(Beijing Winter Olympics) Foreign media praised the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics: a surprise start to spread peace
Beijing, 5 Feb (China News Service) -- The opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was held at the National Stadium of China on 4 February. Many mainstream media around the world gave high praise to the opening ceremony, saying that it was full of surprises and conveyed the concept of peace and respect.
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
"The City of The Two Olympics" lives up to expectations
CNN, The New York Times and other media have paid attention to the fact that Beijing is the world's first "city of two Olympic Games", a city that has hosted both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games.
Under the title "Faster, Higher, Stronger and More United: The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics," the Tajikistan Satellite Network pointed out that in 2008, the Olympic Games came to China for the first time. Fourteen years later, the 24th Winter Olympics opened smoothly, and Beijing became the world's first "city of two Olympic Games", and no city has hosted two Olympic Games in such a short period of time.
The New York Times called the opening ceremony "the start of a surprise at an important moment in China." A number of reporters and editors of the newspaper watched the opening ceremony throughout the whole process, some people marveled at the grandeur of the opening ceremony, and some people praised the atmosphere of the scene as "active".
When the German TV 2 live narrator saw the fireworks of the Chinese "Li Chun" and the English spring "SPRING" at the opening ceremony, he called out "perfect" and praised it as "poetic".
Eurosport detailed the snowflake shape of the torch stand and the snowflake decoration with the names of the participating countries and regions, noting: "The lighting of the main Olympic torch has always been one of the highlights of the opening ceremony, and this time it has not disappointed. The newspaper also said the opening ceremony "showcased spectacular light shows, fireworks displays and advanced technology."
Kazakhstan's "Habar 24" TV station, "Kazakhstan Pravda" and other media focused on the environmental characteristics of the opening ceremony. "Habar 24" TV pointed out that at the opening ceremonies of previous Olympic Games, lighting the Olympic torch was one of the most anticipated links, and the organizers thought hard about it. At the opening ceremony, China presented an "ignition performance that has never happened in the past 100 years."
The Guardian summed up several memorable moments at the opening ceremony, such as the athletes' admission to play excerpts from 19 famous classical music pieces, paying homage to the city that hosted the Winter Olympics with huge ice cubes, the countries participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time, and the "unique and spectacular" way to light the Olympic torch.
South Korea's "Daily Economy" website commented that this is the opening ceremony of the new crown epidemic in anticipation of mankind's victory over the new crown epidemic, and it is also the "spring story" that gathers the eyes of the world.
Reuters commented that in the shadow of the new crown epidemic and conflict, the Olympic Games have come to life.
On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was held at the National Stadium. The picture shows two athletes leaving the last torch in the center of the "Big Snowflake". Photo by Mao Jianjun, reporter of China News Service
International event Spreading peace
CNN reported that IOC President Bach thanked Chinese people for welcoming the Winter Olympics so warmly in his opening remarks. Bach stressed that the Olympics "always build bridges of communication, never build walls," and he called on governments to "give peace a chance."
TASS quoted the Russian Olympic Committee President Pozniakov as saying that the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was concise and wonderful, and the organizers took this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all Olympic guests. TASS also noted that Bach's opening remarks noted that the Olympic athletes would show the world what the world would be like if we followed the same rules and respected each other.
RIA Novosti noted that more than 30 foreign heads of state, heads of government, members of the royal family and heads of international organizations attended the opening ceremony, making it the largest offline gathering of leaders of various countries since the outbreak of the epidemic. According to the report, the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a sports event, but also an important international event.
Kazakhstan Informburo.kz News Network believes that the Beijing Winter Olympics is the first global comprehensive sports event held as scheduled since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. Despite the limitations of epidemic prevention and control measures, China has prepared for the Winter Olympics and will proceed successfully, safely and smoothly.
Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao quoted experts as saying that the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics focused on the modern and the future, integrating a large number of scientific and technological elements such as artificial intelligence and real-time motion capture, which showed that China has become a very different country compared with the Beijing Olympic Games 14 years ago. The Lianhe Zaobao also noted that when Bach said in his speech that "fiercely competitive opponents can also coexist peacefully and respect each other", there was a warm applause at the scene. (End)