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Zhang Yimou
A man uses his phone to film a screen outside a mall showing a live broadcast of the fireworks explode over the iconic Bird's Nest Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: As Olympics ebb, smartphone synchronicity

By Ted Anthony Feb. 20, 2022 09:08 AM EST

The Olympic Rings are illuminated at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Beijing's Olympics close, ending safe but odd global moment

By Ted Anthony Feb. 20, 2022 02:50 AM EST

First Torch bearer Luo Zhihuan holds up the torch at the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)
Shortened Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games

Feb. 01, 2022 11:20 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Chinese director Zhang Yimou holds his award for Best Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan. Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for the Beijing Winter Games with a bold and unprecedented way of lighting the Olympic flame. (AP Photo/Billy Dai, File)
Filmmaker Zhang Yimou returns for Olympics opening ceremony

Jan. 07, 2022 10:52 PM EST

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