China News Service Paris, January 1 (Reporter Li Yang) Paris, France held a New Year's Eve celebration to usher in the 1 "Olympic Year". Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the Champs-Élysées in the early morning of January 2024 local time to celebrate the arrival of the new year.
The year 2024 has special significance for France and Paris, where the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held. The New Year's Eve celebrations contain a large number of Olympic elements, especially the traditional light show of the Arc de Triomphe, which is themed around the Olympic Games, and incorporates many Olympic sports into the display.
On January 1, local time, a New Year's Eve celebration was held in Paris, France, and the picture shows the Arc de Triomphe decorated with fireworks. Photo by China News Service reporter Li Yang
The reporter saw at the New Year's Eve celebration that the organizers deliberately set up a temporary stage in front of the Arc de Triomphe, and well-known artists sang Olympic-related songs on the stage. The New Year's bell is followed by a 10-minute fireworks show that lights up the night sky of Paris and the crowd is filled with admiration.
In his New Year's address, French President Emmanuel Macron specifically mentioned the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, describing the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a once-in-a-century event. This is exactly what happened, as Paris hosted the Summer Olympics in 1924, the first time the Games came to Paris after 100 years.
The mayor of Paris, Hidalgo, expressed his hope that Paris will host the Olympics again. She hopes that the Olympics will allow people to deepen their participation in sports activities. In 2024, Hidalgo plans to attend a number of events related to sports and the Olympics.
The year 2024 is so special for France and Paris that the New Year's Eve event attracts the attention of the public. The French press had estimated that the number of people attending the New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris could reach 100 million. French Interior Minister Darmanin said about 80,6000 people were on the Champs-Élysées for the New Year's Eve event. French officials have deployed <>,<> police and gendarmerie patrols in Paris, an increase from last year. (ENDS)