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Everything to Know About the Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place on Feb. 4 in a world that has changed dramatically since the last time the Chinese capital held the Olympic Games.

The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics marked China's “coming out” as a global superpower. One third of the world tuned in to the $100 million event, Some 15,000 performers participated in a production that showcased the best of Chinese history and culture. An estimated 91,000 people, including U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders, attended the event, which Steven Spielberg had called the "grandest spectacle of the new milennium.”

Here's what you need to know about the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.

When is the 2022 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony?

The opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games is on Feb. 4. The Beijing Olympics' formal opening began at 7.30 p:m: China Standard Time - or 6:30 am. ET and 3:30 a.m.'PT.

What happened at the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony?

Beijing's organizing committee assured a “simple, safe and splendid” staging of the Winter Games during the COVID-19. pandemic, and the opening ceremony will reflect that theme.

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who directed the spectacular launch of the 2008 Summer Olympics, retumed for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony. He promised a “different and unique" opening this time around in an interview with state-run news outlet Xinhua: “China's status in the world, the image of the Chinese and the rise of our national status - everything is totally different now.” With a runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes and some 3,000 performers joining, the ceremony was scaled down from 2008's extravaganza due to cold weather and the pandemic. It was still held at the National Stadium, dubbed the “Bird's Nest” and Zhang promised an “innovative” cauldron-lighting that will echo China's thrust towards environmental protection.

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Who is attending the Winter Olympics this year?

Some 2,900 athletes from over 90 countries are attending the Winter Games in China, close to figures of participating athletes in Sochi, Russia in 2014 and Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.

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How will China minimize COVID-9 infections during the Winter Olympics?

The Zero COVID policy is the cornerstone of the Beijing Olympics anti-epidemic playbook published last December. China will manage athletes and other inbound participants under a “closed-loop" system. Athletes, coaches and the media will only be allowed to visit designated Olympics venues using special transportation that is separate from Beijing's 21.5 million people. The three zones of Beijing, Yanging, and Zhangjiakou will have their own closed loop systems - barring those inside from having any contact with the wider Chinese population. To transfer from one closed loop system to another, they must take designated trains, or travel on assigned buses which will ply specific routes.

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Adapted from: <http://time, com/6141429/bejjing-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-2022/>