The 24th Winter Olympic Games opened in Beijing *** Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan, IOC President Bach, leaders and distinguished guests from all over the world attended On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was grandly held in the National Stadium. *** Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Yuewei Build a dream, snow and ice, and look forward to the future together. On the evening of February 4, 2022, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, was grandly held in the National Stadium. *** The Chinese civilization and the Olympic movement join hands again to play a beautiful movement of unity, peace and friendship among all mankind. On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was grandly held in the National Stadium. *** Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yue Yuewei Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan and other party and state leaders, IOC President Bach, as well as leaders and distinguished guests from all over the world attended the opening ceremony. The National Stadium is brightly lit and magnificent at night. This building, which is famous for its bird's nest shape, is about to make history and become the first stadium in the world to host the opening ceremony of the "double Olympics" of the Winter Olympic Games and the summer Olympic Games. At about 19:15, heads of state and government, members of the royal family and heads of international organizations from all over the world arrived one after another. At this time, the golden hall is full of the atmosphere of the Spring Festival and the passion and vitality of the Winter Olympics. Before the opening ceremony, the atmosphere at the National Stadium was warm. Accompanied by cheerful music, people from Beijing and Hebei came to the venue to greet guests and friends from all over the world with simple and hot square dance performances. The huge word "Fu" on the venue creates a festive atmosphere for the Chinese New Year. On the big screen, people from 10 domestic cities such as Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Harbin, Heilongjiang and Nanjing, Jiangsu showed the world the enthusiasm and passion of China's "300 million people participating in ice and snow sports". UN Secretary General Guterres also delivered a video speech. Inside and outside the venue, China and the world sing the ice and snow song of "going to the future together". At 19:57, the words "Happy New Year" appeared in Chinese and English on the huge ice and snow screen in the center of the stadium. *** The audience burst into prolonged warm applause and cheers. February 4 coincides with the beginning of spring, the first of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. At 20:00 sharp, the countdown performance of the opening ceremony began in the time rotation of the traditional Chinese calendar. Twenty four solar terms flashed on the large screen in turn. The audience shouted in unison with the digital transformation: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Amid the cheers, on the ground screen in the center of the stadium, a bright moon rose, butterflies danced, and dandelion seeds flew into the air, Gorgeous fireworks light up the sky over the bird's nest, blooming the Chinese and English modeling of "beginning of spring", transmitting the news of spring in winter. On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was grandly held in the National Stadium. *** Photo by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency *** A child trumpeter sounded the melodious melody of "me and my motherland". Chinese people from all walks of life, advanced models and representatives of 56 nationalities slowly passed the bright five-star red flag to the flag raising area of the stadium with both hands and delivered it to the soldiers of honor. All stood up and sang the National Anthem of the people's Republic of China. The five-star red flag rose slowly and fluttered in the wind. The lights in the venue turned dark, and a drop of ice blue ink fell from the sky along the huge vertical screen and turned into the water of the Yellow River, which flowed thousands of miles, and the billowing waves condensed into a world of ice and snow. A giant ice cube was formed from the ice and snow world. In the past 23 Winter Olympics host city history, with the carving of 24 "laser knives", it flashed back on it and finally fixed as "2022 Beijing, China". Six ice hockey players "skated" into the field, made a swing and hit the ball, driven the intense carving of the "laser knife", and finally shaped the ice cube into a crystal clear five rings of ice and snow. At 20:17, the athletes' entrance ceremony began. An ice and snow carved "China door" opens, the Greek delegation from the birthplace of the Olympic movement enters first, the Italian delegation from the venue of the next Winter Olympic Games and the Chinese delegation from the host of the current Winter Olympic Games finally enter, and the delegations of other countries and regions enter successively according to the simplified Chinese stroke order. Delegations from 91 countries and regions participated in the Winter Olympics. In the next 16 days, nearly 3000 athletes will compete under the five ring flag. Accompanied by the background music composed of 19 world famous songs, the athletes entered the stadium and waved to the audience from time to time. The audience welcomed them with warm applause and cheers. In the passionate melody of "singing the motherland", the host Chinese delegation finally entered the venue, and two flag bearers, Chinese steel snowmobile woman Zhao Dan and speed skater Gao Tingyu, walked at the forefront of the team. There were thunderous applause and cheers rising from wave to wave. The Chinese delegation of this winter Olympics has a total of 388 people, including 177 athletes, the largest number of Chinese participants in previous winter Olympics. After the athletes entered the stadium, the leaders of all delegations held up the snowflake modeling guide board and gathered together to form a "big snowflake". The short film "stronger and more united" was broadcast on the large screen to incisively and vividly express the theme of "one world, one family" of the opening ceremony. Then, Cai Qi, chairman of Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, delivered a speech. He said that on the occasion of the Spring Festival of the year of the tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar, athletes, coaches and guests from all over the world gathered in Beijing to share the Winter Olympics, witness Beijing becoming the world's first "double Olympic city" and witness China writing a new legend for the Olympic Movement. *** Let's go hand in hand and write a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind. IOC President Bach delivered a speech. He thanked the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics, Chinese government departments and all the Chinese people. Bach said that China's extraordinary achievements in winter sports have opened a new era of global winter sports, which will bring the participation of global winter sports to a new level and benefit the Chinese people and winter sports lovers all over the world. On the evening of February 4, the opening ceremony of the 24th Beijing Winter Olympic Games was grandly held in the National Stadium. *** Photo by Ju Peng, reporter of Xinhua News Agency At 21:51, the opening ceremony ushered in an exciting moment. *** Suddenly, the whole audience was boiling, and bright fireworks rose into the air, presenting the shape of "welcoming pine" in the air to express the welcome to guests all over the world. The applause and cheers lasted for a long time. 76 young people from all over the world walked into the stadium and walked side by side. Where we passed, a long scroll of photos showing the people of all countries in the world share weal and woe, overcome the epidemic and work hard for their dreams slowly unfolded, just like a long river of images flowing quietly. On both sides of the long river, the Chinese knot pattern, which implies unity and auspiciousness, has gradually turned into the Chinese and English words "together to the future", expressing the beautiful expectation of walking hand in hand and creating the future. In the quiet singing of the song "Imagine", 24 skaters in red sportswear are divided into four groups. They slide across the ice with vigorous posture and leave a long track. The track presents the new Olympic motto: "faster, higher, stronger - more unity", showing the common dream of all mankind. In the air, the luminous figure simulating the snow jumping on a high platform flew over the five rings of ice and snow. At the same time, the vertical screen image shows the ice and snow sports of multiple projects, presenting the beauty of ice and snow sports together. Six flag bearers entered with the Olympic flag. They are the representatives of China's outstanding winter athletes in different periods - Luo Zhihuan, the first winter world champion in New China, Li Jiajun, the first athlete in China to win the men's medal in the Winter Olympics, Shen Xue, the double skater who achieved the breakthrough of "zero" gold medal in the winter Olympics in China's figure skating, Han Xiaopeng, the first snow gold medal winner in the Winter Olympics in China, Zhang Hui, the gold medal winner of short track speed skating women's relay in Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, and Zhang Hong, an athlete who achieved the breakthrough of "zero" gold medal in China's speed skating Winter Olympic Games. 44 children from Fuping mountain area in Hebei Province sang the Olympic Anthem in Greek. In the song, the Olympic flag rises slowly and flies high with the five-star red flag. In front of the five ring flag, Chinese cross-country skier Wang Qiang and snowboarder Liu Jiayu, Chinese freestyle skiing referee Tao Yongchun and Chinese snowboarding coach Ji Xiaoou took an oath on behalf of all athletes, referees, coaches and officials. On the big screen, the short film called "future champion" attracted the attention of the audience. The toddlers became lovers of ice and snow sports. Although they fell and got up again and again, they always laughed in the face of setbacks. The relaxed and humorous picture made the audience laugh. In the laughter, innocent and lovely children appeared in the stadium. Holding the glittering "white dove", they ran freely and happily, gathered in the middle of the stadium from all directions, forming a heart-shaped, surrounded by the "big snowflake". At 22:10, the Olympic flame from Olympia arrived at the National Stadium. The torch relay of the Winter Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou from February 2 to 4. Olympic Forest Park, Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall, Grand Canal Forest Park... Through the ancient and modern, connecting history and future, the Olympic fire shows the world a thick and innovative Chinese civilization. Seven torchbearers held the torch high and divided it into six sticks for the final relay in the stadium. Zhao Weichang, the "post-50s" athlete who has won the national champion of speed skating for 11 consecutive times, Li Yan, the "post-60s" athlete who won one gold medal and two bronze medals in the short track speed skating competition of the Calgary Winter Olympic Games, and Yang Yang, the "Post-70s" athlete who achieved the breakthrough of "zero" of the gold medal of the Chinese sports delegation in the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Su Bingtian, the "post-80s" athlete who holds the men's 100m Asian record, won the "post-90s" sports title of women's 1500m short track speed skating in Sochi Winter Olympics