China News Service, Beijing, February 20 (Reporter Yue Chuan) After the fire of the Olympic Games was slowly extinguished in Beijing, the closing ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympics ended, and the 17-day Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially came to an end.
The Beijing Winter Olympics is a joyous gathering of people from all over the world, and everyone will spend an unforgettable Chinese New Year in Beijing.
If the opening ceremony is the beginning of this joyous gathering to amaze the world, then the closing ceremony is the starting point for everyone to "go to the future together" after saying goodbye.
Continuing the theme of the opening ceremony "One World, One World", the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off at 20:00 on the 20th.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony started with a large snowflake torch shining in the air, just like the moment when the opening ceremony ended.
Children held gorgeous snow lanterns to light up the emblem with the word "Winter" on the venue, implying the tradition of "making lanterns" before and after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
In the dazzling and dazzling colors, twelve huge skates are flying and gliding with children.
The skates adopt the shape of the "Chinese Zodiac".
As a long-standing folk cultural symbol, the "Chinese Zodiac" conveys the blessings of the Chinese Lunar New Year to the world.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
When the giant "Chinese knot" pattern appeared in the center of the venue, along with the cheerful melody of the classic "Ode to Joy", athletes from each delegation entered the venue in turn, and the "Bird's Nest" instantly became a sea of joy.
Gao Tingyu, the flag bearer of the closing ceremony of the Chinese sports delegation, carried another flag bearer, Xu Mengtao, who was dazzling in the crowd, waving the national flag high.
According to tradition, the award ceremonies for the women's cross-country skiing 30km group start (free technique) and the cross-country skiing men's 50km group start (free technique) were held at the closing ceremony.
Under the watchful eyes of the world, Norway's Therese Johayug and the Russian Olympic Committee's Alexander Bolishunov received their own gold medals.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
Pay tribute to volunteers at the closing ceremony, which was pioneered at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has since become a tradition for the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
Every volunteer is a snowflake that warms this winter.
The short film "Warm Snowflakes" left behind their smiling faces and moments of serving the world's guests.
"Light me up, warm you", every Winter Olympic volunteer warms and illuminates others with their own contributions.
The time of parting is coming.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
In ancient China, when relatives and friends were separated, the see-off would always fold a wicker as a gift.
Liu, because of the same "stay", has the meaning of saying goodbye and looking forward to returning.
Zhe Liu Zhiqing has been sung since ancient poems two thousand years ago.
Catkins are the sadness of parting and the seeds of life continuation.
They float into people's hands and become gleaming willow branches.
Ordinary people from all walks of life gathered in the center of the venue with silver willow branches in their arms.
The thousand-year-old "farewell and cherish the distance" and "respecting the willows and expressing love" are passed on in the "Bird's Nest".
When the light beam changed from white to green, the venue was dyed a tender green, just as the world entered a vibrant spring from the pain of the epidemic and the bitter cold of winter.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
The "Malanhua Children's Chorus" from the mountainous area of Fuping County, Hebei touched the world at the opening ceremony.
When the children sang the Olympic song again at the closing ceremony, the Olympic flag was lowered slowly.
Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, Chen Jining, Mayor of Beijing, and the mayor of the Italian city took the stage at the same time to complete the flag handover ceremony.
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be jointly hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
The two cities symbolize the city and the mountains, respectively.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
Milan, a vibrant and ever-changing city, is world-renowned as the capital of design and fashion.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, surrounded by majestic mountains, is known as the pearl of the Dolomites.
Two young men dance, symbolizing Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
The harmonious dance reflects the importance of mutual respect and dialogue between human beings and nature, and also issues a new invitation to the world: see you in Italy in four years!
After Cai Qi, chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, delivered a speech, IOC President Bach took the stage to announce that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are closed!
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
Fourteen years ago, the display of the five rings at the Beijing Olympics was regarded as an Olympic classic.
Today, 14 years later, when the children sing the theme song "Me and You" again, the Olympic rings are raised in exactly the same way to meet the big snowflake torch.
The Beijing Summer Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics "meet" at this moment.
As the world's first "Double Olympic City", Beijing has written a new milestone in the Olympic movement.
Pictured is the closing ceremony.
The children's pure and tender singing gradually transitioned from "You and Me" to "Snowflake", the theme song of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the warm singing, the Olympic torch slowly extinguished.
The flags of the delegations lit up, implying that the Olympic spirit lights up the world.
"One World, One Family" and "ONE WORLD ONE FAMILY" appeared above the bird's nest.
Five rings of fireworks rise.
It once again awakened the good memory of 2008, and it will also become a good memory of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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