On January 4, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the preparations for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. A month later, the millennium will once again usher in the Olympic grand event, realizing the dream of ice and snow. After 7 years of meticulous preparation, what kind of answers will this "City of The Two Olympics" hand over?
Venue construction, application of science and technology, inheritance of experience, competition guarantee, social mobilization... Behind the event is a comprehensive demonstration of a city's "hardcore" strength. After years of careful preparations, Beijing is ready.
"Hardcore" facilities: The "two-way conversion" of the venue shows the comprehensive strength
Venues – the basic conditions for hosting the Olympic Games. A total of 39 venues were used at the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, 10 of which used existing venues. The construction of venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics starts from its own characteristics, combines the near and long term, the current situation and new construction, and maximizes the use of existing venues and facilities.
In August 2008, the brilliant fireworks over the "Bird's Nest" lit up the Olympic dream of the thousand-year-old ancient capital; in February 2022, the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon", as the iconic venue of the Beijing Competition Area and the only newly built ice competition venue, will dance and become a new landmark of the millennium ancient capital. The two Olympic landmark venues, which are only 3.5 kilometers away in a straight line, witness the "hardcore" strength of the city of the two Olympic Games.
In addition to the "ice ribbon", in the Beijing area, a number of summer Olympic venues such as the National Aquatics Center, the National Gymnasium, the Wukesong Sports Center, and the Capital Gymnasium have been transformed, innovated, and re-entered in the past 7 years of the Winter Olympics, with the ability to convert the venues of the winter and summer projects in both directions, becoming a veritable "double Olympic venue"——
During the Beijing Olympic Games, the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" witnessed the heroic gestures of many swimmers, and during the Beijing Winter Olympics, it will become a stage for curling players to "fight with wisdom";
Athletes at the Ice Hockey Project Test Event at wukesong Sports Center, April 4, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Peng Ziyang
Yao Ming and James have staged basketball feasts at wukesong sports center, and within 6 hours, after the transformation of ice making and dehumidification systems, the place where basketball superstars "fight" can be converted into an ice rink to undertake ice hockey events;
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Having witnessed the splendor of the Beijing Summer Olympics, this year, they will once again witness the incomparable Beijing Winter Olympics.
In the west of Beijing, the centennial Shougang has completed a magnificent transformation from mountains to sea, from fire to ice, and from factories to cities. After Beijing's successful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, in order to fulfill the solemn promise of green Beijing and green Olympics, Shougang's main steel industry developed to the coast and relocated to Caofeidian, Hebei Province; after The success of Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee Office Area, the Winter Training Center of the State General Administration of Sport "short track speed skating", "figure skating", "curling" and "ice hockey" four ice training venues, winter Olympic venues ski jumping platform and other projects have been settled in Shougang Park.
Olympic venues are the embodiment of the country's comprehensive strength. From the "Bird's Nest" to the "Ice Ribbon", from the "Water Cube" to the "Ice Cube", from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics, the rapid development of the "City of The Two Olympics" is the dream journey of the great nation.
"Hardcore" technology: inject vitality and vitality into the venue
In addition to having world-class venue hardware facilities, the Beijing Winter Olympics also attaches great importance to the application of high and new technologies in venue planning, construction and use projects.
From summer to winter, in addition to inheriting the Olympic spirit, new technology has helped the "double Olympic venues" to complete a magnificent turnaround, realizing the perfect integration of science, art and culture.
Today's "Bird's Nest", through the application of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technology, has become a digital, low-carbon, intelligent sports venue. The Good Neighbor of the "Bird's Nest", the National Aquatics Center, has changed from "Water Cube" to "Ice Cube", and has completed the conversion of water ice sites within 20 days by applying prefabricated rapid disassembly and leveling dynamic monitoring technology.
This is the ice surface of the National Speed Skating Hall taken on May 8, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Chenlin
The "Ice Ribbon" of the National Speed Skating Hall adopts carbon dioxide transcritical direct cold ice making technology for the first time, and its track is called "the fastest ice surface" by athletes; the ice surface temperature difference of Venues such as Wukesong Sports Center can be controlled within 0.5 degrees Celsius, and the carbon emission is close to zero...
For projects held outdoors, the weather conditions are even more demanding. In view of the multiple forecasting problems, the meteorological department has spent several years with the Winter Olympic Stadium as the core, built a comprehensive meteorological monitoring network for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, and the surrounding areas, and laid out 441 sets of various detection facilities to achieve "100 meters" and "minute-level" refined meteorological forecasts.
5G "blessing" adds new impetus to the Winter Olympics. All venues and roads connecting them, including the high-speed Beijing-Zhang high-speed railway, have stable, continuous 5G signal coverage. Affected by the epidemic, on-site viewing has been greatly restricted, and news dissemination is more important than in previous sessions. Technologies and equipment such as cloud broadcast technology, cloud broadcast 5G backpack, and 8K HD broadcast truck will help present a wonderful event for global audiences.
On the road of "going to the future together", science and technology is an indispensable boost.
"Hardcore" organizations: Efficient and safe Experiences without discounts
Arrival and departure, the first impression and final memory of all parties involved in the event. Under the background of epidemic prevention and control, The Capital International Airport will set up special entry and exit channels and Special Areas for the Winter Olympics, arrange the flow of people, logistics and traffic in an orderly manner, and transfer them to designated accommodations in a closed loop to ensure the safe arrival and departure of Olympic-related personnel.
In the closed loop, timely and efficient medical protection escorts epidemic prevention and events. In Beijing and Yanqing, there are 88 medical stations and 18 designated hospitals responsible for on-site medical treatment and the implementation of accurate classification and treatment. According to the characteristics of sports injuries in each venue, medical personnel including orthopedics and stomatology are also specially allocated.
With the event as the core, the athlete as the center. Although it is a closed loop operation under the epidemic, the Olympic experience will not be reduced. Registered personnel can move freely from station to venue, between venues and venues, and between the three competition areas through dedicated transportation. Not only can you take the Beijing-Zhang high-speed railway across the competition area to watch the game, but also have a 24-hour shuttle service and a closed-loop taxi service.
On July 15, 2021, barrier-free experts jointly inspected the construction of barrier-free facilities with the construction party at the Winter Olympic Village in Beijing's Yanqing Competition District. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xin
Two Olympic Games, equally wonderful. As early as 100 days after the countdown to the opening of the Winter Paralympic Games, the construction of barrier-free facilities in various venues has been completed, involving roads, parking spaces, entrances and exits, elevators, ramps, toilets, dressing rooms, low-level service desks, voice prompt systems and barrier-free identification systems.
The Accessible Seats and Restrooms in the Ice Cube Stand have been doubled and will be retained as permanent facilities, with the best spectator seats reserved for people with disabilities. In addition to the athletes and referee groups with special ramps, the organizing committee also set up ramps for the media stands to facilitate disabled reporters to participate in the report. In the humanistic and caring "barrier-free" details, we see that Beijing is opening its arms to the world's Paralympic athletes.
Events, transportation, security... The dispatch center of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Operation Headquarters, known as the "Brain of the Winter Olympics", is the key to ensuring the orderly development of the Olympic Games. Here, four large screens more than 30 meters long are arranged in turn, showing the real-time picture of the operation of the venue during the race, event tracking, competition results and accommodation arrivals and departures, just like the staff headquarters of major battles, responsible for connecting all parties, summarizing information, issuing instructions, tracking and solving problems.
"Hardcore" enthusiasm: The Olympic flame burns on and off the field
"We said we would say goodbye, we waved our hands and prayed, and the heartbeat full of expectations can always be heard..." From "Beijing Welcomes You" sung all over the streets in 2008 to the recently launched Winter Olympic song "See You in Beijing", people's enthusiasm for the Olympics has never diminished.
On December 31, 2021, volunteer representatives participated in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Oath Mobilization Conference. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
The successful experience and rich legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have made us more relaxed. At that time, the smiles of the volunteers became unforgettable memories, and they were also named "the best ambassadors in China". After 14 years, tens of thousands of outstanding volunteers will once again show their enthusiasm, vitality and open China.
As an old city with a long history, Beijing has also restored the original historical appearance of the old city through building downgrading, restorative construction of cultural relics, and accelerating the process of applying for heritage on the central axis, so that the ancient capital of the millennium and the Winter Olympics can shine together.
The opening of the Winter Olympics coincides with the Spring Festival holiday, and friends from all over the world will have the opportunity to taste roast duck, spring rolls, Lantern and other special foods. During the Winter Olympic Games, the reception hotel will set up screens in public areas such as lobbies and restaurants to provide live broadcast services for the event, and add exhibition and sales services such as licensed goods for the Winter Olympics. Yanqing Winter Olympic Village also set up a movable type printing movable module background wall in the badge exchange area, allowing athletes to feel the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation in an interactive experience.
Outside the arena, the crowd is also enjoying ice and snow sports. In the future, with the sustainable use of Olympic venues after the Games, more and more people will step on the snow and walk into the ice rink.
Although the Olympic Games are only a few dozen days long, Chinese people have been contributing to the Olympic Movement. One city, two Olympics, covering winter and summer, making history!
The opening of the Winter Olympics is imminent, which is not only a warm invitation from the Chinese people, but also a concentrated display and test of the strength of all aspects.
"The world is looking forward to China, and China is ready." The highlight of what belongs to Beijing and china is coming: China is ready, let's move to the future together!
Planner: Zhang Xudong
Main writers: Huang Yao, Zhao Xu, Li Chunyu, Lin Deren
Coordinator: Zhang Xiaosong, Han Jie, Wang Xuan, Huang Yue
Visual | Editors: Zhang Aifang, Wang Qiuyun, Tang Xing
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