Beijing, February 20 (Special correspondent Zhang Lin) At 17:30 on February 20, there were still two and a half hours before the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The special reporter of The Yangtze River Daily has just arrived at the closing ceremony site of the National Sports Center (Bird's Nest). Entering the stadium, the reporter first found that compared with the opening ceremony, the biggest difference is that the huge LED screen on the front of the East Stand that once interpreted "the water of the Yellow River is coming up from the sky" has disappeared, and there is only an arch for athletes to enter and exit.
Red lanterns at the closing ceremony site. Photo by reporter Zhang Lin
In addition, the seats in the east auditorium were filled with red lanterns. It is understood that a total of more than 20,000 red lanterns were placed at the scene, and from a distance, they were red and happy. Previously, Zhang Yimou, the general director of the closing ceremony, said that the closing ceremony should reproduce the "Chinese-style romance". Perhaps, in the eyes of Zhang Dao, who has a special love for red lanterns, red lanterns are one of the most representative symbols of Chinese culture.
The Winter Olympics were all over at noon that day. With the synchronized pairs skating gold medal won by Han Cong/Sui Wenjing on the evening of the 19th, the Chinese sports delegation ranked among the top three gold medalists in the Winter Olympics for the first time, which is a historic moment for Chinese ice and snow sports. Therefore, it is also reasonable to use red lanterns to set off the closing ceremony scene as festive and lively.
【Editor: Zhang Ling】
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