The 2022 Asian Games opening ceremony will be held on 23 September 2023, at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center Stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It will begin at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8). The ceremony was choreographed by Sha Xiaolan , who was one of assistant directors to Zhang Yimou during the 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and closing ceremony production.