A book that comprehensively presents a magnificent picture of the history of the 100-year Winter Olympics (24th) "From Chamonix to Beijing: A Hundred Years of the Winter Olympics" will be published by the People's Publishing House on the eve of the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Chinese and English versions will be available simultaneously for worldwide distribution.
The first 23 editions of the book (from the Chamonix Winter Olympics in France to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea) were written by Geralr Sarrey, a former senior journalist of the French newspaper Team Newspaper, and Wan shang Laudet, former president of the overtime publishing house under the French Team Newspaper. Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic gold medalist and a famous short track speed skater, wrote an article for the book " Let's Meet Passionately in Beijing" for the book. Zhao Weidong, director of the Information and Propaganda Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, led the editorial board of the book.
According to reports, this book is not only a popular science book that introduces the history of the emergence, development and evolution of the Winter Olympic Movement, but also a wonderful collection of stories about the Winter Olympic Movement. The book manuscript is composed of three parts: summary, review and story, which introduces the basic situation of the previous Winter Olympic Games, the setting of the event, the highlights and the legends in the history of the Winter Olympics. The content of each chapter is self-contained and linked, and through the selection of some characteristic and interesting people and things, a history of the development of the Winter Olympic Movement is vividly described.
(Original title: From Chamonix to Beijing: A Hundred Years of the Winter Olympics, a Chinese-English edition to be published)
Source: Beijing Daily | Reporter Lu Yanxia
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