Hangzhou Asian Games Opening Ceremony: Ancient Beauty Meets Modern Innovation

Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, September 23 (Reporters Yao Youming, Li Dian, Wang Haoming, Huang Yaoman) On the evening of the 23rd, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, ancient style and modern fashion complemented each other. “Digital Fireworks” bloomed gorgeously, and “Digital Torchbearers” “Wonderful appearance. This city, which was called “the most beautiful and luxurious celestial city in the world” by the Italian traveler Marco Polo, has now become the focus of attention in Asia and even the world.

This is the opening ceremony scene taken on September 23.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Yu

“When I remember the south of the Yangtze River, I remember Hangzhou the most.” The opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games showed the timeless characteristics of Hangzhou’s landscape and poetry, which deeply impressed many on-site audiences and reporters. Hayat, a reporter for Kuwait’s “Torch News”, said that he especially liked the chapter of “National Style and Elegance”, an artistic performance. He said: “The actors were dressed in ancient costumes and sitting on the ancient ship. The scene was simply too beautiful to be described in words.”

This is a performance filmed at the opening ceremony on September 23.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei

Wang Xin, a 37-year-old Hangzhou citizen, and her family of four watched the opening ceremony. He said that the opening ceremony performance was beautiful, solemn and gorgeous, fully demonstrating the historical heritage and youthful vitality of the ancient capital Hangzhou. Jean Pointe, a French audience member, said that as a city full of vitality and cultural traditions, Hangzhou’s opening ceremony not only demonstrated China’s long cultural history, but also demonstrated China’s modern development level.

The many technological elements at the opening ceremony also feasted the eyes of many on-site audiences. Seeing the first “digital ignition ceremony” in the history of the Asian Games, Shanghai citizen Zheng Xiaofeng was extremely excited. “As an ordinary spectator, I am very happy to be able to participate in the digital lighting ceremony of the Asian Games. This form of mass participation and digital interconnection is very novel and fully reflects the brilliance and achievements of scientific and technological innovation in the Asian Games,” he said.

On September 23, the “Digital Torchbearers” carried out the torch relay at the opening ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Yu

Akhmetov, a journalist from Kazakhstan, commented that the opening ceremony was full of technology, which shows that Hangzhou is a city of the future. Hangzhou is a beautiful city with friendly citizens. This is his second trip to China since the Beijing Winter Olympics, and he feels that his trip will be worthwhile.

“Qiantang Tide”, a program that reflects the athletes’ struggle to become the trend-setters of the times and the people of Asia, who are hand in hand and walk hand in hand, also resonated. Uzbekistan 24 TV reporter Norbek Niyazov said that this was a professional, magnificent and dreamy opening ceremony. Of course he wants to cheer for his country’s players, and he also wishes the Chinese players good luck.

On September 23, actors performed at the opening ceremony.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Lei

Indian journalist Deepan Ker believes that the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games conveyed the concepts of science and technology and environmental protection to Asia and the world. “We are in the same world and we must protect it together,” he said.

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2023-09-24 01:24:00
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