(Beijing Winter Olympics) Beijing Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Snowflakes and Willows
China News Agency, Beijing, February 20th, title: Beijing Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Snowflakes and Willows
China News Agency reporter Gao Kai
From the snow lanterns in the hands of the children to the main torch that burns until the end, the story of "a snowflake" lasts in the "Bird's Nest" until the torch goes out.
In the quiet and elegant "Weeping Willow Picture", the willow branches all tell the love of farewell.
On February 20, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially kicked off at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest".
Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei
On the evening of the 20th, the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held here, which continued the simplicity and romance of the opening ceremony. Between the snowflakes and the willows, the first "city of double Olympics" sang this sentiment at the time of parting.
The "One Snowflake" that ran through the entire opening ceremony continued to expand at the closing ceremony, starting with the "big snowflake" torch shining in the air, and everything seemed to be the moment when the opening ceremony ended, and it has been frozen to this day.
In the lively music, the children interacted with the "big snowflake" with gorgeous and delightful snowflake lights, which was romantic and pure.
They used splendid snowflake lanterns to light up the emblem with the word "winter" on the venue in accordance with the tradition of "making lanterns" around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
In the dazzling and dazzling colors, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opens a joyous gathering that embraces the world.
The huge red "Chinese knot", which symbolizes auspicious unity, "suspends" between heaven and earth when athletes from all over the world enter the stadium.
This "decoration", which is generated by digital AR technology and full of traditional Chinese festive meaning, not only expresses the connection between China and the world, but also embodies the Olympic spirit of the whole world being together and "more united".
"Remembering the moment" is a fixed proposition at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
This Winter Olympics has chosen the interpretation of "folding willows", which is very Chinese.
80 dancers walked out of a "weeping willow map" on the ice surface of the ground screen, using the method of human-screen interaction.
Catkins are the melancholy of parting and the seeds of life continuation. They float into people's hands and turn into sparkling willow branches.
365 ordinary people from all walks of life and different ages holding willow branches gathered in the center of the venue with silver willow branches in their arms, representing "unchanged remembrance and yearning 365 days a year".
In the way they are today, they interpret the thousands of years of Chinese people's traditions of "farewell and cherish the distant future" and "respecting the willows and sending love".
And when the light beam changes from white to green, the whole site is dyed green and tender green. As a result, the feeling of farewell is full of nostalgia but no sadness. People wander in the green, saying goodbye, remembrance and love for life. , for a long time, endlessly.
When the children's version of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games theme song "Me and You" sounded in the "Bird's Nest", the warmth of "Double Olympic City" that lasted 14 years never seemed to leave.
The flag-bearers of various countries gathered in the center in the warm atmosphere. The Olympic rings rose in the same classic way as in 2008, and fell staggered with the "big snowflake" torch.
This situation is not young, the future is forever.
On February 20, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially kicked off at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Feelings, the children's singing transitioned from "You and Me" to "Snowflake", the theme song of this Winter Olympics.
In the pure and tender singing, the main torch of the Olympic Games in "Big Snowflake" slowly extinguished after burning for 17 days...
After a brief silence, the flags of the various delegations were lit up, and the "big snowflakes" were lit up again.
On February 20, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially kicked off at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest".
The picture shows the fireworks show at the end of the closing ceremony: One Family in the World.
In the ensuing fireworks show, the Chinese and English words "One World One Family" and "ONE WORLD ONE FAMILY" flashed in the sky - the feeling of parting was sublimated again.
Snowflake, "Breaking the Willow", 17 days of brilliance and hard work, 17 days of joyful gathering and mutual integration, in the midst of saying goodbye, this feeling is not in the mood.
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