Previous Olympic Games

List of previous Olympic Games:

The first Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece from April 6 to 15, 1896.

The 2nd Olympic Games was held in Paris, France from May 14th to October 28th, 1900.

The 3rd Olympic Games was held from July 1, 1904 to November 23, 1904 in St. Louis, USA.

The 4th Olympic Games was held in London, England from April 27th to October 31st, 1908.

The 5th Olympic Games was held in Stockholm, Sweden from May 5, 1912 to July 27, 1912.

The 6th Olympic Games was held in Berlin, Germany in 1916 (closed).

The 7th Olympic Games was held in Antwerp, Belgium from April 20th to September 12th, 1920.

The 8th Olympic Games was held in Paris, France from May 4th to July 27th, 1924.

The 9th Olympic Games was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from May 17th to August 12th, 1928.

The 10th Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, USA from July 30th to August 14th, 1932.

The 11th Olympic Games was held in Berlin, Germany from August 1st to 16th, 1936.

The 12th Olympic Games was held in Tokyo, Japan and Helsinki, Finland in 1940.

The 13th Olympic Games was held in London, England in 1944 (closed).

The 14th Olympic Games was held in London, England from July 29th to August 14th, 1948.

The 15th Olympic Games was held in Helsinki, Finland from July 19th to August 3rd, 1952.

The 16th Olympic Games was held in Melbourne, Australia from November 22nd to December 8th, 1956.

The 17th Olympic Games was held in Rome, Italy from August 25th to September 11th, 1960.

The 18th Olympic Games October 10-24, 1964, Tokyo, Japan.

The 19th Olympic Games was held in Mexico city from October 12th to 27th, 1968.

20th Olympic Games August 26th, 1972-September 11th, Munich, Germany.

The 21st Olympic Games was held in Montreal, Canada from July 17th to August 1st, 1976.

The 22nd Olympic Games was held from July 19th, 1980 to August 3rd in Moscow, the Soviet Union.

23rd Olympic Games July 28th, 1984-August 12th, Los Angeles, USA.

The 24th Olympic Games was held in Seoul, Korea from September 17th to October 2nd, 1988.

The 25th Olympic Games was held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25th to August 9th, 1992.

The 26th Olympic Games was held in Atlanta, USA from July 19th to August 4th, 1996.

The 27th Olympic Games was held in Sydney, Australia from September 15th to October 1st, 2000.

The 28th Olympic Games August 13th-29th, 2004 Athens, Greece.

29th Olympic Games August 8-24, 2008, China.

30th Olympic Games July 27th, 2012-August 12th, London, England.

31st Olympic Games August 5-21, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 32nd Olympic Games July 23rd, 2021-August 8th, 2021, Tokyo, Japan.

The origin of the Olympic Games:

The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece more than 2,000 years ago and got its name because it was held in Olympia. After the suspension of the ancient Olympic Games for 1500 years, the French Coubertin put forward the initiative of hosting the modern Olympic Games at the end of 19th century.

The Olympic Committee was established in 1894, the first Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896, the first Winter Olympics in 1924, the first Paralympic Games in 1960, the first Winter Paralympics in 1976, the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in 2012.

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Pavarotti, who is old and old, is busy walking acupuncture points.


Pavarotti’s farewell performance


Pavarotti, a famous Italian tenor who announced that he will retire next year, recently finished his "Farewell Stage" global tour at Shanghai Grand Stage and Beijing Capital Gymnasium respectively.


China Concert ". However, for those fans who want to listen to Laopa’s brilliant swan song live, the performance effect is somewhat disappointing. In these two concerts, Pavarotti allegedly sat on the soft stool behind grand piano from beginning to end due to physical reasons, and the microphone never left his mouth. In the whole performance, the songs that Lao Pa sang by himself actually accounted for only about half of the songs listed in the program, which made people feel that they were "shrinking". The "high-pitched C", which once held the fans’ appetite beforehand, has always smelled bad under the long-awaited call. On the contrary, annalisa, an Italian soprano duet with Laopa, dazzled the audience with her bright, mellow voice and wide range. People can’t help but sigh: Laopa is really old!

Pavarotti is one of the three tenors in the world today, and he is famous for his high-pitched voice, gorgeous and transparent, and extremely infectious. Wherever Pavarotti goes, he wears his trademark innocent smile on his face, and people affectionately call him "Old Pa". What has won wide acclaim for Laopa is "Tenor C", which is called the touchstone of tenors. In this range, which is regarded as fearful by ordinary tenors, he can still sing clearly, roundly and penetratingly, so he is known as the "King of Tenor C".

An innate musical talent.

Luciano Pavarotti was born on October 12th, 1935 in a poor family on the outskirts of Modena. His father is a well-known amateur tenor in the local area, and he often takes home records of famous singers. This is how little Pavarotti grew up listening to records. Papa was born with a good voice, and singing was quite good when he was three or four years old. In 1955, at the age of 19, Pavarotti officially began to learn vocal music. Influenced by his family and long-standing desire, Pavarotti finally embarked on the road of music.

Genius and diligence make a great achievement.

When Pavarotti was 17 years old, a knot grew on his vocal cords, which seriously affected his pronunciation. At a concert held in Ferrara, Pavarotti was coaxed out of the stage by the crowd, which made him once have the idea of giving up music. But with infinite love for singing, Pavarotti gritted his teeth and persisted.

The time has finally come to change our destiny. In 1961, Pavarotti won the first prize in an international vocal competition. In April of the same year, he performed "The Bohemian" for the first time, and began a brilliant opera career. Pavarotti’s real fame began in 1963, and his performance at the Royal Opera House in London, England was a great success. In 1972, he performed Girl in the Army with the famous Australian soprano Sutherland in metropolitan opera. When singing the aria "What a Happy Day", which is called the tenor forbidden zone in the play, Pavarotti sang nine high-pitched C’s with chest resonance in a very compact aria, which caused a sensation in the whole international music world. Since then, "the king of high-pitched C" has become synonymous with Pavarotti, and he himself has become an idol in the hearts of fans.

The mass messenger of classical music

Pavarotti has made outstanding contributions to the popularization of classical music and opera in his singing career of more than 40 years. Since 1990, Lao Pa has joined hands with Domingo and carreras, the other two tenors in the world, to form a powerful singing group brand-"Three Tenor Concerts". Since then, the songs of the three tenors have resounded around the world and become a new story in the international music scene.

Old Pa had tasted the hardships of life before he became famous, so he had deep sympathy for people living in war and suffering. He has sponsored charity concerts many times and donated money to humanitarian causes in poor and war-torn areas. He is one of the people who raised the most donations for UNHCR. In March 1998, Pavarotti was appointed as the United Nations Messenger of Peace. On May 30th, 2001, in recognition of Pavarotti’s great contribution to refugee assistance, UNHCR awarded him the Nansen Medal.

songSingers are also ordinary people.

Old Pa sings naturally, but his quirks are really amazing, and the most famous one is undoubtedly the "bent nail" collector. In Laopa’s hometown, there is a legend that rusty bent nails will bring good luck to people, so before each performance, Laopa will bend his fat body and carefully look for an elbow nail under the dim light in the background. If he can’t find the nail, he won’t go on stage anyway, or even cancel the performance directly. It is said that Lao Pa has now saved a whole box of rusty nails for elbows.

As an artist, some maverick habits are understandable, but the most surprising thing is that this "world’s chief tenor" can’t read music! According to Lao Pa himself, he learned songs by relying on his ears and symbols instead of the note system.

Old Pa is a football fan and a car driver. He always likes to go out for a ride in his car. In recent years, he began to be keen on painting again and held a solo exhibition in Japan, which is said to be well received.

Old Pa, who looks simple and honest, is an affectionate species in life. He himself admits: "I like the feeling that there are always women around me." In 2000, Pavarotti divorced his wife Ardois, who had been married for 39 years, and married a woman 33 years younger than himself-his 18th secretary, Nicoleta. When Pavarotti was 67 years old, Nicoleta gave him a precious daughter.

No one can say for sure about the "last" concert.

As early as 10 years ago, it was reported that Laopa was going to retire. But later, it turned out that it was just commercial speculation whose performance agent stimulated the market. Old Parna’s busy figure is still moving non-stop between tours around the world.

At the beginning of this year, 70-year-old Pa began his farewell stage global tour, and vowed that after the tour, he would completely end his 43-year singing career. According to his own words, "even in the shower, I no longer hum." However, this romantic and casual Italian seems to have played a joke on everyone again. Before the concert in Beijing, Lao Pa once affirmed that Beijing would be the curtain call stage for him to end his singing career. However, before the lingering sound of the Capital Gymnasium, it was reported that Laopa hoped to join hands with Domingo and carreras to hold at least one farewell concert before his retirement. The ambitious old man also plans to hold the "last" concert in Milan, Vienna or new york next year. When the real finale will be staged, probably even Laopa himself can’t say clearly.

On Academic Freedom and Political Principle of Academic Journals

    In China’s current academic periodical system, academic freedom and politics are an eternal issue. With the continuous development of economy and technology, academics have also made great progress. However, in the process of development, ideas are not unified, and thoughts from all sides are constantly emerging, which makes it easy for academics to take the wrong road of "left" or "right".

    Connotation of academic freedom

    Academic freedom includes academic authenticity and practicality.

    Academic journals are the main positions where academic achievements can be published. As we all know, the most important feature of scholarship lies in its freedom. Academic freedom means that academics are based on objective existence, not on the will of any social group or individual. Adhering to academic freedom is the most fundamental factor for academic development. Academic freedom includes academic authenticity and practicality. Academic is the real law of the objective world, and the purpose of academic existence is to promote social development and human progress. Therefore, on the basis of authenticity, scholarship must also be practical and can be used to guide practice. In general, the value of academic achievements mainly lies in innovation, whether there are new research findings, whether new problems are raised or whether new research methods are applied.

    Academic freedom must be carried out under certain conditions.

    Freedom does not mean to be free from any constraints, but refers to freedom within a certain legal, reasonable and reasonable limit. Academic freedom must meet the following restrictions: First, obey the basic moral standards. Academic freedom should conform to the basic moral norms such as integrity and dignity, and should not exceed the moral bottom line of ordinary people. Although academic circles do not prohibit the appearance of academic articles involving some sharp or sensitive issues, these articles must also be on the basis of not violating the most basic human morality. Second, academic freedom must be carried out within the scope prescribed by law, for example, it cannot violate the relevant provisions of the law, such as publicizing the benefits of some violent crimes. This kind of academic research can not only promote the society, on the contrary, it is unfavorable to social development.

    Grasp the degree of academic freedom

    Academic freedom must be measured, not too much. Academic research and publication of results must also be within the basic scope to achieve freedom. Academics is a regular understanding of the objective world. In daily life, when it comes to academics, many people regard it as something profound and mysterious, but this is not the case. The key to the value of academic achievements lies in whether they are creative or not. Only by grasping the degree of academic freedom can we get a correct understanding of the academic itself.

    Political nature of academic journals

    Broadly speaking, everything in the country is political. This is especially true for newspapers and other media, which are the main positions of government propaganda activities. As the main carrier of academic achievements, academic journals must also be carried out within the scope of political permission and must also be political.

    Generally speaking, academic journals include both natural sciences and humanities and social sciences. Academic research in natural sciences mostly reflects the objective laws of nature, while academic research in humanities and social sciences mostly involves the development laws of people and society. People and society have certain political attributes, and academic research cannot exist without politics. Therefore, academic journals will inevitably encounter the relationship between academic freedom and politics. Politics refers to issues related to national interests, people’s rights and obligations, while scholarship is an in-depth study and discussion of a certain social science field. Politics is from the macro aspect, while learning is from the micro aspect, which belongs to the political category.

    Political nature of learning

    The political nature of scholarship is mainly reflected in the following two points: First, scholarship also includes the study of politics. Academic research covers all aspects of social life, including politics. Academic research on politics is mostly based on the perspective of a certain interest group, and it should undoubtedly be highly political to serve a certain interest group. Second, ordinary academic research should also be political. Academics cannot develop at will, but must have a correct development direction and road, which needs political guidance. For ordinary people, academic journals play the role of propaganda and guidance. If they lack political nature, they will undoubtedly shake people’s beliefs and bring unstable factors to society.

    Academics and politics are dialectical unity.

    There are differences and connections between academics and politics, which complement and restrict each other. Whether it is an academic issue or a political issue, we must abide by objective laws. Academics must be carried out within the scope permitted by politics, and the development of academics is counterproductive to politics. Academics can promote political development, which in turn creates a more relaxed environment for academic development. If the academic and political direction do not match, it will be difficult to move forward, thus developing towards the correct development path in line with the political direction.

    The essence of academic research

    The essence of academic research is to serve social development, and in a sense, to serve the realization of national political goals. At present, China is in the tide of socialist modernization, and any work should be subject to this overall situation, and academic research is no exception. Academics do not exist in isolation, and their emergence and development are based on some political foundation. Because of a certain social demand, academics came into being. It has no practical significance to talk about academics without social and political needs. Academics must be considered in the overall economic and social development. Academic researchers draw a conclusion through in-depth investigation and research in a certain field, thus promoting economic and social development, which is the highest level of academic research serving politics. Of course, academic research is generally a research with a high degree of specialization in a certain field. This kind of research can’t be divorced from reality and can’t groan without illness. Research for the sake of research should be guided by correct politics.

    How to grasp the relationship between them?

    Party newspapers and journals are bound to be highly political, while academic journals are not so political. When it comes to academic journals, many people think that academics are the center, while politics is not so important. Some people even think that academics have nothing to do with politics or even are antagonistic. The disunity of this thought has led to a constant debate on the relationship between academic freedom and politics in the work of academic journals.

    It is of great significance for the development of academic journals to grasp the relationship between academic freedom and politics. To grasp the relationship between academic freedom and politics, we should pay attention to the following aspects:

    Academic freedom and politics are both related and different. On the one hand, under normal circumstances, academic research is done by individual scholars or groups headed by a scholar, which inevitably has personal feelings and personal views and opinions on politics. Especially the academic research on politics, it is more inevitable to reflect the individual political views of scholars. On the other hand, academic research generally only focuses on the fields it studies, and generally does not explicitly discuss specific political issues.

    Adhere to the correct direction and principle of running a journal. For academic journals, the direction and principle of running journals are the most critical issues. If you don’t grasp the direction and principles of running a journal well, it is inevitable that you will do everything in the opposite direction. The international situation in today’s world is changing, and the western capitalist countries have never given up their penetration into China. At this critical moment, we should raise our political awareness and put an end to political mistakes. Readers of academic journals are mostly knowledge-based talents with higher education, and they have a strong understanding of things. If academic journals convey bad political information to them, it may cause serious consequences. Moreover, as a means of academic propaganda, academic journals have certain authority, should have a strong sense of responsibility, maintain sufficient rigor, and properly play their functions.

    Pay attention to the political principles of manuscript selection. In the process of selecting manuscripts, we should not only pay attention to the problems studied by academic research institutes, but also pay attention to whether the authors have incorrect political orientation. Manuscripts that clearly violate the state’s major principles and policies should not be employed. At the same time, the authors of academic manuscripts must have a correct outlook on the world and life, and put forward original opinions on the problems studied on this basis.

    The whole process of editing and publishing academic journals should conform to the provisions of national laws and policies. The formation process of academic journals needs many links, and each link should conform to the provisions of national laws and policies. The state has some special requirements for academic journals. Scholars must pay attention to the principles and policies formulated by the state in this field when conducting academic research. At the same time, reviewers of academic journals must also have a certain degree of understanding of the national laws and regulations of the articles they review. Moreover, in the process of peer review, some political issues need to be carefully examined by the reviewers many times, so as to do a good job in running academic journals at multiple levels and in all directions.

    Focus on improving the professional quality and political quality of academic journal staff. The process of running academic journals is carried out by staff, and the quality of staff is closely related to the formation, publication and distribution of academic journals. The editing and reviewing of periodical manuscripts is a monotonous and boring job, which requires the staff to proofread every word patiently and carefully. Periodical staff should have high political quality, strong sensitivity, keep attention to political hot issues and focus issues, and at the same time have a certain degree of mastery of national laws and policies. In recent years, there are more and more kinds of academic journals, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. How to face the new situation and meet the new challenges is a problem worthy of consideration by every academic journal staff.

    In the process of running academic journals, we must fully grasp the relationship between academic freedom and political nature, which not only ensures academic freedom, but also ensures academic political nature, so that academic development is always on the right way forward.

    (Author: Editorial Department of Journal of Taishan University)

    Notes:

    ① Yang Dawei: On the Relationship between Academic Journals and Politics, Heilongjiang Social Sciences, No.6, 2011.

    ② Liang Shufa: "To run academic journals well, we should handle the relationship between academics and politics", The First Issue of Ideological and Theoretical Education, 2009.

    ③ Wu Wenqiang: On How to Deal with the Relationship between Politics and Academics of Academic Journals, Southland Today, No.3, 2010.


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