Beijing: Days after the quiet ringing of the Chinese New Year, Beijing celebrates the Year of the Tiger on the Olympic podium.
The tiger, a symbol of strength and good luck in Chinese folklore, was featured during Friday’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Placard bearers for all 91 countries in the Parade of Nations each wore a unique tiger-headed hat, and a children’s choir was outfitted with traditional tiger-headed shoes made in northern Hebei province.
Lunar New Year celebrations were muted across Asia on Monday amid coronavirus concerns, but hopes are high that the Year of the Tiger will restore a sense of normalcy.
In Chinese mythology, the tiger is considered the king of all animals, and tiger-headed hats and shoes are often worn by children to ward off demons and bring good luck.
The hats made Friday for the placard bearers were designed in blue and white to represent snow and ice, while the shoes worn by the choir were a bright combination of orange, yellow and green.
India announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games after China assigned Qi Fabao, the regimental commander of the People’s Liberation Army, who was injured in the military confrontation with Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, as a torchbearer for the event. Flashlight relay.
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