The Cultural Heritage of the Beijing Winter Olympics
On the evening of February 20, the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the National Stadium.
The picture shows the closing ceremony scene.
Photo by our reporter Jiang Yushi
The Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics have come to a successful conclusion, leaving the world with countless beautiful memories and endless aftertastes.
Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, expressed his sincere admiration: "This is a truly unparalleled Winter Olympics." An unparalleled Olympic Games was held in Beijing in 2008, and another unparalleled Winter Olympics will be held in 2022. "Double Olympic Games "The City" has created a double incomparable, wrote an indelible stroke in the history of human civilization, and left a rich cultural heritage.
The concept of green and energy-saving conferences, complete and exquisite venues and facilities, excellent and meticulous event management... And what is even more unforgettable is that the Beijing Winter Olympics highlighted the humanistic realm and people's feelings of the Chinese Olympics, and also demonstrated the grandeur It is the perfect embodiment and innovative achievement of the Olympic positive and happy life philosophy and life aesthetics, and it has injected tremendous power into promoting the building of a community of shared future for mankind.
Demonstrate the broad and profound Chinese civilization
The Olympic Games are both a sports event and a cultural event, and a platform for cultural exchanges and mutual learning among all ethnic groups in the world.
The Beijing Winter Olympics vividly demonstrated the broad and profound Chinese civilization to the world, unfolding a beautiful picture scroll of Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit.
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics begins with the countdown to the twenty-four solar terms, conveying a unique cultural charm.
The twenty-four solar terms are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese ancestors, and also a precious intangible cultural heritage of mankind, reflecting the concept of respecting nature and adapting to the times.
A drop of ice blue ink fell from the sky and turned into a surging Yellow River, interpreting the heroic poetry of "the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky".
The "Welcome Pine" blooming above the Bird's Nest, the "Ice Sculpture Chinese Doors and Windows" that welcomes athletes entering the arena, and the "Big Snowflake" that integrates olive branches and China... Each ingenious design shows the enthusiasm of the Chinese people, Confidence and openness.
At the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, the touching scene of "Breaking the Willows to Say Goodbye" showed Chinese-style romantic feelings.
The willow branches in early spring, tender and full of vigor, signify life, hope and growth.
In ancient China, the willow tree was a tree for sustenance, and breaking the willow was an important farewell ceremony.
At the closing of the Winter Olympics, through the form of folding willows, it conveyed the deep affection and goodbye with friends from all over the world, and reflected the beauty of the warm and long-lasting oriental culture.
There is a strong Chinese style in and out of the Beijing Winter Olympics, leaving a deep impression on the contestants and audiences around the world.
From the Winter Olympics emblem, which highlights the beauty of Chinese characters, to "Bingdundun" and "Xuerongrong" designed based on the national treasure panda and Chinese lantern; "Snow Flying Sky", to ski tracks and jumping platforms incorporating elements of the Great Wall and beacon towers; from medals inspired by ancient concentric jade bi, to award bouquets woven with intangible cultural heritage "Shanghai-style woolen weaving techniques"; from "Chinese Dragon" Battle uniforms, "Sun Dasheng" helmets, "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" figure skating competition suits, to the "Rui Xue Xiang Yun", "Lucky Landscape" and "Tang Hua Fei Xue" on the costumes of the ceremonial staff... Watching the Winter Olympics, not only enjoyed the wonderful experience It is a visual feast, and at the same time, you can also appreciate the charm of the long and heavy Chinese culture.
Demonstrate the people-oriented Olympic spirit
The core of the Olympic spirit is a positive and happy life philosophy and life aesthetics.
The Olympic Movement emphasizes that all people, regardless of skin color, rich or poor, or status, can have a healthy body, an optimistic spirit and a love for a better life through self-exercise and active participation.
The Olympics pursues the free realization of human spirit and strength. It explores the limits of human body, develops human potential, and tempers human spirit.
As Samaranch, the former president of the International Olympic Committee, said, it is "the integration of physical activity, art and spirit towards a whole person".
For every participant, the Olympic Games is a grand festival, a joyful experience and a beautiful enjoyment.
The vitality of the Olympic Games lies in the participation of the public and in the wider popularization of the Olympic spirit.
"The benevolent is the virtue of life." The purpose of the Chinese humanistic spirit is to care for life.
From the 2008 Summer Olympics to the 2022 Winter Olympics, adhering to a people-oriented Olympics has always been the core of the Beijing Olympic spirit.
It pays attention to people, loves people, respects people, promotes people, and pursues the comprehensive and harmonious development of people.
Since the successful bid for the Beijing Winter Olympics, China has made great efforts to promote ice and snow sports, and actively promoted the strategy of “expanding the south, expanding the west, expanding the east”, so that the ice and snow sports have achieved nationwide coverage.
As of October 2021, the number of people participating in ice and snow sports in China has reached 346 million, and the participation rate of ice and snow sports exceeds 24%.
This is China's great achievement in promoting the construction of a sports power and a healthy China, and it is also China's great contribution to promoting the development of world sports.
Bach pointed out that China's extraordinary achievements in winter sports have opened a new era of global winter sports, which will bring global winter sports participation to a new level and benefit the Chinese people and winter sports enthusiasts around the world.
In today's world, peace, development, cooperation and win-win have become the trend of the times. The Chinese people feel the thirst for an active and healthy lifestyle and the humanistic spirit brought by it more than ever.
A major achievement of the 2008 Olympic Games is to awaken the Chinese people's awareness of health, green awareness and physical exercise.
The 2022 Winter Olympics has promoted the promotion and popularization of ice and snow sports in China, making up for the gap between "strong summer and weak winter" and "weak ice and snow" in Chinese sports.
Today, the Olympic concept with Chinese characteristics includes the optimistic spirit of the current Chinese people, the high fighting spirit of hard work, the open and inclusive mind, the advocacy and development of the common civilization of mankind, and the strong self-confidence in the national culture.
Condensing the great power of "together to the future"
Olympic adheres to the tenet of "peace, friendship and progress", encourages the public to participate in sports, pursues "faster, higher, stronger - more united", and inspires people from all over the world, especially the younger generation, to build a better world and struggle.
Bach said that the Olympic Games is a gathering of great unity for all mankind, bringing hope to all mankind for a better future.
In today's uncertain world, the Olympic Games are more than ever a powerful symbol of hope, peace and unity for all humanity in a diverse world.
As the first global comprehensive sports event to be held as scheduled since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics demonstrated the determination and courage of the Chinese people to keep their promises, and also conveyed to the world the precious confidence to not be afraid of difficulties and overcome the epidemic.
The Beijing Winter Olympics strictly implements the "double closed-loop" management, improves the venues' epidemic prevention measures, and effectively prevents the outbreak of the epidemic; The volunteers overcame many difficulties and won the praise of the world with their sincere and friendly smiles and thoughtful and perfect service... China successfully held a simple, safe and wonderful Olympic event, and continued to write a new legend for the world Olympic cause. It also provides useful inspiration for how to achieve sustainable development under the epidemic.
The "more unity" advocated by the new Olympic motto was perfectly explained at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Su Yiming won the gold medal, and did not forget to thank Canadian star Mark McMorris for his encouragement; Gu Ailing offered warm comfort to the losing French player Tess Luder immediately after winning the championship; Chinese curling mixed doubles player Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan and the American group Christopher Pulis/Victoria Persinger exchanged badges after the game and sang "Friendship lasts forever"...
The Beijing Winter Olympics embodies the spiritual connotation of the Olympic movement, expresses the common desire of friends from all over the world to pursue a better future for mankind under the inspiration of the Olympic spirit, and shows the broad minds of the Chinese people facing the world.
At present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still ongoing. The international community should carry forward the Olympic spirit, unite to deal with risks and challenges, and unite the powerful forces that will join hands to face the wind and rain and move towards the future, so as to compose a new movement for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
(The author is a researcher at the Beijing Xi Jinping Research Center for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and a professor at Renmin University of China)