Koreans' march a 'message of peace'

The march of the joint Korean delegations, cheered at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Pyeongchang, a mountainous county in the Republic of Korea, was hailed as a "message of peace to the world".

Though biting winds were blowing over the northeastern mountain region, the atmosphere at the roofless Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium on Friday night was intense and vibrant. A show featuring culture transcendence in the host country, from ancient to modern times, brought vitality to the venue against a backdrop of fireworks during the opening ceremony.

The applause from spectators reached peak volume when the delegations of the host country and its neighbor the Democratic People's Republic of Korea marched into the stadium together. They were led by the Korean unification flag, which bears the image of the Korean Peninsula in blue against a white background.