Honoring Volunteers at the Closing Ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade: The Story of Youth is Unfinished to be Continued
2023-08-09
A touch of youthful green has become the cool breeze in Chengdu this summer. The closing ceremony cultural performance of the Chengdu Universiade features a chapter dedicated to paying tribute to the volunteers of the event, titled 'Dreams: To Youth'. The pop girl group singer and the percussion musician in the shape of rap figurines unearthed from the Han Cliff Tomb in Tianhui Shandong, Chengdu, Sichuan, are dreamily linked, harmonizing from ancient to modern times. The melody is soaring, reproducing the scene of volunteers providing enthusiastic and thoughtful services to friends from all over the world, from arrival to departure, from airport stations to venues and Universiade villages, from various venues to city stations. The dazzling cuisine of Chengdu and the warm living scenes of the Universiade Village appeared on the "umbrella wall" erected by volunteers and the dazzling screens on the stage. Volunteer Chen Danni watched the live broadcast of the closing ceremony with her friends in the Universiade Village. This artistic reproduction reminds her of her precious time serving the Universiade once again. After transferring from the preliminary preparation volunteers to the Universiade Village, as a volunteer serving the volunteers, she collected information about the arrival of various positions at 7 o'clock every day and conducted a summary again late at night. In her observation, "Except for a few sick days, there is no way out. Everyone else is on time and we all cherish this opportunity." "If there is any regret, I think I want to do more!" She smiled and said, The feeling of working together as a team is really good, "said Jia Ding, the chief director of the closing ceremony." In a large sports event now, volunteers have become a particularly important component and one of the criteria for judging the success of the event. The closing ceremony is not only a special chapter to pay tribute to volunteers, but also to the spirit of dedication of the times The precious moments related to volunteers occur in various corners of the Universiade. On the evening of August 7th, the last swimming competition of the Universiade ended in Dong'an Lake. Before the final award ceremony, applause and cheers echoed in the venue. The audience cheered the volunteers who appeared on the big screen. This is also the first time many volunteers have turned around to look at the swimming pool and award podium in the presence of an audience and athletes. During the operation of the competition, they remained at their posts, with their backs facing the field, ready to serve the audience at any time. After all the matches at the volleyball venue of Sichuan Transportation Vocational and Technical College were over, volunteers stood at the door to bid farewell to the audience. These young 'sincerity' infected many people present. Zhang Ouyun, a volunteer from Southwest University of Finance and Economics, remembered the memories of working together with everyone here. She exclaimed, "This was a particularly rare and precious experience, and I will never forget these budding emotions and the unfinished story of everyone." During the closing ceremony's artistic performance, people from all walks of life who provided support for the Universiade appeared one after another on the screen, And expressed their emotions: 'We are dedicated, we are happy', 'Our common pride is the volunteers of the Universiade'. Xue Xiao, the "Coca Cola Boy" who was rescued after being injured and trapped in the Wenchuan earthquake, also appears in this special chapter. He is a city volunteer for the Chengdu Universiade. Since 2008, volunteer service has already become a part of his life. At the closing ceremony
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Source:China Youth News
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