Highlights of opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2021 shows a scene of the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Gong Lijiao, who won the gold medal of women's shot put at the Tokyo Olympic Games and is also the flag bearer of Hebei Province Delegation, parades into the stadium during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

China's diver Quan Hongchan (L) and Xie Siyi of Guangdong Province Delegation parade into the stadium during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Members of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Delegation parade into the stadium during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Torchbearer Su Bingtian runs with the torch during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2021 shows the performance during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Photo taken on Sept. 15, 2021 shows the performance during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

Torchbearers Su Bingtian (L) and Zhang Yufei take part in the torch relay during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony for China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)