高一英语期末作文题目（精选19篇）

In the past two years, my parents took me to travel to many places, including big cities, small towns, famous mountians and so on. Therefore, I like traveling and I hope I can visit to many more places. Since then, I hope I can be a tour guide in the future, so I can travel to many tourist attractions. Besides, I can meet various people and I think communicating with different people is interesting, wchich can broaden my field of vision. I hope they can share their life stories with me so that I can know the general life of a place. I know it would be a challenging job, but I believe I can do well in my job.

[高一英语作文我的梦想

水是最重要的，人不吃东西能活好多天，但缺水两三天就会死亡。下面语文迷为大家整理水的重要性英语作文，供大家参考。

英语作文1：水的重要性

The world is not only hungry,but also is short of thewater.This may sound strange for 70% of the surfaceof the use is covered by water.But 97% of this is seawater or soft water.Man can only use the other 3%fresh water that country rivers,lakes and from otherground and we cant ever use all of that becausesome of them are the iceberges and glaciers. Whatsworse, some of the fresh water has been polluted.Ourneed of water is increasing rapidly day by day. So we should take the measures to solve theproblem.

全世界不仅受到饥饿的挑战，更加缺水。地球表面的70%都被水所覆盖，这似乎让我们感到非常奇怪。但是，在这些水资源中有97%是海水，或是软水。人们只能够利用那余下的3%，这些水来自河流、湖泊、地表，我们无法利用所有的水资源，因为有些是冰川和冰山。更严重的是，许多淡水资源得到了污染。而我们每天对水资源的需求还在增加。所以，我们需要采取措施来解决这一问题。

英语作文2：水的重要性

Water is one of the most important things in life.the Water has no colour,no shapes,no taste and no smell.Water is every where.Its in the ocean,in the sea,in the river and in the late.Water is useful.We use water to cook rice.We use water to take showers.We use water to put out fires,and so on.Water brangs us happiness,too.We can swim in the late andsea inthesummer 。

Water is so important.Nothing can live without it.We should keep our water clean and protect our earth.

在我们的生活中,水是最重要的东西之一。水没有颜色,没有形状,没有味道也没有气味。水到处都有,在海洋里,在大海里,在小溪里都有水。水非常有用,我们可以用水淘米,用水洗澡,用水救火等等。水也能使我们开心,在夏天我们能在大海里游泳。

水如此重要,没有人生活能离开水,我们要保护地球是我们的水变的更加清澈。

英语作文3：水的重要性

"No water, no creatures" Its ture that the human being will run the end if there is no water in the world. Man can live for about 7days without any food, but 3 days without water. But I know that environmental pollution in our country is becoming more and more serious. In the country, we can see women washing clothes in the river. Litter is floating on the river. Waste water produced by a chemical factory is being discharged into the river. We do not see any fish in the river. The river is not so clear as before. Water quality is very bad. I am worried about it because water is important to all living things. Man can not live without water. I hope people pay more attention to this problem, especially the government. Try to control the pollution of water as early as possible. At last I would like to say, "To protect water resource is to protect life."

Everybody has his or her interest， and interests differ widely from person to person because of age， sex health and education. To some extent， interest also reflects ones ability or wish. Interest plays an important part in our daily life. As a middle school student interest is of great importance in study. If you want to learn something well， you have to show interest in it， which is quite possible. Once you have found your way into the subject， you may have also found a world of curiosities.

In our times， interest may not only result in skill and knowledge but also lead to great inventions and discoveries. To be a successful person in the world one should develop ones interest.

At present, there is a hot word in our life - "low carbon". For this new

friend, I have done a detailed understanding, the original, low carbon is to

reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Low carbon environmental protection, green

travel, in todays society, bike sharing is the top priority.

In 2017, shared bicycles have sprung up on the streets of Fuzhou with

colorful colors, including blue, orange and yellow Dressed up in the beautiful

streets of Fuzhou. It serves every citizen of Fuzhou and brings convenience to

us. Everyone is contributing to the environmental protection cause of Fuzhou.

This is the responsibility and obligation of Fuzhou citizens. I see the rapid

development of bike sharing. There are yellow cars, Moby bikes, and hello bikes

This aroused my curiosity, and I also wanted to experience it. Today, I took my

mothers mobile phone and couldnt wait to find a small yellow car. I turned on my

mobile phone, scanned the QR code of the bike sharing car, and input the

password. I only heard "didi" and the lock on the bike was opened. This

operation is really convenient. So my mom and I got on the bike sharing. We

enjoy the scenery on both sides of the road, talking and laughing all the way,

but also exercise. This is really a healthy and environmentally friendly way to

travel!

However, the good time is not long, bike sharing is facing unprecedented

disaster. Some are thrown into rivers, some are short of arms and legs, some are

locked in private Where are the qualities of these people? Is this the quality

that we Chinese should have? No, this is not the quality that we Chinese should

have! This small bike sharing is like a mirror, reflecting the quality of

Chinese people. The original intention of bike sharing is good, it can bring

convenience to the public, low-carbon environmental protection, green travel! I

hope you can maintain bike sharing together!

With the progress of society, peoples quality should be constantly

improved. Bike sharing is a good invention. Lets protect it together. Low carbon

and environmental protection. Starting from me, lets maintain a better tomorrow

with both hands. Lets make our sky bluer and our air cleaner!

This summer holiday, I had travelled to Hong Kong with many other students. We went to Hong Kong by plane. Hong Kong is very small, but there are many people living there.

In Hong Kong, all of the buildings are very tall. There are lots of shops there and you can go shopping until about 11:00 at night. In Hong Kong, things are very expensive, so we only bought a few souvenirs.

We went to lots of places, such as the Avenue of Stars and Ocean Park. I like Ocean Park best. The park is very big. Sitting in the cable car, you can see two hills, lots of different flowers and the sea. Some students were afraid of sitting in the cable car!

We stayed in the Shu Ren College. There are many big trees around it. We had meals in the restaurants, but I didnt like the food.

Hong Kong is very beautiful. I like Hong Kong and I hope to go there again some day.

Ah! Christmas morning! Children like to wake up early while its still dark and sneak into the living room to check the presents----find any with their name on it, shake them to guess whats inside, and then maybe theyll go back to bed and pretend they are still asleep when their parents come to wake them with a "Merry Christmas!"

But almost no one I know gets completely dressed or eats a regular breakfast first thing Christmas morning. They just put on a robe or wear their pajamas and go to see whats under the Christmas tree. Some Christian families have a tradition of reading the Bible story of Jesus birth. Maybe its to remind the children that Christmas is Jesus birthday.

Someone will begin to take the presents out from under the tree, see whose name is on the package, and then pass them around. Some families wait until all the presents have been given out before opening any of them, while others open each one as it comes to them. There are many "thank you" to the ones who gave the gifts, new clothes are tried on to see if they fit, and of course the most interesting toys will immediately be played with.

Usually among the Christmas gifts will be some especially delicious candy or cake or cookies which everyone tastes. These sweet things may be the only breakfast many people eat Christmas morning. After the gifts have been opened, the room will be tidied up except where the children are playing with their toys. Everyone will wash and get dressed for the day.

Some people may go to a Christmas morning church service around ten oclock if their church didnt have one on Christmas Eve. But most people will just watch TV. Well, most men will. The children may play outside or inside with their new toys, but the mothers will be in the kitchen preparing Christmas Dinner.

啊!圣诞节的早晨!孩子们喜欢早起,它仍然是黑暗和溜进客厅去检查礼物——找到任何与他们的名字,动摇他们猜里面有什么,然后他们可能会回到床上,假装他们是还在睡觉当他们的父母叫他们“圣诞快乐!”

但是我几乎没有人知道会完全打扮或吃普通的早餐圣诞节早晨的第一件事。他们只是穿上长袍或穿睡衣去看圣诞树下会有什么。一些基督教家庭的传统阅读圣经耶稣诞生的故事。也许是提醒孩子们,圣诞节是耶稣的生日。

有人会开始把礼物从树下,看到包装上是谁的名字,然后通过周围。一些家庭等到已经给所有的礼物之前打开其中任何一个,而其他人打开每一个涉及到他们。有很多“谢谢”的人给了礼物,新衣服试穿,看看是否合适,当然最有趣的玩具就会玩。

通常会在圣诞礼物一些特别美味的糖果、蛋糕或饼干,每个人的口味。这些甜食可能是唯一早餐很多人吃圣诞节的早晨。礼物被打开后,会整理房间除外孩子们玩他们的玩具。每个人都会洗干净,穿好衣服。

有些人可能会去一个圣诞节的早晨教堂服务大约10点钟如果他们的教会没有一个在圣诞前夜。但大多数人只会看电视。嗯,大多数人的意愿。孩子们可能会在外面玩或在他们的新玩具,但妈妈会在厨房里准备圣诞晚餐。

The Lunar New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring . Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree, however, that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese solely means year , was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said, I hear say that you are very capable, but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents? So, it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests, people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year s end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again, because red is the color the beast feared the most.

From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian , which may mean Survive the Nian becomes today Celebrate the Year as the word guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over and observe . The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebratio

在我的记忆中总有一个问题长期困扰着我，那就是生命的价值到底是什么?这个问题在很多同龄人眼里非常简单，他们会回答道：“这容易，生命的价值等于一幢房子大那么多钞票;或者是一座高山那么多的黄金。”我以为这是不对的。六月七日发生在隆回某高中的惨案，一瞬间一朵鲜活生命就永远凋谢了。更促使我思考生命的意义，一时之间“生命”两个字在我的眼中显得格外的沉重。因为在这个世界，实在还有太多的人没有明白生命的价值。生命，只能用一个词语来形容——无价。难道我们不应该珍爱生命吗?

在印度洋的一个海岛上，有一种红嘴鸟。它的嘴的颜色浓度决定了它在异性眼中受欢迎的程度。在异性眼中`，嘴越红的鸟就越能干，就越有价值，他就是鸟国的精英。但如果它想让自己的嘴更红，就必须要调节自身内的胡罗卜素。胡罗卜素是让嘴更红的原因`，也是身体免疫性能不可缺少的成份。为了让自己的嘴更红，它便不惜代价地把胡罗卜素灌到自己的嘴上，让自己的免疫功能下降，从而缩短了自己的生命。这个故事的主人公名字在文学中有一个称呼，叫“红嘴薄命”想一想，我们是不是比这些鸟儿更聪明呢?很多时候，我们忽视了生命的价值，过早地耗费了生命的资源，缩短了生命的长度。

动物如此，人何以堪?当我们渐渐明白生命的价值的同时，还应学会怎样去享受你的生命。

因为生命就像一杯淡淡的咖啡，如果不细细品尝它，是无法完全明白它的价值。在法国的某个乡镇，一位游客在这个地方旅行，一次他趁汽车停留十分钟的时候。他去准备品尝当地有名的特产——法式浓汤。到一家餐馆，他便向老板点了一份法式浓汤。当老板打听到他只有十分钟的时候老板就说：“不行”游客问“为什么?”老板回答说：“这种法式浓汤是花了我们好几个小时才熬出的，它是我们最棒的菜，可是你只能花十分钟去面对它，这样实在是太可惜。”这位游客最终没有尝到法式浓汤。这件事最终让他明白，品味任何一种事物时，不能只重于结果，应注意其过程。生命也是如此，应慢慢地欣赏它，细细品味它，这样才能真正地明白生命的价值。

生命的价值，一个看似平凡却复杂烦琐的问题。这个问题值得我们去思考。生命仿佛是一个沙漏，你的年华与青春正在一点一点地流逝，所以我们应该珍爱生命。

There is a saying,”A girl changes fast in physical appearance from childhood to adulthood”.

I just had my eighteen years birthday. It’s certain that I have grown much more beautiful now.(laugh) My biggest change is not the appearance but in mind. I have become much more mature. I don’t always think about going out to play instead of focusing my attention on study. I start considering my future. I try my best not to quarel with my parents as I know what they do is for me. I know I should filial my parents. What’s more, I don’t bully my younger sister and brother any more.

I have changed a lot, because I have grown up.

俗话说，“女大十八变“。我刚刚过完我的十八岁生日。我肯定是变得更美了。

（笑）我最大的改变不是在外貌上而是在思想上。我变得更加的成熟。我不再总是想着去玩而是把注意力放在学习上。我开始思考我的未来。我尽量不和父母吵架，因为我知道他们所做的都是为了我。我懂得了要孝顺父母。更重要的是，我不再欺负我的弟弟和妹妹了。

我变了很多，因为我已经长大了。

[My Changes高一英语作文

Headmaster:

Hello,

My name is LiHong. I heard of our school will hold a activity about welcoming exchange students from Canada. I want to let one exchange student come to my home.

I want to know the culture about Canada. I think they are very happy to tell me their culture. And I can introduce our culture to them. My parents want to talk with a person who comes from Canada. It’s a good chance for them. So I hope I can invite an exchange student to come to my home.

Maybe you will ask me if I have ability to talk with them. I can speak English very well. And my family is rich, so I can make them fell comfortable.

I can make school be proud of me!

LiHong

"my ideal" (author : a fourth-grade students， male， parents markets selling chickens) is the ideal， i do yituo droppings， yituo big smelly droppings。 i go to my classmates chousi xxx， because he owes me the money has not also gave。

i also take classes in the book is zoned chaos。 i also xiusi my class， i find her remarks are each collect so much money， i would like to chousi her。 i also xiusi math teacher this semester every time i passed the examination is not， in fact， i can pass。 but he will not let me copy。

i also xiusi principals， why he can stage a flag-raising ceremony monday speech， we should be below drenched。 finally， i would like to chousi myself， i xiusi so many people， a police officer and pulling to jail， i will not go to jail。 i also chousi。

[我的理想为题目的英语作文

鲜花常常深感遗憾：我有着多变而娇美的脸庞，可为何总躲不过狂风暴雨的打击?为何我的生命如此脆弱?草儿常常深感遗憾：我有着顽强的生命力，我有充满希望的翠绿，可为何我是如此矮小?常常被当作花儿的陪衬?无可厚非，遗憾像一个伴随着人一生成长的影子，从咿呀学语的孩童到白发苍苍的老年，遗憾就像串起零散珍珠的绳索，贯穿着喜怒哀乐和生命的始终……

我释怀遗憾，人的生命五彩斑斓，如果仅仅充斥着酸甜苦辣的滋味，那生命就会像一杯乳白色、没放调料的咖啡，尽管颜色纯白，但也不免有些单调。古往今来，人们似乎力求不让自己的生命中有些许遗憾，尽力使自己完美，然而古今中外，在历史这条悠久的长河中，每个人却都伴随着遗憾，

哪怕是名人：贝多芬这位杰出的音乐家，在他的一生中，创作出了无数着名的协奏曲，但遗憾的是，当这位音乐家的事业达到巅峰时，他却丧失了听力!这对于一位音乐家来说是何等的悲惨的命运?秦始皇统一全国，是何等的伟大，但遗憾的是，由于秦王的残暴统治，最终不免落个惨败的下场……

是的，遗憾就像毒药般令人难受，所以每个人都想避免。但退一步想，遗憾又何尝不会偶尔展开它那双美丽的翅膀?遗憾又何尝不是一种催人上进的药剂?贝多芬并没有因为耳朵失聪而失去对生活的热情，相反，是遗憾鼓舞了他，才使得《命运交响曲》诞生于世;正因为秦王朝的遗憾，才使得后世君王明白“苛政猛于虎也”、应体恤百姓的道理……

不知不觉，时间的潮流将我带进了16岁的殿堂，我遗憾，自己悄然间度过了16年;然而我更庆幸，自己拥有在16年中所有遗憾交给我的道理……

所有的苦痛都已成为过去，所有的遗憾也无法再挽回，如今该做的只有度过每一个日子，不让曾经的遗憾重演。

[说遗憾高一期末语文作文

As The Spring Festival  is coming, I decide to tell you something  about Spring Festival  .

Spring Festival ,known as the Chinese New Year,which counts from the first day in the lunar calendar ,and is the most important holiday in China.From late January to early February,Chinese people are busy preparing for the New Year.They clean their houses ,have their hair cut,and buy new clothes .Jiaozi or dumpling is most popular.To those who live far away from their home,this festival is also a framily reunion occasion.

And they often go back home to celebrate the festival with their family.At the time,the children will play the fireworks and firecracker。further more，once the children greet to olds，  for return,the olds will give the children lucky money.and last The first day of the new year is the time when people visit their friends and wish each other good luck in the new year,remember to be happy！

Time always passes quickly. In the blink of an eye it has to end. Now the burden is more and more big, the pressure will continue to increase. With one family expectations. I don’t want to let the family expectations become disappointed. So I’m trying. Now in order to their future happiness is struggling. I want to own a substantial future, give yourself a perfect life. Just don’t want to let myself down, leave regret memories. Some people always said to me: life is their own, happiness can only rely on their own efforts, do not always think what things are so simple. I think that makes sense, it has become my motto.

As a child, I am so luck. I don’t need to worry about food. I always have enough delicious food, live in a big house, and have beautiful clothes to dress. I am so happy that I have no idea to treasure all these things. I am a kind of particular about food. I often eat a little for one dish and the throw it away, because I have many choices. I will be full after eating several dishes. But one day, I watch a piece of news on TV. It is about some Africa children who are suffering starvation. They are so poor. They are not only having no food to eat but also having little water to drink. A bowl of rice is very rare for them. Seeing their longing eyes, I feel guilty. I am regret about wasting food before. How can I waste so much rare food? From now on, I will try my best to save food, to do something for them.

材料作文。学生根据材料自选角度，自拟题目写一篇不少于800字的文章，除诗歌外体裁不限。

在课堂上，老师拿了一个玻璃杯，里面放了一个大石头，差不多和杯子一样大，老师问大家：杯子满了吗?

一个学生回答：没满，还可以放沙子。

待学生放完沙子，老师又问：满了吗?

全班同学回答满了，有一个男孩却回答没有满，还可以放水。

老师笑了，接着把沙子和石头倒出来，杯子是空的。

这回老师是往杯子里放沙子和水，然后问大家，杯子满了吗?如果要放石头进去，该怎么放?

男孩就把杯子里的沙子和水倒出来，先把石头放进去。

在很久很久以前，在那记忆的深处，曾流传着一句歌谣，“长亭外，古道边，芳草碧连天……”。

在外公的抽屉里，有一本书皮已经花黄，但却保养得很好的书，那是王羲之笔迹的小楷《乐毅论》。年幼的我不知这是外公的宝贝，拿起来用放大镜逐个字逐笔认真的研究起来。别人要是看见这些文字，肯定会看也不看就丢到别处去了，但我不同，我就喜欢在文字堆里乱转。我坐在书桌前拿起外公桌前那支最珍贵的毛笔在废纸上也有模有样的写起来。其实，那也只不过是照图画葫芦罢了，可那时，看到纸上像模像样的书法字，我乐呵呵的笑个不停。我会写字了，我会写字了，哈哈!外公出现在门口，我都不知道，只见外公走过来捉起我的小手同时握紧了毛笔，刚健而有力地在纸上写起了字，不到5分钟，一个刚健而朴素的字诞生了，面对外公这不可挑剔的毛笔字，再看看自己的毛笔字，我忽然间自卑起来，我的字要笔锋没笔锋，要特色没特色，就根本不是个字。

我本以为外公会责骂我动了他的宝贝，可外公却问我是否喜欢书法，年幼的我点了点头。从那以后，外公就教我练习书法，还时不时跟我讲几句《乐毅论》的解说。外公告诉我《乐毅论》是出自东晋着名书法家，王羲之之手，他被称为“书圣”。这本只是他小楷中的一部分，他还着有《圣教序》、《行书》等，其中《兰亭集序》最着名，被称为“天下第一行书”。外公说他没有得到此书是一个遗憾。外公是个文人，可儿女们都没有遗传到他，只对理科感兴趣，致使他老人家无法把《乐毅论》传下来。经过外公的教导我的书法不再是照图画葫芦了，而是真的像书法字了。在我临走时的前一天晚上，外公把我叫到书房，拿出《乐毅论》，语重心长地对我说：“婷，外公看得出来你的书法以后一定有所造诣，这本书就留给你吧，它对外公也没什么用了。明天你就要去佛山了，你自己慢慢研究吧!”我的眼睛里闪着泪光，却始终没有流下来。外公把《乐毅论》交到我手中后离开了房间。外公走后，我想了许多，晚上我在书房睡着了，第二天我还是把它放回了原来的位置，我始终还是没有把它带走，没能完成外公的心愿。

我的第一本书，不像别人的《安徒生童话》、《格林童话》或者是《一千零一夜》，而是一本没有图画、没有拼音的《乐毅论》，虽然没有在身边，但起码我曾经拥有过它，它永远是我的第一本书。

To be or nor to be, that is a question. To succeed or to fail? How to

succeed and how to achieve? These problems confuse many teenagers in

nowadays.

We all have dreams, and we all work hard to realize them. But there will

always be some problems and setbacks to stop the pace of advance. When they

appear, what should we do? To stop or to go on? Mrs. Curie told us the answer.

We all know that Mrs. Curie discovered radium, but how many people really know

how hard she worked? At that time, there were many people disapprove of Mrs.

Curie. Although she got over hundreds of difficulties, she still believed in

herself and never gave up. Finally, she succeeded to discover radium. She proved

that she was right by her continuous hard work and her strong spirit. We should

learn from Mrs. Curie. She told us the truth through her own experiences that

believe in yourself, you can do it! Never give up, face the difficulties with a

smile, someday, you will be proud of yourself.

The key to success is confidence. It makes you brave, helps you get over

the troubles, and brings motivation to you. For example, somebody always get

nervous when they have an important speech, if they are in a nervous mood, the

results are always terrible. But if they are confident to themselves, the

results turn out to be better. Therefore, be confident, believe in yourself,

keep smile in your face when comes to difficulties, and you will achieve

more.

一个阳光明媚的早晨，一件重大的消息涌入了我们班，同学们顿时欢呼雀跃，究竟是什么消息让同学们这样开心呢？啊！原来是学校要举行同学们最喜欢的一年一度的美食节啊！

终于挨到了中午，同学们一个个像饥饿的猛虎，冲出了教室，你追我赶地奔向了自己喜欢的摊位前，我也紧跟着我的“大队伍”来到了美食区，眼前的一幕真是让我眼花缭乱啊！瞧，泡着“温水澡”的贡丸先生在小杯子里左右翻滚着；穿着花衣的糖果小姐散射着迷人的光线；年糕爷爷也不赖，发出了淡淡的清香……我左闻闻，有看看，这些美食无一不吸引着我。终于忍不住了，我冲了上去，拿着钱包，掏出钞票，买了一个香气迷人的烤菜年糕，我情不自禁地放在嘴边轻轻地咬了一口，香香的，酸中又带着一点咸，我又连啃了几口，没几下年糕就被我一扫而光了，可是那淡淡的清香依旧在我的嘴巴里回荡，让我回味无穷！美食节虽然结束了，但是它带不走那些美食在我心中的美好回忆，期待着下一次的美食节的到来！

三年级:张昕意

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点评：朴实自然的童心体现在文中,使文章散发着清新活泼的气息。你是一个想象力多么丰富的孩子啊!把食物的形象写得特别可爱,语句也非常优美。

小作者对食物的描写非常活灵活现，老师建议小作者既然是写美食，可以增加一些吃后的感受等等会更好，加油。

点评老师：孟祥琦

[期末作文题目美食节_400字

8 August 2008

Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic Committee

That was spectacular. Tonight, the world was able to join in a magnificent tribute to the athletes and the Olympic spirit. It was an unforgettable and moving ceremony that celebrated the imagination, originality and energy of the Beijing Games.

We saw 204 national delegations march into the beautiful new National Stadium in the age-old tradition of the Games. Millions of people around the world were able to experience the thrill of seeing their heroes in a sea of team colours and national flags.

We witnessed athletes from these 204 countries and territories united in peace in one place. And for the next 16 days, they will be a part of one of the most thrilling competitions in history. As an Olympian, I can tell you that they will carry this memory with them forever.

This iconic stadium is one of the worlds new wonders. It was a fitting setting for an amazing Opening Ceremony, I look forward to an equally exciting and unforgettable 16 days.

Hein Verbruggen, IOC Member and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Opening ceremonies have always been a way for host cities to welcome the world and for the world to gather and share the Olympic spirit. This ceremony to open the Beijing Olympic Games was a breathtaking culmination of seven years of planning and preparation. The world will remember this for a long time.