"Raise it up a bit during the delivery process, don't mop the floor." Lin Yebian, protocol manager of the national stadium venue operation team, strides in front of the "open road", while turning back to carefully instruct the volunteers. On the afternoon of the 29th, the ceremonial flag of the Winter Olympics was successfully completed, and all the flags will be hoisted until the end of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
"The hoisting of the protocol flag must be foolproof, and it is indeed a very stressful job, but it is also very missionary." Lin Ye said.
A staff member clears off the hair stuck to the flag before it is raised.
According to the custom, the venues of the Winter Olympic Games should fly the flags of the participating countries and regions, and this row of flags is called the "Ten Thousand Flags", also known as the static flags. The "Ten Thousand Flags" can not only create an Olympic atmosphere, but also stimulate the sense of belonging and honor of athletes. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, the National Gymnasium undertook all men's ice hockey matches and some women's ice hockey matches, flying a total of 13 participating team flags and four general protocol flags - the IOC five-ring flag, the International Ice Hockey Federation flag, the chinese flag of the host country and the flag of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee.
Flying the courtesy flag is a long, rigorous job, seemingly simple, but in fact there are many "doorways". According to Lin Ye, the flags of all participating teams must be confirmed one by one with the country and region, and the details such as color and pattern must be approved, and can only be used after being signed and authorized by the national and regional Olympic Committee. After the flag is made, the team needs to carefully check it, and even if there is a slight deviation, it must be returned to the factory to modify. The position of the flag hanging is also exquisite, and the lighting and broadcast equipment cannot be blocked to avoid affecting the athlete's line of sight and broadcast effect. The "10,000 National Flag" of the National Stadium is hung on the outermost high-rise horse road on the east side of the venue, and the location was finalized after several rounds of deliberations by IOC flag experts. In addition, except for the host, the flags of all participating teams must be arranged from left to right according to the number of Strokes of Chinese characters, "Russian athletes cannot participate in the name of the state, so the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee is flying." We consulted with many parties before finally deciding to order by the word 'commission'. ”
Volunteer Zhu Xinfu carefully ironed the national flag.
After everything is ready, before hanging, a dozen flags with a length of 2.88 meters and a width of 1.92 meters need to be ironed little by little, and it takes an average of 15 minutes to iron a flag. Zhu Xinfu, a volunteer from Beijing Language and Culture University who is in charge of ironing and transporting a five-star red flag, a 23-year-old man who has never ironed clothes before, bends over, holds his breath, and is careful the whole time. After the flag was hung on the road, he also held the flag and carefully inspected it to remove the hair and dust left on it due to static electricity. "I hope our flag is clean and refreshing when it is hung." The young man said that he is a native of Xianning, Hubei Province, and is particularly grateful to those who rushed to their hometowns from all over the country to help prevent the epidemic during the epidemic, "Signing up to become a volunteer for the Winter Olympics is also to do my part for the country, even if I can only make a little contribution, I am particularly proud in my heart." ”