Hohhot, February 18 (Xinhua) -- On the 17th, the 14th National Winter Games opened in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This ice and snow sports event not only demonstrated the Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more united", but also demonstrated the spirit of the Chinese nation as a family and common prosperity.
On February 17, the actor performed at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua Tianjin New Year paintings, Suzhou gardens, Fujian tulou, ** Potala Palace ......In the entrance of the delegation of the opening ceremony, the humanistic customs and landmark elements of various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities were displayed through artistic styles such as paper-cutting and national tide style painting, with the familiar Inner Mongolia ** such as "Oroqen Song", "Beautiful Grassland My Home", "Horse Gallop to Protect the Frontier" and other familiar Inner Mongolia **, allowing the audience to appreciate the glorious and brilliant culture of the Chinese nation.
Ao Riqilen, a singer who sang "A New Beginning" at the opening ceremony, said: "Many details in the lyrics and melody are interpreting national unity and the prosperity of the motherland, and they also cheer for the '14th Winter' through a strong melody." The band Anda said that the songs they sang adopted a long tune and a powerful arrangement to express the spirit of competitive sports, and at the same time expressed the beautiful picture of unity, friendship and harmonious coexistence of people of all ethnic groups through female singing and soft melodies.
On February 17, the actor performed at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency Reporter Lian Zhen Historically, Hulunbuir has been a place where many ethnic groups live. According to historical records, Tuoba Xianbei, which originated in Gaxian Cave in the territory of the Oroqen Autonomous Banner, moved all the way south and established the Northern Wei Dynasty, which promoted the integration of ethnic groups. Since then, various ethnic groups have interacted and blended in this land, jointly creating a beautiful homeland, and giving birth to a colorful northern Xinjiang culture.
In the main center of the "Fourteenth Winter", cultural relics such as Han Dynasty clay pots, Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines, and Qing Dynasty hairpin wooden bowls in multiple glass display cases record and show the history of Hulunbuir's ethnic integration. In addition, exquisite intangible cultural heritage works such as sunflower handicrafts, leather carving paintings, and birch bark handicrafts have also attracted the attention of many people.
In order to welcome the "14th Winter", Hulunbuir has launched a variety of cultural activities and products. Batusuhe, a herdsman from Chenbal Tiger Banner, and his partners launched the "Daily Ice and Snow Naadam" activity in the Molgrad River Scenic Area, setting up snow fighting, horse riding and archery, "Ice Galah", camel climbing and ploughing, etc., allowing tourists to immerse themselves in Mongolian culture and traditional sports. Zhang Ruitang, a tourist from Gu'an, Hebei Province, who tried snow fighting for the first time, competed with a Mongolian teenager, and his sister recorded this precious experience with her mobile phone.
On February 15, Zhang Ruitang (second from right), a tourist from Gu'an, Hebei Province, experienced snow bockering in the Moergrad River Scenic Area in Hulunbuir. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Le Wenwan In the main street of the Evenki Autonomous Banner District, several snow sculptures with the theme of "14 Winters" and ethnic unity have attracted many residents and tourists to stop and watch. These snow sculptures come in different shapes, vividly expressing the theme of people of all ethnic groups uniting to build a better homeland together. In the national tourism and leisure block of Hulunbuir Ancient City, actors of Mongolian, Daur, Evenki and other ethnic groups wore special costumes and sang and danced, bringing people a number of wonderful audio-visual feasts.
In the "14th Winter" official licensed merchandise retail store, customers are happily picking up unique "14th Winter" souvenirs. Keychains, themed badges, mystery boxes, ......The dazzling array of commodities not only highlights the splendid "Fourteenth Winter", but also contains profound cultural connotations.
This is a commemorative pendant of "Fourteen Winters" taken on January 10 with sunflowers as the base. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Kaiyan According to Xu Weijing, general manager of Hulunbuir Mengwu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., the company has designed and produced more than 100 "14 winter" cultural and creative products, many of which reflect national unity and northern Xinjiang cultural characteristics. For example, they selected 56 cultural relics from Inner Mongolia to make a cultural relics notebook, showing the history of exchanges and exchanges between various ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia. In addition, the badges in the shape of horse-head fiddles and reindeer, as well as gold banknotes engraved with the "bends" of the Yellow River and the Great Wall, show the rich and colorful ethnic culture and magnificent natural scenery of northern Xinjiang.