The theme of “one world， one family” continued to be evident through the Games as 365 different individuals all held a willow branch that represented “the unwavering spirit of remembering the departed through the 365 days of a year.”365名普通人手捧柳枝，汇聚在场地中央，代表一年365天的思念，将“世界大同，天下一家”的主题表现得淋漓尽致。
随后，无数条光束从舞者中间穿出，无数光束组成大树，这直达天际的光束是代表最朴素的情谊:愿所有来北京的人们带去这一条柳枝，带走中国人民的友情。冬去春来，春回大地，中国人的生死观昭然若揭，逝者安息，生者要好好活下去。
