What are the China elements in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?

The China element in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics is: 24 solar terms.

The countdown to "beginning of spring" opens the "Twenty-four solar terms" of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics: in the ancient calendar of China, there were two solar terms every month, each with its own name and characteristics, and the annual "Twenty-four solar terms" were different.

The "Twenty-four solar terms" were gradually formed by the ancient ancestors of China in the process of getting along with nature through long-term observation of the changing laws of animals, plants, weather and natural environment. The people of China used it to guide agricultural production and daily life.

Admission order of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics

At the opening ceremony, the Greek delegation from the birthplace of the Olympic Movement was the first to enter, the Italian delegation from the next Winter Olympics was the second from the bottom, the delegation from China, the host country of this Winter Olympics, was the last to enter, and delegations from other countries and regions entered in simplified Chinese stroke order.

Ada, a special expert from the Legal Affairs Department of BOCOG, said in an interview with People's Daily that the admission order of Olympic Games (Winter Olympics) delegations is generally decided by the host, but it needs the consent of the International Olympic Committee.

The order of admission to the Olympic Games used to be arranged alphabetically in French or English, but in recent years it has gradually been arranged according to some laws of the host country's language, such as Greek alphabet, Japanese pentasyllables, Korean pronunciation, Chinese strokes and so on.

The International Olympic Committee has only one basic requirement in this link: the Greek delegation will always be the first to enter the stadium to show its respect for the birthplace of the Olympic Games. And according to past practice, the host is usually the last one to enter the venue.