2022 Winter Games Opening Ceremony in Olympic Channel on YouTube
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The 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was held at Beijing National Stadium, China on 4 February 2022. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings are expected to combine the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's winter culture and modern history.[1] The Games were officially opened by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the People's Republic of China.[2]
The opening ceremony was directed by film director and producer Zhang Yimou, who has previously directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was China's first time hosting the Olympics.[3][4][5]
Beijing National Stadium
The world's largest LED screen (10,552 square metres (113,580 sq ft) and uses 40,000 LED modules) was unveiled at the opening ceremony.[6]
The ceremony was also marked by diplomatic boycotts from certain countries among other concerns and controversies.
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