Firework display at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 conjured up an image of spring blossoms. It lit up the sky on February 4, the day of "Li Chun," or the Beginning of Spring, the first solar term on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. In the poem, snowfall was also likened to blossoms, evoking yearning for spring in the moment of Winter Olympics.
Chinese snowboarder Su Yiming made history of Chinese snowboard sport as he claimed the silver medal in men's slopestyle on Monday at the Beijing 2022. He is to dazzle snowboarding fans once again at the upcoming big air competitions.
China's prodigy Gu Ailing claimed the historic gold in the women's freeski big air of the Beijing 2022 on Tuesday. She executed a double cork 1620 on her final run with alacrity, just like a swift bird as depicted in this Chinese poem.
The sport of curling is called Bing Hu in Chinese, which is loosely translated as ice vase. In Chinese culture, the crystal jade vase has been deemed a metaphor for purity as is in this verse, echoing the attributes of integrity and fair play championed by all Olympic athletes.
