On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was held at the National Stadium. At the opening ceremony, accompanied by the melodious melody of "My Motherland and Me", more than 100 outstanding representatives from all walks of life in the country, advanced model figures and representatives of 56 nationalities handed over the five-star red flag.
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The national flag is handed down from hand to hand, there is no dazzling background, there is no eye-catching difficult performance, but it conveys every Chinese's love for the national flag and deep affection for the country, at this time this scene stirs the heartstrings and is unforgettable for a long time.
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Face the challenge head-on, don't be afraid of the cold
"On the day of the show, because I was so excited and surrounded by the enthusiasm of the audience, the fireworks over the stadium were so brilliant that I didn't feel cold at all when I walked on the field." As a representative of the 56 ethnic groups of the Jing ethnic group, Li Wanyu recalled the scene at that time and was still very excited.
△ General Director Zhang Yimou and representatives from 56 ethnic groups took a group photo. Courtesy of respondents
Li Wanyu is a junior at the Minzu University of China, and her hometown is Fangchenggang City, which enjoys the reputation of "southwest gateway and border pearl". As a southern girl, the cold is a major challenge that Li Wanyu faces after receiving the task. The temperature in the venue of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was very low, and during the all-element joint rehearsal, Li Wanyu was always shivering uncontrollably in cool Beijing costumes.
△ Li Wanyu took a photo in front of the Bird's Nest Gymnasium dressed in Kyo costumes. Courtesy of respondents
"At first, I didn't adapt, it was very cold in the gymnasium room of the training, and I still got a cold and runny nose when I wore a thick cotton jacket and scarves and gloves." Li Wanyu told reporters that with the arrival of winter, the training venue has no heating, the indoor temperature is getting lower and lower, although the scarf, hat, warm-up sticker "fully armed", cold and runny nose is also a common thing, in the training space, Li Wanyu will always warm up through a simple jumping exercise, and in the heart told himself that he must stick to it, "At the beginning, he will always get cold and cold, and then slowly get used to it." On the day of the performance, the indoor temperature of the Bird's Nest Gymnasium reached minus zero, and Li Wanyu wore only one warm undercoat under the Jing costume and four warm-up hot stickers. However, after entering the venue, the scene was surrounded by a jubilant and pleasant atmosphere, and the excitement and excitement made Li Wanyu completely ignore the cold, "This is the first time that I don't feel cold in the venue of minus ten degrees," Li Wanyu told reporters in surprise.
The Jing people represent sacred and glorious
Li Wanyu's grandmother is a Native Jing and has been living in Wei Village, Jiangping Town, Dongxing City, Fangchenggang City. In the process of growing up, her grandmother often told her some small folk stories of the Jing people and taught her to sing Jing folk songs. Influenced by his grandmother, Li Wanyu has had a sense of national pride since childhood.
"As a representative of the Jing ethnic group, I want to show the people of the world the style of Chinese at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics." When asked why he wanted to participate in such an event, Li Wanyu was full of pride, "Grandma instructed me to do a good job of the 'face project' and show the style of the Jing people with full spirit at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics." ”
Participating in the opening ceremony performance of the Beijing Winter Olympics means that you can't go home for the New Year, and all the performances at the opening ceremony need to be kept secret until now, Li Wanyu's family does not know what she is doing, "The family was worried at first, but later they can understand, thinking that I am doing a very meaningful thing, they are very supportive." ”
After learning that he was selected as a cast member for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Li Wanyu was both excited and stressed, "At the beginning, he did not know what he was going to do, what the task was, and he would worry about whether he could persist to the end and whether he could do this well." ”
Hand to hand to pass on the national flag, the whole link does not have complicated actions, but in order to be able to perfectly exude the reverence and affection for the national flag in front of the camera, Li Wanyu repeatedly practiced his smile in front of the mirror every day, "The feelings in the camera and outside the camera are not the same, you need to magnify your feelings even more." ”
Go now and bravely into the future
The flag is passed in the hands and the dream is lit in the heart. At that moment, every deputy carried the glory and responsibility and cherished the pride of the family and the world; at that moment, it conveyed not only a national flag, but also a heart of respect and protection for the motherland; at that moment, it also strengthened the determination of the people of all nationalities on the mainland to carry forward and carry forward the mission of "striving for a hundred years of road and setting sail for a new journey" forever.
△ Li Wanyu is dressed in Kyo costumes in the background. Courtesy of respondents
"At that moment I succeeded, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was over, but our pace of progress will not stop. What an honor to pass the flag. Please rest assured that the strong country has me! Li Wanyu wrote on social media.
Life can have several beats, in the Olympic arena, do not win or lose heroes, as long as the courage to overcome themselves, beyond the self, it is worthy of respect and praise, life is the same. This experience made Li Wanyu recognize many advanced figures from all walks of life, and their deeds deeply touched her.
"In the future study and life, I will not be afraid of difficulties like this time when I participated in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, insist on improving myself, learn from the spirit of Olympic athletes who dare to compete for the lead, are not afraid of hard work, are not afraid of failure, and bravely meet every challenge." Li Wanyu said that he was very proud to be able to pass the national flag with these powerful elders, and he would also be a person who contributed to the motherland like them in the future.
Source | Propaganda Department of Dongxing Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China Dongxing Rong Media Center