A 350-word essay on the opening ceremony of the World Expo

“On behalf of the 157 countries of the Bureau International des Expositions, I am happy that the World Expo will be held in a country with the longest history, the deepest cultural heritage, and at the same time undergoing huge and unprecedented changes.” When Jean... When Pierre Lanfeng said these words in unskilled Chinese, the audience burst into prolonged applause.

Tonight, at 20:10 on April 30, 2010, the World Expo, this fantastic gathering that has traveled around the world for more than 150 years and ignited the wisdom of human civilization countless times, finally opened its doors on the banks of the Huangpu River. Journey to China.

"Meet in Shanghai, meet a long time ago..." Accompanied by the song "Meet in Shanghai", dancers from Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas danced happily.

Yes, China and the World Expo, Shanghai and the World Expo have been together for a long time.

In 1851, at the first London World Expo, Xu Rongcun, a businessman under 30 years old, started China's World Expo journey with 12 packs of "Rongji Hu silk".

In 1910, Lu Shi'e's novel "New China" predicted that Shanghai would host a museum. The realization of China’s World Expo dream carries with it a nation’s century-old changes.

At 3:08 pm on December 3, 2002, Monaco time, Nogues, Chairman of the Bureau International des Expositions, solemnly announced: The venue for the 2010 World Expo will be Shanghai, China! People will never forget the joy of that moment.

Today, China, which is undergoing transformation, is exploring its future development path and needs to learn from global wisdom. An open China needs a wonderful World Expo. After eight years of preparation, China and the world have discussed urbanization problems together and sought ways to harmoniously coexist between man and nature. What is presented to the public is thinking about technology, culture, cities and human development.

At the opening ceremony, the disabled athlete Jin Jing, who wore light makeup and looked energetic, used her signature smile to invite the world: "People from all over the world are welcome to come and see the Shanghai World Expo. You will not be allowed here." Disappointed."

The soft music of "Jasmine" flows, a beam of light shines, and a large symphony orchestra appears on the rippling stage, playing "The Blue Danube", which was born at the 1867 Paris World Expo. . With the ups and downs of the music rhythm, 770 white balls that can be lifted and lowered on the stage sky formed a magical square: sometimes it was a flying dove of peace, sometimes it turned into a bucket-arch-shaped "China Pavilion", and sometimes it was It is combined into three-dimensional words "EXPO" and dances gently to the beat of the music.

At the same time, the big screen is narrating the wisdom of the World Expo for more than 150 years: electric lights, silk, automobiles, steam trains, maglev trains, airplanes, spacecraft...

Music The pattern on the screen turned into black and white piano keys, and the famous pianist Lang Lang passionately played the piano concerto "New Shanghai Concerto" on the stage. When the piano enters the fresh and beautiful melody of "Song of the Yangtze River", the ballet dancers layer upon layer and dance gracefully, romantically and elegantly performing the most spectacular ballet ceremony so far on the Chinese stage.

A group of girls walked out from both sides holding stars in their hands, complementing the lights of the entire venue. At this time, Shinji Tanimura, the overseas promotion ambassador of the Shanghai World Expo, sang "Star" affectionately. In time with the beat, the audience also swayed the small LED lights in their hands. They were like dots of stars, and the performance center was filled with the warmth of a galaxy.

The music started, and three families, namely yellow, white and black, appeared on the stage. They were looking and searching. It was the children who discovered each other first, ran together and hugged each other tightly. At the same time, a "Flower of Friendship" slowly rose on the stage, connecting the five continents. It rotated, closed, and transformed into the earth on which we live.

"A broad heart keeps beating, making human blood blend."

A total of 246 countries and international organizations participated in this World Expo. "This figure was achieved after overcoming the challenges of the international financial crisis, and the quantity did not affect the quality of the exhibitions. These exceeded the expectations at the beginning of the preparations for the Shanghai World Expo." Secretary-General of the Bureau International des Expositions Los Certes commented.

Island countries in the Pacific came in groups, and African countries were invited to make a collective appearance for the first time. Countries that did not have independent pavilions settled in the "joint pavilion". When the national pavilions of participating countries with unique shapes and rich cultural connotations gather on both sides of the Huangpu River, when people of all nationalities and skin colors laugh and sing here, and when the sanitation aunt in the Expo happily says that she has a Korean good friend, Friends, all of this reflects the same theme - the integration of human blood.

As the performance got better, two Tibetan orphans from the earthquake-stricken area of ??Yushu, Qinghai Province came among the children. They stretched out their hands together and made the gesture of "heart and hand connected". 75 young actors, with the help of "Wi-A", also formed a huge shape of "heart and hand connected" and flew into the sky amidst the music.

The music was chanted repeatedly, the children were held high, and the audience was "connected heart to hand" with the actors, and the indoor artistic performance reached a climax.

On both sides of the Huangpu River, 1,200 searchlights and 16 laser lights suddenly turned on. Together with the landscape lights of Nanpu Bridge and Lupu Bridge, they lit up the night sky of the Huangpu River and ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.

The light beams circle and rotate, the lights and fireworks interweave and change with the beat of the music, 6,000 luminous balls jump smartly, and the fountain water dances gracefully, making people feel like they are in a dream world.

When the music of "Ode to Joy" sounded, various beautifully designed fireworks bloomed enchantingly. All searchlights, lasers, and fountains joined the carnival of light and electricity, and gradually spread into the distance. At this moment, this ancient oriental country’s World Expo dream is splendid and real.