At yesterday's press conference, Zhang Yimou, the general director, introduced that the "Beijing 8 minutes" art performance will have two unique points: first, artificial intelligence and actors will perform together; second, art performance will interact with Chinese audiences through the Internet. The next Winter Olympic Games will be held in Zhangjiakou, China. What are the events of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games?
Zhang Yimou said: 'the theme of the 8-minute performance is to welcome friends from all over the world to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to express their welcome and enthusiasm. Performance is performed in a modern way. It has two characteristics. One is the participation of artificial intelligence, which completes the performance together with the actors. Second, there is an interaction with the Chinese people through the Internet. You can participate in the performance in a certain way, that is to say, tomorrow night's performance. Some of the pictures and avatars of the people involved will appear in Pingchang. '
Chang Yu, head of the information and Publicity Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympic Games, said: 'Beijing 8 minutes' will be a sign of the Winter Olympic Games entering the Beijing cycle. "We have two key messages to convey. The first is to invite everyone around the world to participate in and pay attention to the Beijing Winter Olympics. The second is to show the world the image of China in the new era. '
Worry about the weather
After the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games, Zhang Yimou, who directed "Beijing 8 minutes" for the second time, thinks the performance will be different from what you expected. '8 minutes is a short time. We try our best to make every second perfect. This time, there are not many people and there is no such a big venue. The beautiful colors and unique Chinese culture that you hope to see will still have a taste. But this time, there will be a new feeling, especially the performance with artificial intelligence, which is very unique. '
According to Zhang Yimou, he received the task of directing "Beijing 8 minutes" about a year ago. After that, he has been thinking about creativity. The final plan was formed four months ago, and the performance took more than two months to rehearse. He said: 'we think we are all ready, but we are worried about the weather. I hope the weather is good on the day of the closing ceremony, and the wind is not too strong, so we can finish the performance perfectly. '
Preparation for venue construction
Yesterday's conference also introduced the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics. It is understood that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games has 7 major events, 15 sub events and 102 minor events. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games plans to use 26 venues, which are distributed in three competition areas, namely Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
Beijing competition area plans to have 13 competition and non competition venues, including 8 existing venues, 4 new venues and 1 temporary venue. The Beijing competition area will hold the opening and closing ceremonies as well as four major events (curling, ice hockey, skating, skiing), six sub events (curling, ice hockey, short track speed skating, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding) and 34 events. The Olympic Village in Beijing will accommodate 2260 athletes and team officials.
There are 5 competition and non competition venues in Yanqing competition area. There will be 3 major events (Alpine skiing, snowmobile, sled), 4 sub events (Alpine skiing, snowmobile, steel frame snowmobile, sled) and 20 minor events. The Olympic Village in Yanqing will accommodate 1430 athletes and team officials. Zhangjiakou competition area is located in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. There are 8 competition and non competition venues. There will be 2 major events (skiing and winter events), 6 sub events (snowboarding, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, northern Europe events and winter events) and 48 minor events. The Olympic Village in Zhangjiakou will accommodate 2640 athletes and team officials.
Chang Yu said that the construction of venues and infrastructure for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games has basically started. In addition to the new venues, transport facilities and other facilities, the second airport and high-speed railway are expected to be completed before the test event. At that time, it will only take 20 minutes from downtown Beijing to Yanqing and 50 minutes to Zhangjiakou.