The whole process of the opening ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games (text)

Opening Ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games Tonight, the opening ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games, which has been carefully prepared for more than two years, will be officially staged in Haixinsha Island, marking the official opening of the Asian Games.

According to the program flow, the opening ceremony of the Asian Games will officially start at 8: 00 tonight, and it will be divided into five chapters: overture dream, water of the earth, boat of the ocean, sail of white clouds and invitation of flower city. The performance time is about 1 hour. After the opening ceremony, the audience will greet the lighting ceremony and the athletes from 45 countries and regions with the accompaniment of the theme song "Sunrise in the East", and finally end with the song "Smile" sung by Song Zu Ying.

This audio-visual cultural feast created by many top artists at home and abroad is splendid. In addition to the ignition ceremony of the main torch tower, there are many highlights worthy of attention.

1 Sail of White Clouds is romantic and exciting.

It's exciting to dive from the top of a building nearly 80 meters. 180 how does it feel to dive from the top of 80 meters in unison? "Sail of White Clouds" is such a thrilling, exciting, romantic and warm 9-minute performance jointly created by artists from Tagou Martial Arts School in Henan and boys from Wulin. During the rehearsal, the scene of diving many times in the program has made the audience nervous and almost suffocated.

The music of this program is sometimes passionate and sometimes romantic and lyrical. John powell, the composer of the blockbuster X-Men and Kung Fu Panda, and the music director of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games co-wrote and produced it.

With the cooperation of 180 athletes, ground 1284 operators and 100 technical support personnel, a fascinating three-dimensional performance was performed in front of the audience from four octagonal sails more than 80 meters high. This is a new attempt to boldly innovate and challenge the limits, not only for Asia, but also for the world. In this unique space, they span, run, climb and dive, and accommodate many sports elements, such as surfing, mountaineering, swimming and hurdles ... which shows the vigorous development of national fitness in China and wonderfully interprets the faster, higher and stronger sportsmanship of human beings. In the end, 180 athletes turned into eight giant eagles spreading their wings and flying. Fly to the blue sky and sprint into the future.

2 The Boat of the Sea is magnificent.

200 fisherman girls stood by the sea with fishing lights in their hands, watching the men set foot on the "Silk Road" on the long sea. In the majestic sound of the trumpet, 600 frolicters, Qi Xin, joined forces to lift a huge ship.

This "great ship" with a length of 28.8m, a width of 8m and a height of18m is an "ocean boat" jointly built by Mark Fischer, a world-class dancer, and Miao Peiru, a dancer from China. It can roll and rotate 360 degrees horizontally and vertically. Sailors played by 45 acrobats and dancers, led by a boatswain, sailed into the sea and fought in the stormy waves. In the peaks and valleys of lightning and thunder, the sailors shouted, the sailboat was sometimes thrown to the top, and sometimes fell to the bottom, and the ship was bumping and shaking ... The sailors fought against the huge waves to death. Performing on such a special stage as the Rolling Stone Boat is beyond imagination.

Finally, acrobats from Henan were selected to perform on the mast and other parts of the ship. However, after the original ship arrived in Guangzhou for installation at the end of 65438+February last year, during the first rehearsal, the center of gravity could not be found with a little shaking, and it was impossible to perform the action performance when boarding. For a whole week, it was completely used to adapt to this extremely "simulated" ship, and many of these acrobatic masters with stunts backed out. Finally, the difficulties such as seasickness were overcome, and the rehearsal of "The Boat of the Sea" was magnificent and became a highlight of the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games.

The biggest lighting wonder in the world

Sha Xiaogang, 48, is the lighting director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the lighting director of the opening ceremony team of Guangzhou Asian Games, he carved the night sky of Guangzhou into a rare visual spectacle with the colors and shapes of the lights, which is a rare masterpiece.

The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Haixinsha Island, with the Pearl River as the stage and the city as the background, gave Sha Xiaolan 7 kilometers of space on both sides of the Pearl River, allowing him and his team to display their talents to the fullest. They used more than 2000 searchlights, more than 2000 computer lights and more than 5000 professional lights, creating the world's largest lighting city performance art.

In the preface to the opening ceremony, with the infinite spread of water waves and gorgeous lasers on Haixinsha Island, the world's largest fountain array was opened, and the spectacular water feature of 170 meters long and 38 meters high was like a dream. Under the starry sky, on the Pearl River, the 80-meter-high video giant sail proudly rises in front of the audience. Fireworks and searchlights on both sides of the Pearl River turned Haixinsha Island into an unprecedented Asian "Harmony" ship, and set sail at the South Gate of China, the Pearl River Estuary and the "Asian Games Night".

In the "Green Minute" of the opening ceremony, in just 60 seconds, the lighting turned Guang Zhouta, which is more than 600 meters high, into a towering green tree of life in Asia. The main buildings around Haixinsha Island and on both sides of the Pearl River turn green instantly.

Haixinsha became the "boat of the Asian Games"

It is reported that the opening ceremony of this Asian Games is the first new attempt to move major sports events at home and abroad outside the stadium in recent years, and it is also the first time that previous Asian Games have held large-scale celebrations on small and medium-sized islands in the river.

The biggest feature of the opening ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games is "taking the Pearl River as the stage and the city as the background". At that time, Haixinsha, the venue of the opening ceremony surrounded by the Pearl River water, will be transformed into a dazzling "Asian Games boat". The charming night scenes and lights on both sides of the Pearl River and the Pearl River Bridge, including the newly completed new landmark "Xiaoman Waist", will become part of the grand background of the opening ceremony.

The reporter was informed that the creative team got inspiration from Hai Xinsha's imitation of the shape of the big ship. The stage of the opening ceremony makes people feel like they are on the deck of a five-star luxury ship: the whole venue is T-shaped, and the cultural performances and opening ceremony are mainly concentrated in front of the audience and extend along the central axis of the T-shaped, which is the fireworks discharge area and the entrance area for props and actors. The overall tone is mainly blue and white, all covered by sparkling water, all over the fountain. There are four ***8 LED projection screens in the center of the stage, which are full of atmosphere and pride. On both sides of Haixinsha, there will be some cruise ships decorated with stars and flowers, and some athletes' representatives will be invited to experience the night tour of the Pearl River, highlighting the sound of flowers, boats and the sea, which is full of romance in southern water towns and flower cities.

The emblem of the Asian Games flows along the Pearl River.

There are frequent highlights of the opening ceremony on Haixinsha Island, and there are also very creative displays on the Pearl River near Haixinsha Island. The huge LED optical network with the emblem of the Olympic Council of Asia and the emblem of the Asian Games flashing alternately flows in the sea sand waters above the Pearl River. From the banks of the Pearl River, especially the high-rise buildings above and around Guangzhou, we can feel the sportsmanship and romantic elements conveyed by the emblem of the River.

After the creative element of the opening ceremony of the Asian Games was identified as "water", the idea of "stretching a Pearl River picture" was born in the mind of Mr. Lu Jiankang, the production director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Asian Games. In the Pearl River Parade on the night of the opening ceremony, the marine optical network displaying the emblem of OCA and the emblem of Guangzhou Asian Games and the floating boat representing the OCA family completed this huge picture.

By means of high-tech stage display, the emblem of the Games was combined with the artistic expression of the opening ceremony of the Games, which was a great success at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. At the opening ceremony of Guangzhou Asian Games, the optical network of LED emblem chose to flow along the Pearl River to Haixinsha, which also had strong visibility.

It is reported that in order to build this water surface optical network, 500,000 led spots were used, and it took 500 skilled technicians five days to manually weave an LED optical network with a length of 42 meters, a width of 48 meters and an area of more than 2,000 square meters. After repeated tests, this "water emblem" is not afraid of wind and waves, nor of rain.

6 600-meter fireworks display in Guang Zhouta.

On the night of the opening ceremony, a Chinese and foreign team composed of Christopher, the world's top fireworks master, and liu ling, the top fireworks expert from China, will display the splendid fireworks wonders carefully built around the waist of the villain in Guang Zhouta, more than 600 meters high, providing rare viewing opportunities for Guangzhou citizens and tourists.

Christopher designed the fireworks display of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Liu ling, 54, is the chief architect of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Asian Games. He is the director and on-site conductor of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games.

According to liu ling, the 600-meter-high Guang Zhouta is the main carrier of the countdown, and the 40-second display is the most exciting. The "Cotton Tree bloom" outlined by fireworks lines is comparable to the "big footprint" of the Beijing Olympic Games. "Opening the curtain with kapok is more subtle and charming than the digital display effect of the Beijing Olympic Games." Liu ling told reporters, "This countdown will set a new record. The 600-meter-high Guang Zhouta is by far the highest fireworks display point in Guangzhou and the highest countdown fireworks display point in the world. "

Seven Stars Chorus "Sunrise East"

The lineup of performers in the opening ceremonies of previous Olympic Games and Asian Games is one of the most concerned points. In the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, besides the national anthem "Reunion" sung by Sun Nan and Mao Amin, there will be three songs during the performance.

After the performance of the opening ceremony, the audience will welcome the lighting ceremony and athletes from 45 countries and regions with the theme song "Sunrise in the East" performed by Wei Wei, TanJing and Tao Zhe from China and Kim Hyun Joong.

Another highlight is performed by movie star Zhang Ziyi and piano prince Lang Lang, who have won international fame in recent years. This work is called time. In an exclusive interview with Southern Reporter, Lang Lang said: "This song was chosen by himself, hoping to bring you a youthful enthusiasm and rhythm." He described: "Piano, dancing, singing and fantastic stunts constitute a strong sense of transcending the times and feel a wonderful dream."

Finally, at the climax of the fireworks, the famous singer Song Zu Ying will give a wonderful voice to the audience of the Asian Games.

The torch lights the rainbow like an exercise.

The lighting ceremony of every large-scale sports meeting is mysterious. In recent rehearsals, the lighting of the torch has been kept secret, and the directors were even more silent when asked this question. Since the opening ceremony was not held in the stadium, the location of the torch tower was a bit more mysterious. During the rehearsal, the reporter saw that a lifting platform was reserved in the center of the opening ceremony stage. In the fourth chapter, 45 saints gathered together to lift the props to the center of the venue with holy water, and then four pillars propped them up. Although this prop was not lit, the audience guessed that it was the torch tower of the Guangzhou Asian Games.

Although the ignition scheme is still a mystery, the reporter learned that when the torch is lit, the audience can see a special scene: red, orange, red, green, blue and purple rainbow fireworks will appear on the torch at the same time, creating a fantastic scene.

Southern Reporter Liu Lixia Intern Ceng Ming Xinhua News Agency

Opening ceremony program

19: 00 warm-up field

Moderator: Dong Qing, Wu Dawei, Zhou Yingqi and Liang Yongbin.

During the warm-up period of 1 hour, four presenters will interact with the audience and guide them to make waves. There will be songs such as Harmonious Asia, Looking forward to this moment, Love in Guangzhou and Come Together. In addition, Chris Lee, A Xin and Karen Mok will sing Tianya * * *, and Guangdong singer Tang Can will sing Kapok Bloom.

19: 55-20: 05 countdown to admission

VIPs and guests enter the stadium and take their seats. Countdown numbers 10, 9, 8, 7...2 and 1 are displayed on the windsurfing screen, and countdown fireworks are set off in the TV tower. In the warm and grand music, the sail screen rises, the 170 meter matrix fountain erupts, and the fireworks from Liede Bridge to the Pearl River coast are connected together.

Raise the national flag and play the national anthem.

The literary performance "Sailing" begins.

20: 06-20: 1 1 Overture "Dream"

The video of the rain scene and the pattering of the rain hitting bananas appeared in the venue. At this time, a banana boat flew in, and 1 a little boy put down his water bottle in the middle of the field. When he emptied the water in the water bottle, 48 water gods in the shallow water jumped the strange waterline. The fountain in the center of the venue held high the banana leaf boat, which carried the boy to the night sky. In the deep water area, 16 group of harpists and 16 musicians rose in the water, and two riders and white horses flew by on the water.

Part I Water of the Earth

120 pieces of red cotton back fans gushed out of the red cotton array and unfolded and folded to form a giant red cotton.

The petals of red cotton sparkle with fishing light. When the petals are in full bloom, 100 children flow out, and 1 Lingnan women dance alone under a red cotton umbrella between the petals. Fishing lanterns, children and petals set each other off. 180 The woman in the LED hat is spinning and flashing, and the umbrella girl and the petals of the cotton tree together form a picture of the cotton tree in spring. On the 45 floats outside the stadium, red cotton blooms at the same time.

20: 22-20: 36 the boat of the ocean

There is a fisherman's story on the court. 200 fishermen's girls watched the men go out to sea, and 120 took the boat of life to the center stage. Sailors' trumpets and women's humming sound are both soft and hard, and they are the same as the folk charm along the coast of South China.

The horn of the sea blew! The sailors at sea fought the wind and waves to death. Fishermen's women hold high fishing lights, look out at the seaside, pray for their loved ones with ancient fishing songs in Lingnan, and sail safely. Accompanied by exciting music, 60 water red sails rose around the ship, and at the same time, a string of red lanterns Ran Ran rose. The off-site fishing lights of 45 floating objects on the Pearl River are lit up at the same time, raising red sails.

20: 30-20: 52 Medium-length "Sail of White Clouds"

Pianist Lang Lang played heartily, and female singer Zhang Ziyi sang Time. At this time, 45 floats on the Pearl River set sail and lit the LED lights. 50 water ballet dancers in deep water? Perform a soft and romantic program. In the deep water area, four Weiya actors took off at high altitude and six motorcycles paddled quickly. 180 Sail screen athletes perform three-dimensional performances on four octagonal sails, and finally fix them with big birds. At this time, fireworks rose, and 45 seagulls on the Pearl River outside the stadium lit up and flew.

20: 52-2 1: 10 Next Flower City Invitation

520 Asian drummers beat drums, and 45 women with holy water slowly came to the center with utensils. They collectively poured holy water into the cauldron. Off-site, urban performance art cooperates with "Green Minute". At this time, the main buildings around Haixinsha Island and on both sides of the Pearl River turn green instantly. 2,000 high-power LED searchlights in the main venue and on both sides of the Pearl River changed color into green wave corridors.

Drummers crowded around four concentric bridge arms and marched to the central venue. The bridge arms were connected together. 600 women dressed in Asian costumes danced enthusiastically, and drummers assembled the OCA emblem on Tongxin Bridge. Singers Wei Wei, Kim Hyun Joong, Tao Zhe and TanJing sang Sunrise in the East, and the torch tower magically stood up.

2 1: 15-22: 46 declares the opening ceremony and lights the flame.

Athletes from all delegations entered the stadium, and the presidents of GAGOC and OCA delivered speeches, and People's Republic of China (PRC) leaders announced the opening ceremony. Mao Amin and Sun Nan sang the song "Reunion" of this Asian Games. Raise the flag of the OCA and play the OCA song. After the athletes and referees took the oath, the last five most exciting torches began to pass and the flame was lit! The opening ceremony ended with a smile and fireworks display by the famous singer Song Zu Ying.