Chapter 1166: The End of the World (18/57)
The cuisine of Yuyutai Hotel draws on the strengths of the eight cuisines of the Heavenly Dynasty, and also absorbs the essence of dishes from all over the world. From the catalogue of palace cuisine to the folk snacks, as well as the tastes and customs of heads of state, the unique flavor of the hotel dishes is "fresh and elegant, pure and timeless". And "Chinese and Western food" is a major feature here.
The state banquet is not as much as most people imagine, a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the leader's table is also particular about meat and vegetarian matching. The general specification of a state banquet is that there must be no less than 3 dishes, generally four dishes and one soup or five dishes and one soup.
In fact, most of the state banquet dishes are relatively simple and simple, but they will be carefully matched and plated, which is a style that is from simplicity to gorgeous.
The menu was put in front of everyone early, with seven dishes, two snacks and one fruit. Whether it is the must-serve dish of the hotel, roast duck, or Buddha jumping over the wall, the workmanship is exquisite, and the taste is also very delicious.
Naturally, there is no need to say much about the taste of the food, but in terms of the amount of dishes, it is a bit less for Andy's gluttony, so after the banquet, Andy returned to the Haizi courtyard and asked his own chef to make him some barbecue, with red wine, and had a delicious meal.
On August 8th, the moment when the world focused on China, a carnival of the Celestial Empire, an ancient nation determined to become a modern power, finally ushered in the Olympic moment on this day...
For Andy, this day is undoubtedly a very special day, when he got up early in the morning, from Ivana, who had been sweating and started watching the fireworks show in advance, whether it was physically or mentally comfortable, he didn't want to go into the bathroom to rinse, and when he passed by the mirror, he couldn't help but smile when he saw himself.
In his previous life, he was watching the TV at home, and he was extremely excited in his heart, goosebumps all over his body, and his hair stood up to watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
How many people think "Three Guns" is bad, how many people think how good the opening ceremony of 08 was. To be honest, Lao Mouzi's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has not only been recognized by the people of the Celestial Empire, but also has a first-class reputation in overseas media.
eonline, a well-known celebrity information website in the United States, said with a slightly jealous tone: "Any list of the top 5 in the Olympic Games will become 4 companies competing for the second place, because the first ironclad must be China." β
Today's weather in the capital is exceptionally sunny, the rainy day that everyone has been worried about before has not appeared, Andy sat on the shuttle bus to the bird's nest, and the mood was also difficult to calm down and look at the capital in the carnival, and the magical bird's nest was full of people. According to the report, the entire central area of the Bird's Nest will accommodate 160,000 people, including 70,000 guests and athletes, and 90,000 spectators, staff and volunteers.
Looking at the armed police standing tall and heavily armed along the way, the density is amazing, and there is really no need to worry about the safety of the country.
Andy's exclamation is also due to the fact that this morning a war broke out between Georgia and Russia for control of South Ossetia. According to the information obtained by Andy, when Vladi, then Russian Prime Minister, learned that Georgia had launched a full-scale military operation and soon controlled more than 2/3 of the South Ossetia region, he took a morning jog on the forest path of the Diaoyutai Hotel, and at the same time took the phone, directly crossed the order of President May, who had just taken office, and commanded the army to enter South Ossetia to carry out a military operation...
When Andy learned the news, he couldn't help but be staggered, sure enough, a tough guy is a tough guy, and the tough guy of the fighting nation is indeed not blown out, but you can imagine how 'you are paralyzed' in his heart at this time, he may be roaring in the office, who is the president...
Of course, attracted by the jubilant and global Olympic Games and the much-anticipated opening ceremony, only governments and international relations experts or institutions really paid attention to that local war.
Finally when night fell, the entire bird's nest became pitch black, only the starlight of the whole field twinkled, and in the center of the bird's nest, 2008 young people spread out the entire field, and they hit a kind of wine vessel in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period at the same time.
The lights on the ribbon shone one in turn, and the audience shouted along with the numbers: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1γγγγγγ
"It's on!" Andy still couldn't suppress his excitement at the moment, his eyes flickered, and he muttered softly.
When the number becomes zero, the 29 fireworks positions that run through the central axis of the capital salute in unison, and when the big footprints step into the bird's nest, the Yushu Qionghua in the main venue is instantly ignited. Nearly 1,800 fireworks spots on the top of the "Bird's Nest" competed to open the prelude to the grand fireworks show.
Accompanied by the melodious background music of "singing the motherland", tens of thousands of "wicker", "bouquets" and "fountains" rushed into the dark blue night sky, rows of red, green, gold and silver four-color "Roman candlelight" fireworks burst out at the same time, and countless five-pointed stars, peonies, chrysanthemums, and crown-shaped fireworks bombs competed in the night sky of the capital.
For a time, a hundred flowers bloomed, purple and red, sometimes the golden snake danced wildly, and sometimes the Milky Way flew down, decorating the night sky with brilliant brilliance.
Andy took a deep breath, listened to the exclamations, applause, and cheers that erupted around him, and looked at the stunned athletes from all over the world, and his heart was also full of irrepressible excitement and pride at this time.
"The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and it blows down, and the stars are like rain... Andy's eyes flashed with bright fluorescence, and he recited the most appropriate Song words softly, and in the middle of it, it was like a fairy mountain and jade pavilion, like a fairyland on earth.
"Come on, Beijing! Come on, Celestial Empire!"
More than 100,000 people in the audience shouted excitedly in unison, deafening, resounding through the sky and shaking the night sky, and the century-old Olympic dream of an ancient nation was flying at this time.
The national flag slowly rose to the top, listening to the chorus of the audience, at this time Andy's inner excitement was indescribable, and there were even tears flashing in his eyes, in this atmosphere, shaking every Chinese soul, although his body was no longer a celestial person.
"Whew-"
Andy let go of his clenched fists, switched to a super-god state, and calmed himself down completely, after all, he was surrounded by Americans in a water, foreigner, he couldn't lose his temper, after taking a deep breath, he slowly calmed down the excitement that could make him tear at that moment. The five rings of fantasy are like a vast galaxy, and the stars are embellished with people's yearning, and the Olympic spirit is contained in it.
Immediately afterwards, the four treasures of Chinese traditional culture appeared: pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. On a huge LED screen 147 meters long and 27 meters wide, Chinese civilization is interpreted.
The Maritime Silk Road shows the friendliness and enthusiasm of a civilized power...
Lile, the picture scroll of the moonlit night of the Spring River, the actors danced one after another, and the scene in the painting jumped on the paper.
"The tide of the spring river is even with the sea, and the bright moon on the sea is born together. β
2,008 Tai Chi performers lined up in a circle. In the middle is a childish and cute primary school student, carrying a schoolbag to paint, mellow, peaceful, calm, and full of vitality.
When the LCD planet appeared on the scene, Liu Huan and British female singer Sarah Brightman appeared on the scene, and in thousands of pictures with smiling faces, they sang the theme song of the Olympic Games: "Me and You"...
Next, it was time for Andy and other athletes to come out and receive applause. Andy kept a sunny and charming smile on the camera that kept chasing him, and also made a fist salute and gave a thumbs up, and these images were cut to the big screen, causing a burst of cheers from the audience, and the surrounding American delegation frolicked and began to hug fists.
The joyful picture entered the eyes of the audience who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games around the world, and they couldn't help but show happy smiles.
Of course, the finale was the lighting of the flame.
Walking and running in the air, Li Ning came to the torch tower, lit the fuse, and the huge torch suddenly burst into flames, and the blazing flame reflected the sky above the stadium with brilliance.
The moment he lit the torch, fireworks burst into flames outside the venue. Heralding the official start of the Olympic Games!
I am not a five-cent or penny voice-over: "I was born in a poor peasant family, I was not glamorous, I was disliked by the rich family next to me for low quality, but my family and I have been working hard, hoping that one day our family can also live a good life and not be looked down uponγγγγγγ β