What was the opening ceremony of 24 solar terms Winter Olympics?

The 24 solar terms of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics are the countdown device of the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the 24 solar terms of world-class intangible cultural heritage turned into a countdown device for the first time.

At 20: 00 sharp on February 20th, 2022, the countdown performance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began in the time rotation of China's traditional calendar. Twenty-four solar terms flashed on the big screen in turn, which started the countdown to the Winter Olympics. From the rain to the beginning of spring, the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially began.

Significance of countdown to the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics.

In the short film of the prelude to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, 24 solar terms are used as the countdown figures, starting from the rain and finally reaching beginning of spring. By accurately grasping the relationship between natural time and agricultural production, the countdown performance of the opening ceremony showed that the ancient people in China created the "24 solar terms", a time knowledge system for observing the sky and understanding nature, and formed an important symbol of Chinese civilization.