China News Service, Hulunbuir, February 17 (Reporter Li Aiping and Xing Rui) What are the highlights at the opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games (referred to as "14th Winter") that will be unveiled on the evening of the 17th?
Qin Yan, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and director of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said at a press conference held here on the 17th that the opening ceremony of the "14th Winter" highlighted seven major features.
The picture shows the press conference scene. Photo by Li Aiping
A simple and exquisite feast. Qin Yan introduced that this opening ceremony performance does not pursue grandeur and luxury, but pursues simplicity, refinement and connotation. There were only more than 800 actors (professional actors and extras) participating in the entire performance. Through digital technology and the combined use of AR virtual visual effects, a broader, more varied, and more stunning presentation space was created for the entire cultural and sports performance. The actors mainly come from the Inner Mongolia Art Theater and Ulan Muqi from various parts of Inner Mongolia. They present the "lofty sentiments, heroism and boldness" of Inner Mongolia to the people across the country.
A stage for digital innovation. The stage design of the opening ceremony adopts the design of the same circle as the sky and the earth, and creatively integrates the ice track of the speed skating hall with the technology stage through various stage image carriers such as ground screen, vertical screen, top circular projection, and dance scenery film. , constructing a beyond-visual-range stage viewing effect and an immersive performance space, highlighting the speed and passion of ice and snow sports, and combining with the visual tone of "grassland green, ice and snow white, technological blue, and Chinese red" to create a unique panoramic view Immersive stage space.
A performance of inheritance and innovation. The opening ceremony deeply explored the rich traditional cultural resources of Inner Mongolia and selected a number of well-known excellent songs from Inner Mongolia, as well as Naadam, Andai dance, morinouqin and other folk customs, song and dance, instrumental music and other performance elements. Through fashionable packaging and trendy arrangement, the opening ceremony The collision of inheritance and innovation demonstrates the vitality of the nation's excellent traditional culture and art.
A beautiful picture of China. For the first time, the sports delegations of the "14th Winter" participated in the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and all participated. Qin Yan revealed, “We also paid more attention to the display of each delegation’s characteristics in the design of the entrance background screen. For the first time, the cultural customs and landmark buildings of each province were artistically processed through intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting, national style scrolls, etc. Let the audience appreciate a picture of the era of colorful China and beautiful China."
A team of flag-bearers with a difference. Qin Yan said that the flag bearers of the Winter Games flag are different from the previous method where only athletes or armed police officers and soldiers served as flag bearers. Eight models and advanced workers of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region were selected to join the flag bearers. “They have national moral models. , national pacesetters in desertification prevention and control, etc. These role models of the times hold high not only the flag of this Winter Games, but also the spiritual flag that leads us to jointly build a beautiful homeland."
An ode to sportsmanship. Qin Yan told the media attending the meeting that "300 million people participating in ice and snow sports" has now become a reality in China, and the people's sense of gain and happiness have been significantly enhanced. "Ode to the Chinese Sports Spirit" recited by students from Beijing Sport University presents a new look of the Chinese sports spirit in the new era, injecting vigorous vitality and inexhaustible motivation into ice and snow sports.
An ignition that combines reality and reality. Qin Yan introduced that the opening ceremony lighting ceremony integrated sports elements and AR technology, using a combination of virtual and real methods to light the torch tower across indoor and outdoor venues. (over)