Paint a magnificent picture of the future together with ice and snow

"It's not the biggest, it's not the most performed, but its innovative ideas show that we 'go to the future together', reflecting the warmth of human beings in difficult times and the courage to face the future together." On the morning of February 5, at the regular press conference of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee of the International Olympic Committee, Zhang Yimou, director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, said Zhang Yimou, director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

All the delegations' snowflake-shaped guide cards formed the main torch, 4 groups of roller skaters left the Olympic motto trajectory of "faster, taller, stronger - more united" on the ice, the athletes walked through the "China Gate" carved in ice and snow, and the grand fireworks formed the "Welcome Pine" shape... On the evening of the 4th, Beijing once again dedicated a wonderful and shocking opening ceremony of the Olympic Games to the world. With the theme of "World Unity, One Family in the World", the main creative team of the opening ceremony was ingenious and painted a magnificent picture of working together to the future.

Chang Yu, director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and director of the national stadium operation team, introduced that about 15,000 spectators came to the Bird's Nest to participate in the opening ceremony with actors, Olympic family members and athletes.

Zhang Yimou said he liked the opening ceremony short film "Future Champions". "A lot of little babies fell, got up, and continued to learn to skate. Everyone will smile when they see this picture, and it feels very warm. This reflects China's 'leading 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports'. He said that more and more children in China are learning and participating in ice and snow sports, much like the footsteps of human beings moving forward - falling down and getting up, falling down and getting up again, moving happily, and then continuing to move forward, showing their best side.

The opening ceremony combines the traditional ceremony of releasing the peace dove with the theme song. Children run freely and joyfully with cute glowing little pigeons, playing and interacting with the sparkling "stars and snowflakes" under their feet, unrestrained and innocent. This highlight stems from the "flash of inspiration" of the main creative team. "Once during a rehearsal, we saw children waiting for rehearsals on the fourth floor happily chasing me, and they were playing with images of snowflakes on the ground, which was exactly the scene we wanted to represent. The director felt very good at the time, using advanced artificial intelligence motion capture technology, and finally presented the opening ceremony performance. Chang Yu revealed.

"The main torch stand and the way the main torch is lit surprised a lot of people, I think it's an 'innovation' and a 'change'." Zhang Yimou said at the press conference that Chinese aesthetics advocate subtlety and ethereality, and pay attention to the blank style of "one when ten". Surrounded by "snowflakes" with the names of participating countries and regions, a small torch reflects the concept of low-carbon environmental protection and also means "the spark of a spark can burn the plains".

"The opening ceremony is beautiful, simple and beautiful at the same time" "The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has been impressive so far, congratulating China on presenting two very different but equally amazing opening ceremonies for the world"... At the press conference, many foreign journalists issued such words of praise before asking questions.

As a new addition to the Olympic motto, "More Unity" is also similar to the theme of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. "I hope that through the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, we will show the world our understanding of 'greater unity', and I hope that friends from all over the world can have a deeper understanding of a more united world and a community with a shared future for mankind like us after watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics." Chang Yu said.

People's Daily ( 2022-02-06 06 edition)