As the Winter Games come to an end with the closing ceremony scheduled tomorrow, the next host of the Winter spectacle will have an eight-minute performance at the gala. The show will focus on conveying warm greetings from the future hosts, to the rest of the world. The director of the segment Zhang Yimou said he is creating a performance that mingles artistic forms with winter sports.  

ZHANG YIMOU, DIRECTOR BEIJING ARTS PROGRAM PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY "Actually all performances are shown according to specific scenes. This time, I will put in use artistic forms everyone is familiar with. Of course, it will be related to the Winter Olympics. In brief, we'll showcase some winter sports on stage. It helps bring in cultural symbols, information and characteristics."

"Of course, it's necessary. No matter how good a performance is, it needs to be understood by the public. First of all, you can understand our whole performance even without the help of language. This is also the part I was most dedicated to."