Similarity of frescoes to winter sports raises intrigue

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday deepened Chinese netizens' fascination about the similarities between modern winter sports and depictions of flying apsaras on frescoes at the Mogao Grottoes, Gansu province.

"It's eye-opening to observe that some modern winter sports gestures look almost the same as those of the flying apsaras on the ancient fresco," said netizen Dimple and Smile on Sina Weibo. "Such a coincidence is interesting, and all the gestures show a certain beauty and grace."

Her insight isn't baseless.