Ice and snow are shining with each other, and Asia is united in making a brilliant chapter. The 9th Asian Winter Games was grandly opened in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province on the evening of the 7th. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of this Asian Winter Conference.

Cai Qi, leaders and VIPs from all over Asia attended the opening ceremony.

Under the night sky, the Harbin International Exhibition and Sports Center is brightly lit and full of lights. Before the opening ceremony began, people from all over Heilongjiang brought performances full of regional characteristics, and the atmosphere on the scene was very warm.

At 19:58, amid the music of "Peace - Community of Shared Future", Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, together with International Olympic Committee President Bach, and the first vice president of the Asian Olympic Council, Huo Zhenting, etc., walked into the rostrum and waved to the audience. The audience burst into warm applause for a long time.

Accompanied by the affectionate melody of "I Love You China", eight guards of honor walked into the scene with vigorous steps, guarding the national flag of the People's Republic of China. The audience stood up and sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and the bright five-star red flag was rising slowly.

The short film "Glass Time" is played on the large screen, wearing a children's hand-held ice lamp in New Year's dress, lighting up Harbin's city landmarks. Then the welcome performance "Ice Lamp Starts Dream" started, and the host's warmth of welcoming guests from all directions was turned out.

At 20:08, the athlete's entrance ceremony began. Amid the joyful song of "Ice and Snow Asia", sports delegations from 34 countries and regions entered the venue one after another and were warmly welcomed by the audience. The passionate melody of "Singing the Motherland" sounded, and the host Chinese delegation finally entered the venue. Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan stood up and waved. The audience was filled with joy, and applause and cheers came one after another. The Chinese delegation has a total of 257 people, including 170 athletes, and will participate in the competition for 6 major events and 64 minor events of this Asian Winter Games.

In his speech, Liang Huiling, Chairman of the Harbin Asian Winter Conference Organizing Committee and Governor of Heilongjiang Province, expressed her warm welcome to the athletes from all countries and regions in Asia, and wished them to break through themselves, show their style, achieve their dreams, and gain friendship on the field.

Gao Zhidan, Chairman of the Harbin Asian Winter Conference Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, said in his speech that under President Xi Jinping's cordial care and strong leadership, a wonderful Asian Winter Conference is about to kick off. Let us share the thousands of atmospheres of Chinese modernization, draw a magnificent picture of new glory in Asian sports, and work together to play the gorgeous music of the Asian community with a shared future.

In his speech, Huo Zhenting, the first vice chairman of the Asian Olympic Council, affirmed China's important role in the development of Asian ice and snow sports, thanked the Chinese government, the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Heilongjiang Provincial Government, the Harbin Municipal Government and the Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee for their careful preparation and unity, as well as the support of athletes, spectators and staff, and praised Harbin as a dreamy ice and snow capital.

At 20:51, the opening ceremony ushered in an exciting moment. President Xi Jinping announced: The 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin will open! Suddenly, the audience was boiling, and the applause and cheers continued for a long time. Bright fireworks bloom in the night sky.

6 representatives of our country's outstanding athletes entered the venue with the flag of the Asian Olympic Council. Accompanying the song of the Asian Olympic Council, the Asian Olympic Council flag slowly rose and flew high with the five-star red flag.

Athletes Ning Zhongyan and Cai Xuetong, referees Zhang Chunhui and Chen Wenhong took the oath on behalf of all participating athletes and referees respectively.

Then, on the big screen, the short film "High Winter" attracted the attention of the audience: Harbin people who enjoy ice and snow show the urban enthusiasm of the "Double Asian Winter City".

The literary and artistic performance kicks off, and the performance is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The previous article "Blazing Ice and Snow" began with the loud slogans. The ice-picking man held the ice horn in his hand and danced on the ice. The "head ice" broke out from the river, and the red silk flew over, lit up the emblem of this Asian Winter Games to "transcend". The ballet dancers danced gracefully in the ice and snow, painting the beautiful scene of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. In the novel "The Speed ​​of Love", the figure of the Asian Dong athlete flew past the gauze curtain of light and shadow, bursting out the style of riding ice and snow. The happy crowd played and danced together. The cute "big snowman" appeared in the venue and went to an Ice City Carnival together. In the next article "The mountains are high and the river is long", the dancers wear Asian costumes and show the vivid pictures of each beauty and sharing each other with passionate dance postures. The unique "balcony concert" extends from the stage to the audience, and the beating notes pluck the heartstrings of a shared destiny and a family of Asians.

At 21:24, the main torch ignition ceremony began. The large screen was linked to the Harbin Ice and Snow World Branch on site, and four torchbearers including Yang Yang, Han Xiaopeng, Wang Zhen, Zhang Hong, etc. received warm applause from the audience. The children carrying ice lamps walked hand in hand with the torchbearers to ignite the main torch tower together. The "Snow Romance Lilac" is blooming brightly, and the Holy Fire of the Ashen Winter is burning.

The audience sang the theme song "Light up Asia" together, and the entire venue turned into a sea of ​​joy.

International VIPs attending the opening ceremony include: Brunei Sultan Hassanal, Kyrgyz President Zaparov and his wife Zaparov, Pakistani President Zardari, Thai Prime Minister Petton, South Korean Speaker Yu Won-sik and his wife Shin Jinghui.

Wang Yi, He Lifeng, Wang Xiaohong and Chen Yiqin attended the opening ceremony.

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Li Jiachao and the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Cen Haohui attended the opening ceremony.

Asian Olympic Council officials and others attended the opening ceremony.