After a long journey of 1,300 kilometers, the ice sculpture ice pier departed from Harbin and arrived at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Jinyu Badaling, a designated hotel in the Yanqing Area of the Beijing Winter Olympics, on January 8, and will welcome guests from all over the world during the Beijing Winter Olympics. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Liu Dechen, the author of the ice sculpture Heilongjiang artist Liu Dechen, the world champion of women's 500 meters speed skating and the creator of the world record of 36.94 seconds, Zheng Haixia, a former athlete of the Chinese women's basketball team, Gao Fangxia, the runner-up archery runner-up of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, and the leaders of sports circles such as Beijing, Heilongjiang and Samaranch Sports Foundation.
The ice pier of the ice sculpture is the "ice pier" of the real ice
The ice sculpture work of the Winter Olympic mascot "Ice Pier" unveiled on the spot is the artist Liu Dechen adhering to the traditional ice carving process, from the Songhua River to ice, to the sticky ice, to the carving, to the coloring, after 10 days of carving, in the form, color, design beauty has reached the domestic first-class level. Due to the particularity of the ice sculpture materials, touched by the artist Liu Dechen's winter Olympic feelings, Wu Zhihui, who took the initiative to carry the free transportation of Heilongjiang Suxin Transportation Co., Ltd., specially selected the best Auman cold chain car in the team, and the best driver master was responsible for transportation.
Ice sculpture master Liu Dechen
Since the start of the transport on January 4, Liu Dechen has participated in the transportation of more than 1,300 kilometers with the car all the way to ensure the safety of the whole process. After the "ice pier" arrived in Beijing flawlessly, Liu Dechen excitedly said: "The ice sculpture ice pier is the real ice pier. Although ice carving has taken a lot of effort, in fact, what I am most worried about is not the carving process, after all, this is my profession, no matter how difficult I have confidence. What worries me the most is transportation, because the 'ice pier' of the ice sculpture is covered with an ice shell on the outside, which is a process of hollowing out the coloring inside, and if there is a little bump in the transportation and a slight change in temperature, it may cause the ice sculpture to crack. So I would like to give a special thanks to the Ice Sculpture Ice Pier Transport team for ensuring that nothing goes wrong. ”
Yu Jing (left) and Zheng Haixia
The Winter Olympics is a top ice and snow event, and its excitement comes more from the pursuit of speed by human beings. Yu Jing, the creator of the women's 500m speed skating world record of 36.94 seconds, said: "At the Winter Olympics held on our doorstep, I believe that our athletes will do their best to do their best and create good results. Although I am now out of the field, I am honored to have the opportunity to promote the Beijing Winter Olympics and ice and snow sports. This time the ice pier came to the Winter Olympic Games, I hope that through this ice sculpture work, more people can understand and like ice sports, tell the story of the Winter Olympics, tell the story of China, feel the spirit of this tenacious struggle of the Winter Olympics, support our athletes, and share with them the national glory of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem. ”
Zheng Haixia, a former famous center of the Chinese women's basketball team, said: "The Olympic spirit is a faster, higher and stronger spirit of challenge, a spirit of constantly breaking through itself and turning the impossible into possible, just like the ice sculpture works of the ice pier are sent to the Yanqing division unharmed." In the Winter Olympic Games, our Winter Olympic athletes will also work hard, never say defeat, unite the spiritual core, strive to be the first in the fierce competition, and hope that more people will pass on the Olympic spirit with us and go to the ice and snow covenant of the city of the Two Olympics. ”
It is reported that the cold chain car that undertakes to transport the ice pier is Foton Daimler Automobile, which has been closely linked to the Olympic event, and helped the Olympic flame to climb mount Mount Everest and the Bird's Nest during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics will have 14 Auman EST vehicles responsible for fuel transportation and other operational support, helping the smooth progress of the Winter Olympics.