The Torch of the Tokyo Olympic Games began to pass in Nagasaki yesterday. One of the routes was held by the "Sending the Tang Dynasty Ship" in Nagasaki Port, which reproduced the grand occasion of cultural exchanges between China and Japan in the Tang Dynasty of China.
According to Xinhua News Agency, at 8 o'clock last night, the torchronist Xiaolin Jiajia ignited in his hand and said, "The moment I ignited the torch, I was very moved and excited. Looking at the Tang ambassador in front of me, I couldn't help but think of it., I used the Tang ambassador to the dream and hope, and set off to the vast world from here. I also want to keep moving forward with their dreams and hope like them. "
Kobayashi is the president of the Japanese telecommunications company West Japan. He lifts the torch and slowly boards the bright red "Tang envoy".The ship started from the shore next to the Nagasaki County Government and drove about a kilometer to the water forest park on the other side. It took about 20 minutes.
It is understood that the "sent to the Tang Dynasty" is about 30 meters in length, about 9 meters wide, and weighs about 110 tons.The ship was built in 2010 by a Japanese company and was displayed in the Japanese Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo to reproduce the legend of China -Japan exchanges.
The Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Yanyou, delivered a written speech to the torch transfer ceremony that night, and was read by Cui Long, the consular of the Chinese Consulate General in Nagasaki.
Kong Yanyou pointed out in his speech that more than 1,300 years ago, he sent the Tang ambassador to China to China through Nagasaki, opening the first climax of Sino -Japanese exchanges, and became an important symbol of China -Japan friendship.After thousands of years, the "sent the Tang envoys" returned to his hometown, passed the Olympic flame, and continued to write a new chapter in China -Japan friendship.
The Deputy Prophet of Nagasaki Prefecture Hirada said that the "Sending the Tang Dynasty Ship" appeared again through time and space, and participated in the Olympic torch transmission. This will face the future and further strengthen the friendly bond in Japan and China.Wishes.
On the same day, the Tokyo Olympic Torch Transmit Ambassador Ishihara Ishihara and the designer of the main venue of the Tokyo Olympic Games participated in the event.
Affected by the crown disease epidemic, the organizer has restricted the number of participants in the torch transfer activity, and asked the audience to replace the cheers with applause when refueling.The departure ceremony of "sending the Tang envoys" was held in an environment without audiences.
On May 3, the number of new infections in Nagasaki reached 62, a record high.On May 6, the day before the event, the Japanese actor Sato, who was originally scheduled to participate in the conversion as a torchbearer, suddenly announced his withdrawal of the event on the grounds of security.
