Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Bensheng

It's time to say goodbye As the main torch burned over the Bird's Nest for 16 days and nights, it was slowly extinguished in people's attention, and the residents of the global village bid farewell under the five-ring flag. This is a difficult parting, because everyone is a family. There is an inexhaustible gratitude here, because all this is due to the Olympic Games.

Thanks to the Olympics, this is because the Olympics have brought collective happiness to all mankind. On this 16 day, I feel the excitement and joy brought by the Olympic Games in every corner of the world, and all mankind are cheering for such a happy opportunity. Happy Olympics has become a popular color in the world, regardless of country or region, race or language. The human spirit snuggles under the five-ring flag, relaxed and sincere.

Thanks to the Olympics, this is because the Olympics lit up the beautiful brilliance of human nature. During this 16 day, athletes, referees, volunteers, ordinary spectators, hosts and tourists from all over the world all expressed their gratitude for the Olympic Games with their truest smiles, best behaviors, warmest applause and sincere wishes. Everyone comforts failure with a smile, relieves stress with understanding, and expresses emotion with tears.

Thanks to the Olympic Games, this is because the Olympic Games showed the beauty of sports. In this 16 day, every stadium, every athlete and every game presents a wonderful competition. These competitions show that human beings challenge their own limits. These competitions reflect human efforts to understand the function of sports scientifically. These competitions show mankind's pursuit of peace and show respect for competitors.

Thanks to the Olympics, this is because the Olympics concentrated on releasing the spirit of "faster, higher and stronger". In this 16 day, everyone has experienced too much emotion, witnessed too much courage, experienced too many frustrations and gained too much thinking. To concentrate on one point is to feel and understand the connotation of the Olympic spirit more, and consciously use the Olympic spirit to melt the differences and barriers.

Thanks to the Olympic Games, this is because the Olympic Games have retained friendship. In this 16 day, Olympic friendship flows in everyone's heart. No matter in the Olympic village, in the fierce competition, among athletes, coaches, winners and losers, their friendship is more precious than gold medals. On the Olympic stage, human beings clearly heard the footsteps of a harmonious world.

Thanks to the Olympic Games, the flame is extinguished, but the spirit and happiness will last forever.