Virtual Spark Technology Lights Up Hangzhou

The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games will take place at 7:00 p.m. today, September 23, at the Olympic Stadium in Hangzhou, China. The theme of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games is "Towards Asia" with the aim of conveying the cultural colors of the countries and territories participating in this congress.

The entire opening ceremony lasted about 2 hours with traditional rituals such as welcoming, parade, opening speech and lighting the torch. The most anticipated highlight was the artistic performance of the opening ceremony. Host China is expected to create a high-class performance, pleasing the audience like they did at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Mr. Sha Xiaolan - who was part of the director team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - is the general director of the opening event of the 19th ASIAD.

The opening ceremony of the 19th ASIAD was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

According to director Sha, the special thing about the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony is that there are no fireworks, even though this is considered one of the unique cultural features of China. The purpose of not setting off fireworks is to convey the message of environmental protection.

However, the opening ceremony was not without color and highlights. It is expected to be a party of the future based on digital technology.

During the opening ceremony, the organizers will introduce the long-standing history and culture of Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province through vivid images based on glasses-free 3D technology.

The famous autumn scene, the rising tide scene of 10 beautiful scenes of Hangzhou promises to bring enchanting moments to the audience.

The highlight of the program is millions of virtual sparks lighting up the sky. Each spark represents an online torchbearer. Finally, these sparks will merge into a human figure walking down the stage and lighting the 19th Asian Games cauldron with a real-life torchbearer. With the goal of protecting the environment, the fuel for lighting the torch is zero-emission methanol.

China previously launched an online torchlighting program. The event attracted more than 100 million participants, of all ages. The technical team used AI and other technologies to record the movements of each person, simulating each movement in detail.

Mr. Sha Xiaolan said that this is the first sporting event in the world to light the flame in such a way. This reflects the message of sports, which is to attract everyone, transcending the limits of space and time, regardless of nationality or race. He hopes that this image will help build a global community for a bright future.

The opening ceremony will feature many famous Asian artists such as Jannine Weigel (Thailand), Hiroaki Kato (Japan) and Talia Lahoud (Lebanon).

In addition, the organizers will perform an artistic water spray performance. The artists have been practicing for the past 2 years for this interesting performance.

The official song of ASIAD 19 "The love we share" and the mascots are the three robots Chenchen, Congcong, Lianlian will appear in the ceremony.

The Vietnamese sports delegation attending the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) has 504 members, including 337 athletes, 90 coaches, and 11 experts competing in 31/40 sports, 202/483 events of the Games. The delegation strives to win 2 to 5 gold medals, and aims to have many athletes qualify for the 2024 Olympics.

Van Hai

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