Blue Media Hot Review | Starting with Passion and Pursuing Light

Two torches, gently touching, warm and powerful.

A few seconds later, the "firewood" passed on, one stick after another.

Catch fire, start running, chase the light. On September 8th, this Asian Games torch, named "Huohuo" and intended to be passed down, departed from Hangzhou and ran through Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Wenzhou, Lishui, Jinhua, and Quzhou in sequence. Today, it returned to Hangzhou again and completed its final transfer.

As an important component of the spirit and ceremony of the Asian Games, the torch relay has always been regarded as an important way to spread the host city's hosting philosophy, cultural characteristics, and Olympic spirit, and has been passed down by previous Asian Games.

After 33 years, the sacred Asian Games flame once again kissed the land of Zhijiang. In 12 days, 2022 torchbearers will cross mountains and seas. The leaping firewood, wherever it goes, is intertwined with glory and dreams, passionate and powerful. At this moment, what has been passed down from hand to hand with the support of firewood?

Catch fire, gather the faint light of mortals. 2022 torchbearers, from both domestic and international sources, covering various industries, with the youngest being 14 years old and the oldest being 84 years old. Torchbearer Chen Liqun, over the past 7 years, has been traveling through the rugged mountains in southeastern Guizhou, quietly transforming a school in a mountainous area. After running this stick, he sent photos of the torch to the students thousands of miles away. He said, "I want to bring the spirit of the torch to their side." Torchbearer Cui Yiyi, who was once stabbed eight times to protect his classmates. After taking the baton, she said, "I hope to pass on more faith and courage through the torch." Yes, there is too much warmth like this. There is also Xu Hongxia, the "most beautiful mother" who takes care of over 1000 orphans, Zhou Guohua, the "most beautiful bus driver" who has maintained zero complaints and accidents for 20 years, as well as role models and world champions from various industries... On this runway called "life", everyone is striving to rise up and ignite the spark of pursuing dreams.

Start off and inspire the beauty of the city. The transmission of "firewood" is not only a brilliant transmission of the flame of civilization, but also a unique display of "poetry and painting in Jiangnan and vibrant Zhejiang". For 12 days, we held high the "firewood" and measured the land of the river with our feet, connecting scenic lines one after another. In Hangzhou, the "Splendid and bustling New Paradise Line" showcases to the world the surging progress of this city from the "West Lake era" to the "Qiantang River era"; In Jiaxing, "The Red Boat Leading the Way to Build Dreams for the Future" highlights the urban cultural connotation of Jiaxing as the starting point of the Chinese revolutionary Red Boat; In Lishui, "Xiushan Lishui, the City of Youth", a new landscape of local "red, green, and gold" integration and coordinated development has been drawn with a single runway; In Taizhou, the "Harmony Taizhou Vitality City" presents the heritage and modern style of the mountain, sea, and water city slowly... Each of the 11 cities and torch relay routes has its own characteristics, full of sincerity, and every brick and tile is a story. According to legend, "firewood" conveys the ambition of "organizing a good meeting and improving a city", showcasing the vitality of the Asian Games city. On this track called "Development", every city is striving to start and showcase its vibrant style.

Chasing light, illuminating the spirit of the times. From Beijing 33 years ago, to Guangzhou 13 years ago, and now to Hangzhou, the flame of the Asian Games has moved to the land of Zhijiang, and the flame of the Asian Games has been passed down. Today, this 730mm high, 1200g heavy, and shaped torch grows from bottom to top, carrying the unique sense of ritual of collecting sparks on site for the first time and adopting a "square barrel body" for the first time. Through the transmission of ritual, it once again shines the brilliance of China's 5000 year civilization and illuminates the light of the new era of the Asian Games. Heart to heart integration, @ future. This cluster comes from the flame of civilization five thousand years ago, conveying unity, friendship, and endless hope.

As we approach, in just three days, on September 23rd, this cluster of civilization that has traveled through time will gather the spirit of unity and progress, transforming into the "digital fire" and igniting more and bigger dreams at the main venue of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the "Big Lotus". Looking forward to it, we will also witness a grand Asian Games with Chinese characteristics, Asian style, and splendid diversity. We will feel the two-way journey between a city and a sports event, and harvest a fruitful and shining autumn equinox season.

Final review: Ma Fuzhong and Yuan Shuang