeur of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympics 14 years later will slowly open in a calming and breathless and warm atmosphere.
Tonight, the "bird's nest" of steel and iron bones has begun to soak in the warmth of the cold night guests.
On February 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, and the picture shows the scene of the "Bird's Nest" of the National Stadium. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
Warmth is in people
There were no stars, no singers and dancers, and no professional actors at the opening ceremony. All the actors in the whole performance are students and ordinary citizens from the primary and secondary schools of Beijing and Hebei Universities where the Winter Olympics are held. They have their own studies and jobs, using their spare time to rehearse and participate in performances.
Cheerful music sounded, men and women and children stepped onto the stage, danced with the melody, a relaxed and festive atmosphere, the enthusiasm and happiness of welcoming guests have unconsciously dispelled the chill, infecting everyone on the scene.
In 2008, the first "handshake" between China and the Olympics painted a picture of the era of "one world, one dream". An open and confident China has written a strong mark for the Olympic Movement. Today, the curtain of the Winter Olympics is slowly opening, and this time the stage is presented by all ordinary people, and there is a warm and natural hospitality.
"I and my motherland cannot be separated for a moment. Wherever I went, a song of praise flowed. "A child trumpeter blows a familiar melody, and "My Motherland and Me" sings warmth in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
In the center of the stage, in the midst of everyone's attention, the five-star red flag with a sense of enthusiasm was escorted by the hands of 12 teenagers, and 188 representatives from all walks of life were lined up in two columns to pass on the national flag to hand. They are ordinary people struggling in their respective posts and are part of China today. At this moment, the national anthem was played, the national flag was raised, and a touch of red warmed the whole field.
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 "Build a Snowflake" session at the opening ceremony. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
Warm in the snow
The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 1300 years ago had a poetry cloud, "The snowflakes of Yanshan Mountain are as big as a seat". On this night 1300 years later, the Chinese people here interpreted the famous poems of this "poetic immortal" full of imagination into the warmth of the world.
According to the design concept of "a snowflake" throughout, the guides of various countries (regions) in the entrance ceremony of the athletes that night held their respective guide cards and adopted the shape of a glowing snowflake. Its design is inspired by the "Chinese knot" motif, which symbolizes unity and auspiciousness. After the entrance ceremony, all the guides held aloft the snowflake guide cards of each participant, and through dance and interaction with the light and shadow on the ground, all the snowflakes gathered together to form a "big snowflake".
The snowflakes at the foot of this "Yanshan Mountain" are composed of all the participating partners, the snowflakes are different, but together they form a beautiful winter, just like all the athletes who come to participate in the Winter Olympics, different languages, appearances and civilizations, different from each other but beautiful and beautiful.
"The world is one, the world is one", this is the famous saying left by the ancient Chinese people more than 2,000 years ago. The "big snowflake" that appeared in the "Bird's Nest" that night was given such a "big warm" wish, which is especially precious at the moment.
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 China News Service reporter Li Jun
Warmth in "light"
The main torch and the way of ignition have always been the most high-profile parts of the opening ceremony. In the earliest disclosed interview about the opening ceremony this year, the general director Zhang Yimou spoiled that the ignition is expected to become the biggest highlight, "it has not appeared in the history of the Olympic Games in a hundred years", and the mystery of this huge suspense was revealed that night - its lightness was surprising.
As the last torchbearer puts the torch into the center of the "big snowflake", the last surprise of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics is revealed, and the last torch is the main torch. The "microfire" between the "big snowflakes" that carries a lot of profound meanings will become the continuous "warm source" of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the view of the creator of the opening ceremony, during the Olympic event, the torch represents the whole world, and the "micro-fire" chosen by the Beijing Winter Olympics this time is to highlight the concept of low-carbon environmental protection for all mankind and represent the "warmth" of human beings to the earth's homeland.
Cold night visitors come. On February 4, the Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off in a warm and melting mood. (End)
Source: China News Network