Xinhua News Agency reporters Yu Jia and Zhao Zehui.
The opening ceremony of the 14th National Winter Games was held in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on the evening of the 17th. The opening ceremony stage was gorgeous, distinctive, and had a strong sense of science and technology, presenting an audio-visual feast with outstanding highlights for the audience.
On February 17, the actor performed at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen.
Highlight 1: The three-dimensional stage "sees the big from the small".
From the vast grasslands to the snowy fields, from the dense forests to the vast starry sky, these magnificent "scenes" on the stage of the opening ceremony are immersive and mesmerizing.
The opening ceremony of "14 Winters" was held in the speed skating hall of the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center. The opening ceremony team innovatively used a variety of image carriers such as ground screens, vertical screens, and top ring projections, as well as augmented reality and other technologies, to turn a "small" field into a "big" stage.
What we pursue is not a grand scene, but a kind of exquisiteness, a kind of beauty and elegance of ice and snow sports. Sha Xiaolan, the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies, said in an interview.
In front of the stage of "Heaven and Earth are the Same Circle", the audience sometimes finds themselves in the ice and snow world, sometimes strolls in the vast grassland, and enjoys the magnificent mountains and rivers of Inner Mongolia and the scenery of ethnic unity.
On February 17, the actor performed at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei.
Highlight 2: Distinctive cultural elements.
In the warm and unrestrained sound of the horse-head piano, dozens of actors dressed in horse costumes danced majestic and powerful dance steps, like a group of Mongolian horses that are not afraid of wind and snow and gallop forward, showing the indomitable spirit.
In the opening ceremony, many programs were full of strong ethnic elements, such as Boke, Humai, Cup Dance, Andai Dance, Matouqin, etc. In the warm-up program of the opening ceremony, the Oroqen harmonica "intangible cultural heritage" project was displayed, and the Aoluguya Evenki dance "Kao Kao Music in the Forest" let the audience feel the charm of China's excellent traditional culture.
Songs with national characteristics have also taken on a new look. "People in Inner Mongolia can sing and dance, and there are a lot of good songs, which puts a lot of pressure on our theme song creation. Sha Xiaolan said that the interlude of the theme song of "Fourteen Winters" is integrated with the beautiful melody of the horse-head qin, and the songwriting style not only pursues internationalization, but also has Inner Mongolia characteristics.
On February 17, the actor performed at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Fan.
Highlight 3: Appearance to show the great beauty of China.
Beijing Temple of Heaven, Fujian Tulou, **Potala Palace, ......In the entry of athletes, the humanistic customs and landmark elements of various provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities were displayed on the big screen through artistic styles such as paper-cutting and national tide style painting, which were exquisite and appropriate.
This scene aroused a lot of interest from the audience, and they all spoke about the unique regional elements on the big screen. "That's the vinegar jar and the wooden tower of Yingxian County, and it looks like Shanxi. Zhang Yiran, an audience member, said.
During the entrance of the referees and athletes, familiar Inner Mongolian songs such as "Oroqen Song" and "Beautiful Grassland My Home" sounded on the spot, which were skillfully adapted to let the audience feel the beauty of the fusion of traditional and modern elements.
On February 17, the Beijing sports delegation entered the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen.
Highlight 4: The spirit of sportsmanship is inspiring.
The baton of building a strong country and rejuvenating the nation is in our hands! ”
The mission is on the shoulder, and the struggle has me! ”
The horn has sounded, our generation should be self-reliant! ”
The oath of youth is sonorous and inspiring. Students and cast members from Beijing Sport University formed a phalanx of more than 100 people to recite "Ode to the Chinese Sports Spirit", presenting the new style of the Chinese sports spirit in the new era and highlighting the new connotation of the Chinese sports spirit in the new journey.
After the recitation, 14 young people surrounded the torch, symbolizing the inheritance and development of Chinese sportsmanship.
On February 17, the national flag of the People's Republic of China was entered at the opening ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei.
Highlight 5: The ignition ceremony is a "blend of data and reality".
The most anticipated ignition ceremony was full of technology. After the last torchbearer lit the ignition device in the style of the "14th Winter" emblem indoors, the digital ice hockey players immediately "appeared" and forcefully knocked the flaming digital ice hockey puck out of the arena at the ignition device and "dropped" onto the main cauldron outside. Subsequently, the cauldron was lit, and the scene resounded with warm applause and cheers.
This ignition scheme uses the method of 'blending data and reality' to realize the linkage between indoor and outdoor, creatively transcend the barrier of indoor and outdoor venues, and ignite the main cauldron tower. Sha Xiaolan said.