This "micro-fire" is very Chinese

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The little Chinese knot is like a "wedge", connecting the countries of the world.

There is no large-scale torch burning, only a "slight fire" warms people's hearts; there is no person wearing ancient costumes, but it leads the audience to sigh "every minute with Chinese culture"; there is no uniform, serious and tight visual arrangement, but there is a unique weightlifting, and the ease of exhaustion is stopped... The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics brought a visual feast with timeless meaning to the world, making countless viewers sigh "This is very Chinese!" ”

At the Olympic ignition ceremony, the main torch is raised in the center of the stage on a snowflake. China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Li Junhui / photo

The success of the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games lies not only in the dazzling visual effects, but also in the embodiment and expression of the "intention". As Zhang Yimou, director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, said: This time there will be no more showmanship "show muscles", not limited to "good looks", but to think about what can most impress people and best reflect the feelings of Chinese. This calm and calm tone of thought first comes from our full confidence in traditional aesthetics and Chinese culture.

This international event shows the philosophical wisdom of the Chinese Avenue to Simplicity and the way of leaving blank space to the end. In the countdown to the opening ceremony, we saw the twenty-four solar terms and a sentence of poetry in contrast, just on the day of Lichun and the Olympic Games; we saw the miracle of "the water of the Yellow River rising from heaven" "reappeared", after the river froze, the five rings sign broke the ice; we also saw the beautiful scene of "Yanshan snowflakes as big as a seat", accompanied by a wisp of "micro-fire" to convey the endless Olympic spirit.

There is no rush to prove itself in the external form of "stone breaking" and "magnificent", there is no simple and direct way to stack "Chinese elements", nor does it deliberately cater to foreign cultural imaginations of China, and almost every detail of the entire opening ceremony performance expresses a warm and inclusive Chinese romance. It invites people around the world to explore and understand the charm of Chinese culture in a point-to-point and engaging way.

Behind the "this is very Chinese" undertone, there is also China's strength and experience in participating constructively in international affairs. The "Easter egg" of the main torch of this Winter Olympic Games "getting smaller" was hotly discussed by countless audiences. Replacing the tradition of burning fires with a subversive "micro-fire" scheme, this historic innovation of advocating the concept of low carbon, demonstrates the unique thinking and sense of responsibility from China, and is also the face of the times when we actively participate in international affairs and contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions.

"China can already look at the world head-on." Once upon a time, China, which had a weak foundation for development, could only follow along the way, and even the international rules were still unfamiliar, so how could we talk about constructive participation? With the improvement of comprehensive national strength and the improvement of people's living standards, China's development in many fields has changed from "following the run" to "leading the way", accumulating experience and making contributions in international affairs such as the global fight against the epidemic and promoting the improvement of the global governance system, and the international discourse power has been significantly improved. The unique appearance of the torch condenses the thinking and innovation consciousness of the times from China.

Of course, as the innovations at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics demonstrated, the process was sometimes not entirely smooth and smooth. "Are you sure?" In the face of the IOC's doubts about the "micro-fire" plan, the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee patiently communicated the carbon emission reduction and other concepts behind this idea. After careful discussions, the IOC decided to support the Approach of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, agreeing that "as long as there is a fire," it will do. Looking at the world and participating constructively in international affairs, China does not blindly "talk to itself", but on the basis of respecting traditions and rules, contributes Chinese wisdom and Chinese strength to the world.

At the opening ceremony, with the Olympic torch rising, the world's big snowflakes composed of small snowflakes from all countries, small Chinese knots are like "wedges", connecting the countries of the world. Just as "there are no two snowflakes in the world", the culture, appearance and traditions of each country are different, but "common is to advance together, and to close each other is to retreat". The snowflake scene of "you have me, I have you" shows China's firmness and self-confidence in looking at the world and the openness and inclusiveness of striving to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Written by Ren Guanqing

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