Impact 1: Drum array
Thousands of performers dressed in silver, pushing brown square drums, quietly flowed into the venue like an underground river. At this point, the audience are wondering: how will this huge array open the curtain of the Beijing Olympic Games?
Suddenly, a dazzling skylight activated the ancient sundial in the stadium, the 2008 square drum flashed silver, and the lights in the stands flashed. The huge matrix bumped into the welcome guest, and finally 10 seconds countdown flashed on the field amid the audience's passionate shouts and gunfire. The fireworks rose and the crowd was very excited. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games kicked off with loud drums and cheers.
Shock 2: "big footprints" in the air
China, the inventor of gunpowder, is famous for making magical fireworks, but tonight is the night when fireworks are applied to the realm of uncanny workmanship. In the scene of historical footprint, the opening ceremony of this Olympic Games broke through the time and space of the main stadium for the first time in history. With novel imagination, 29 "giant footprints" symbolizing the historical footprint of the Olympic Games are branded in the night sky of Beijing with the shape of fireworks relay.
This "giant footprint" full of China's freehand brushwork, along the central axis of ancient Beijing, through a hundred-year-old cloud, walked step by step to the Bird's Nest in the fierce roar, which shocked and excited all the audience.
When the "Olympic Footprint" appeared over the main stadium of the "Bird's Nest", more than 90,000 spectators were excited about it. The scene of the silver five rings "standing" from the ground is also amazing. This ingenious change made the audience clap like thunder. Using fireworks and multimedia technology to integrate the scenes inside and outside the stadium is a pioneering work in the history of the Olympic opening ceremony.
Shock 3: a long historical scroll
The audience was stunned when the huge picture scroll on the ground slowly opened. This huge LED screen with a length of147m and a width of 27m is a long scroll showing China's 5,000-year history, and the opening performance begins.
China's splendid culture is magically displayed by "ancient heritage", four great inventions, Chinese characters and traditional operas. In melodious music, the caravan and map of the Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago appeared on the long scroll, and thousands of sailors armed with yellow giant paddles formed a huge fleet, reappearing the grand occasion of Zheng He's voyage to the Western Ocean.
In the music, giant paddles are flying, and the sea and the sky are the same. In the stormy waves, the two fleets danced dragon, and the audience cheered like a tide.
Shock 4: The stars shine.
In the starlight scene, the silver-white piano plays a beautiful and romantic melody, and the ancient picture scroll stretches out in the starlight. 1000 performers dressed in green poured into the venue, and the modern part of the performance began.
Suddenly, an unexpected scene appeared: the man in green lit up with silver light all over his body, just like thousands of stars, forming a dove of peace with wings spread and flying, crystal clear and full of brilliance. Then, as soon as the actor changed his shape, he was as green as ever, and instantly set up a huge "bird's nest" in the center of the venue, flashing green and silver light. The beautiful changes of sound, light and electricity in the human body are full of spirituality and magic, leaving an unforgettable impression.
Shock 5: Taiji Circle Array
1988 At the opening ceremony of Seoul Olympic Games, thousands of people performed Taekwondo, which left a deep impression on the world. Tonight, 2008 China actors staged Tai Chi Chuan array, which shocked the world!
In the ancient and mysterious oriental cultural atmosphere, this Tai Ji Chuan performance is as dynamic as thunder, as quiet as water, as loud as megatron, and unpredictable. The huge circular array symbolizes the unity of man and nature, and the scene is spectacular and breathtaking.
Shock 6: Blue Planet
When this liquid crystal planet with a diameter of 18 meters and a weight of 16 tons rose from the ground to an altitude of more than 20 meters, people were stunned by this behemoth. This is the largest, heaviest and latest high-tech model in the opening history of the Olympic Games. It took more than a year to design, manufacture and install this multimedia "Earth".
The stars in the sky are changing colors and patterns, and many actors walk on the "earth" as if they were out of gravity and full of dreamy colors; Sports competition interprets the Olympic spirit of "Faster, Higher and Stronger" on the "Earth".
Shock 7: theme song and "smiling face"
The theme song of Beijing Olympic Games has been kept as the "ultimate secret" until the last second. Whether this song can become a favorite song of the world is waiting for everyone.
China singer Liu Huan and "Tianhou" sarah brightman stand on the top of the earth. A violin plays the sound of nature, and the Olympic theme song "You and Me" flows quietly in the solo. ...
This theme song surprised people. No one expected that it was so gentle, did not devour mountains and rivers, did not stir the sky, and reached the softest place in people's hearts with the tenderness of moonlight. The unexpected theme song made the audience quiet, and people's heartstrings were shocked by it, bathed in the human brilliance of "One World, One Dream".
In the song, happy children spread their umbrellas, and the smiling faces of thousands of children from all over the world flashed on the field. This wonderful change won warm applause from the audience.
Shock 8: China team enters the stadium.
The most exciting moment for more than 90,000 live audiences tonight is the admission of the China delegation. Before the China team appeared, some changes took place in the stands. When Yao Ming appeared holding the national flag, the audience cheered.
At first, the audience just shouted spontaneously, but when the China team stood in the middle of the field, the audience suddenly burst into a strong and neat voice, "Come on, China! China, come on! " Slogans resounded through the sky, the whole audience waved the national flag, and the Bird's Nest became a red ocean.
Shock 9: Ignition
How to light the main torch? This is the core secret of the Olympic opening ceremony and the biggest suspense. It was not until athletes entered the stadium that the mysterious main torch tower was unveiled. It turned out that it stood quietly at the top of the bird's nest. Who is the last torchbearer and how to light the main torch at the top of the Bird's Nest? It's still a problem.
The flame has arrived! The lights went out, seven Olympic champion torchbearers circled the field, and Sun Jinfang handed the torch to the main torchbearer. That's Li Ning, once "Prince of gymnastics"!
Li Ning raised the torch and flew into the sky under the traction of the steel cable. He walked in space around the edge of the Bird's Nest and showed behind him all the countries and regions where the torch passed. He finally held the torch high and lit the main torch of the Beijing Olympic Games. The audience gave warm applause to this creative lighting method, and the main Olympic torch was blazing in the night sky.