Chapter 1124 Our Asia (first update, please subscribe)
Viewed from the air, the South China Sea is an endless blue deep, transparent blue, as blue as sapphire.
Blue sea, blue sky. There are only a few white clouds in the sky, like poetry in the sky.
In the cabin of Air Borneo's C707, two flight attendants are packing up their reading equipment. Occasionally, they will cast their eyes on the cabin. In the cabin are the passengers sent from the Gulf Island to participate in the third Asian Games. delegation.
The delegation is composed of 173 male and female athletes. Most of these athletes are full of curiosity about Nanyang. In fact, they are no strangers to Nanyang. After all, Nanyang’s movies, TV shows and songs have been popular in the past few years. Among them, it has been popular in Bay Island.
However, most of them have never been to Chang'an. After all, the price of air tickets is not cheap, but this does not include Yang Chuanguang.
Four years ago, at the Second Asian Games in Manila, he made a splash and won the men's decathlon gold medal, hence the name "Asian Ironman".
Of course, it was also at that Asian Games that the Nanyang delegation won the first place with 21 gold medals.
After the competition, Yang Chuanguang, team leader Wang Zhengting and others were invited to visit Nanyang, so they are no strangers to Nanyang.
"Chuanguang, what is Chang'an really like? Is it really as prosperous as in the movie?"
"Yes, it seems that there are more skyscrapers than New York."
When asking, everyone looked at Yang Chuanguang with expectant eyes. After all, he was the only one among the people here who had ever visited Crossing Nanyang.
“Well,”
Yang Chuanguang nodded and said.
“You will know what a miracle is then!”
After saying these words, he cast his gaze out the window of the plane. To this day, Yang Chuanguang still remembers the shock when he first came to Nanyang four years ago.
At that time, he even had the illusion that he had arrived in the United States.
"The City of Miracles..."
Looking at the sea outside the window, the 76-year-old Wang Zhengting whispered softly. As the honorary captain, this is the last time he will lead the team in the competition. Well, last time it was Manila, this time it was Chang'an.
Chang'an...that city has always been called the "City of Miracles", and soon, they will witness this miracle.
Soon, the captain's voice came over the cabin broadcast.
"Gentlemen and ladies, we have arrived in Chang'an and are about to land at Chang'an International Airport..."
Li Yunchuan opened his eyes wide, and he saw Chang'an - the weather outside the window was clear, OK You can vaguely see the buildings in Chang'an. Even though they are far apart, you can still see the tall buildings on the horizon that stand between heaven and earth.
The setting sun pours down like molten gold, gently outlining the edge of the city. On one side is the boundless blue sea, with sparkling waves, gently swaying in the afterglow of the setting sun, and on the other side is the bustling city. city. The high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete stand like giants. Because of the magic of the setting sun, the glass curtain walls of each building turn into golden mirrors, capturing the warm light, and infinitely amplifying and refracting it, making the entire The city is shrouded in a dreamlike glow.
On one side is the blue gem, on the other side is the golden city.
The contrast between the two makes everything become dreamlike.
Everyone on the plane looked at the city with surprised eyes. At this time, there was only one thought left in their minds.
Is this true?
The outlines of the skyscrapers are even more tall and straight under the setting sun. They not only reflect the golden light, but also seem to tell people that this is a dream city!
Finally, the plane landed. After the plane landed, the athletes who got off the plane were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. The large airport in front of them was not only beyond their expectations. , what is even more surprising is the planes on the airport - all are advanced jet airliners.
"This, this is Nanyang!"
While people were sighing like this, they even became a little embarrassed, as if they were entering the city for the first time. They seemed to be very careful when entering the airport. Behind the building, the air-conditioning hitting their faces made their hearts tremble. Although they knew it was an air-conditioner, who would have thought that an air-conditioner would be installed in such a large space?
This obviously exceeded their expectations. After all, no one would install an air conditioner in such a large space.
In this way, when they walked cautiously towards the airport customs channel, a poster on the wall suddenly attracted their attention. On the poster was a phoenix reborn from the ashes, and the text on it read "The Third Session of the Chang'an Asian Games".
“What is this?”
Soon, people's doubts were answered - this is the mascot of the Chang'an Asian Games!
In 1958, there was no concept of mascots for sports games, but the first Olympic mascot was "Shashi". It would have to wait until the 10th Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, ten years later. Debut. However, this mascot was launched at Li Yi'an's suggestion. "Phoenix" was chosen among hundreds of plans and voted by tens of millions of Nanyang people. Whether it is for Tang people or Europeans, the reborn phoenix perfectly embodies the characteristics of Nanyang and even symbolizes it. The whole of Asia - Asia's rebirth from the ashes!
The debut of the Asian Games mascot attracted people's attention and of course brought additional income to the organizing committee - tens of millions of puppets were sold. And almost every athlete, delegation member of every country, and tourist will buy it.
For Nanyang, the 1958 Asian Games was a "troop training" to prepare for the Olympic Games two years later.
As for Nanyang, who wanted to show his best side to the world, he simply did not consider the impact that Nanyang would bring to the world at this time. In other words, Nanyang did not consider the feelings of representatives from participating countries.
Although the Olympic Village has not yet been put into use, the Asian Games Village has been put into use. The so-called Asian Games Village is actually a piece of public housing. When Yang Chuanguang and others moved into the single-family public housing, they looked spacious. When the room was bright and feeling the air-conditioning in the room, Yang Chuanguang and others fell into silence.
"Oh my god... all the rooms are equipped with air conditioners. Is this a house for us to live in?"
As soon as Li Yunchuan finished speaking, Yang Chuanguang said.
"This is not a place for us, we are just temporary residents. These houses... are for Nanyang people to live in, this is their house!"
For a moment, everyone was speechless. After a long time, someone finally spoke.
"It's really... people are so irritating!"
Stepping into the living room and looking at the simple living room, Yang Chuanguang stroked the sofa with his hand and whispered:
" Yes, this is Nanyang!”
On May 1st, when athletes from 23 countries and regions came to the Chang’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium, the lotus-like stadium stood there. Under the illumination of the light, it turned into a huge blue lotus. As the light changed, it transformed into various colors.
This stadium with both oriental charm and modern flavor is based on the lotus flower and consists of 28 large "lotus petals" and 27 small "lotus petals". It has an 80,000-seat stadium and is definitely the first in Asia. The stadium is among the best in the world.
Looking at the dream-like stadium, Yang Chuanguang and others were all dumbfounded. Although during the day, they were already amazed by this unique stadium, but on this night, they were stunned again. I was amazed by it once.
People with cameras took photos one after another and regretted why they didn’t buy color film. When they were complaining, someone else said:
“I’ll buy it after I get off the car. Well, ORWO film is a product from Nanyang. Buying it here is definitely cheaper than buying it in Wandao.” Most of the film used in Bay Island is imported from Nanyang. ORWO film was a German brand before the war, but now it belongs to Nanyang. There are many such products in Nanyang.
Before the opening ceremony, Li Yian arrived at the stadium. In the VIP lounge, while chatting with the organizing committee staff, he turned his attention to the stadium. At this time, what he was thinking about was not The stadium itself was not the 80,000 spectators in the stadium attending the opening ceremony. What he was thinking of was the Olympic Games two years later.
Compared with the Asian Games, the Olympic Games is an opportunity to show itself to the world. For Nanyang, in two years, it will show its best side to the world.
"It's just a stage..."
While Li Yian was talking to himself, the chairman of the organizing committee came over and reported softly.
"Your Excellency, the opening ceremony is about to begin."
Nodding slightly, Li Yian said:
“Okay, I understand.”
After Li Yian and the acting chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia entered the venue, the welcome performance began, and then the Nanyang flag entered At the venue, the Nanyang national flag was hoisted and the Nanyang national anthem was played and sung.
Compared with another world, the opening ceremony of the Asian Games in this era was very simple. There were no dazzling performances like those of later generations, only some simple performances. The performances mainly showed the integration and excitement of Southeast Asia and Asia.
After that, the athletes’ entrance ceremony began.
When athletes from various countries entered the venue, Li Yi'an and Margaret stood there, watching athletes from various Asian countries enter the venue accompanied by cheerful music, their faces filled with smiles of confidence and joy. At this moment, he thought for no reason that there was a Western author describing African words - that year, with the successive independence of more than a dozen countries, the whole world thought that Africa had countless possibilities...
< br>In fact, it’s not just them. The representatives from various Asian countries in front of them, such as South Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, Khmer, Iran, Iraq, and even Afghanistan, all think that they have a bright future with countless possibilities. . Many of them believe that after getting rid of imperialist colonial rule and oppression, they will usher in an extremely bright future, just like the theme song of the first Asian Games, "Light of Asia."
They thought that a bright future was shining on Asia, but in the end, how many countries realized the dream of national prosperity and people's prosperity?
It’s just a few countries that can be counted. If there is a light of Asia, it’s just these East Asian countries and Singapore. With emotion in my heart, the main torch of the Asian Games was lit. Then, some strange yet familiar melody sounded in my ears.
“In Asia, our mountains are our heads high...”
(End of this chapter)