China News Service, Beijing, January 11 (Reporter Chen Hang) The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be shortened to less than 100 minutes, integrating theatrical performances and ceremonies, with about 3,000 actors.
Three themes will be highlighted, including China's pursuit and yearning for world peace, the Olympic purpose of "faster, higher, stronger and more united", and the vision and expectation of the Beijing Winter Olympics "together for the future".
This is what the reporter learned from an online press conference held by the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee on the 11th.
On January 10, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics mascot "Bing Dun Dun" and the Winter Paralympics mascot "Xue Rong Rong" appeared in the Olympic Park, attracting many tourists to take pictures.
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Torch Relay from February 2 to 4
Zhao Weidong, spokesman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and head of the press and publicity department, said that from February 2 to 4, the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou will carry out torch relay activities, with 1,200 torchbearers participating.
The transmission route is based on ice and snow culture, historical culture and Great Wall culture, and will also present the natural scenery, cultural characteristics and urban features along the way.
The opening ceremony highlights three themes
Zhao Weidong mentioned that the rehearsal, production and rehearsal of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics are progressing in an orderly manner. Taking into account factors such as temperature and epidemic prevention, the opening ceremony has been adjusted in terms of duration and structure, and the duration will be reduced to 100 within minutes.
Structurally, it integrates theatrical performances and ceremonies, with about 3,000 actors.
He said that the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will focus on three themes: first, to demonstrate China's pursuit and yearning for world peace; second, to demonstrate the Olympic purpose of "faster, higher, stronger, and more united"; Demonstrate the vision and expectations of the Beijing Winter Olympics "together toward the future".
"The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will make every effort to organize the official performances of the four opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics." Zhao Weidong said that although some unnecessary links will be cut down, by integrating technological innovation, low-cost The concept of carbon environmental protection and sports health will strive to present wonderful ritual effects.
120 System sets up special seats for Winter Olympics scheduling
Regarding the peripheral places where traffic accidents and wounded may occur, Huang Chun, deputy director of the Games Service Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and deputy director of the Epidemic Prevention and Control Office of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, said that once someone is injured in the accident, the Beijing 120 system is equipped with the Winter Olympics Dispatch a special seat to deal with the injured in such Olympic-related vehicle accidents.
The Beijing competition area and the Zhangjiakou competition area also specially provided ambulance protection for the injured in the Olympic-related traffic accident. After the accident, make a phone call, and emergency personnel and emergency vehicles will quickly enter the scene for disposal.
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