On the evening of July 26th local time,the 2024 Paris Olympics grandly opens on the Seine River.

A 4-hour 'flowing feast' showcased to a global audience France's long history and integrating with world cultures that transcend national borders.

Beginning from the Austerlitz Bridge, the parade of athletes, assembled behind their delegations' flag bearers on boats, sailed along the Seine, passing numerous monuments on both banks and 12 artistic tableaux set in the water and on land, as if the Olympians were revisiting the country's rich history and cultural heritage.

Led by flag bearers Ma Long, a three-time Olympic champion table tennis player, and Feng Yu, an artistic swimmer, the Chinese delegation, dressed in red and represented by a portion of its 405 athletes competing in Paris, made a spirited entry on the 16th boat during the parade.