Fulfilling solemn promises and composing colorful music (towards the Winter Olympics)

The picture shows some of the competition venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics. "Ice Cube", one of the 6 competition venues in Beijing, will hold 3 sub-competitions in curling events. "Snow Flying", one of the six competition venues in Beijing, will host 4 small competitions in snowboarding and freestyle ski jumping. "Ice Ribbon", one of the six competition venues in Beijing, will host 14 sub-events in the speed skating event. "Snow Dragon", one of the two competition venues in Yanqing, will host a total of 10 minor competitions in the bobsleigh, steel frame bobsleigh and bobsleigh events. "Snow Ruyi", one of the four competition venues in Zhangjiakou, will host 5 sub-competitions in ski jumping events, and there are also 2 Nordic ski jumping competitions. "Ice Sail", one of the six competition venues in Beijing, will host some of the ice hockey events, including the men's ice hockey final.

The curtain is about to open on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Looking back on the more than 6 years since the Winter Olympics were prepared, the olympic concept of "green, shared, open and clean" has been transformed into a magnificent and vivid ice and snow picture, which has attracted the attention of the world.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that running the Beijing Winter Olympics and The Winter Paralympic Games well is a solemn commitment we have made to the international community.

Looking back at the road to preparation, the results are fruitful. 12 competition venues and 3 Winter Olympic Villages (Winter Paralympic Villages) were delivered and used as scheduled, and the Beijing-Zhang high-speed railway and The Beijing-Li expressway were opened to traffic... The three divisions of Beijing and Zhangjiakou have worked hard to hand over two excellent answer sheets for the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games and local development.

Together towards the future. With an open and confident attitude, China is joining hands with the Olympic Movement to compose a new colorful movement in the history of the Olympic Games.

Harvest the fruits of the Olympic Games

The Shougang Ski Jump, which stands majestically on the shore of Qunming Lake, has a design concept derived from the Dunhuang mural flying sky shape, so it is named "Snow Flying Sky".

"Snow Flying" leans on the back of 3 huge cooling towers, and at night, the lights shine brightly.

Combining traditional cultural elements and modern fashion colors to "smelt a furnace", the Shougang Ski Jump is not only dazzling in appearance, but also "hidden in the mysterious machine". In addition to meeting the competition needs of snowboarding and freestyle ski jumping during the Winter Olympic Games, it can also meet the sports needs of freestyle skiing aerial skills and achieve "one dual use". The surrounding old factories and industrial structures have been repaired and transformed, and have already equipped the function of supporting services for the event, and the century-old steel "dream factory" has now been gorgeously transformed and has become a vivid example of the preparation for the Winter Olympics to drive urban development.

"Bird's Nest", "Water Cube", "Five Pines"... The well-known venues of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have switched the "Winter Olympic Mode" by taking advantage of the east wind of the Winter Olympics to bloom with new brilliance.

"Water Cube" transformed into "Ice Cube", Wukesong Sports Center only needs 6 hours to complete the "ice basket conversion", and the National Stadium and the Capital Gymnasium have the ability to convert the winter and summer projects in both directions through upgrading. Beijing, the first "city of the Two Olympics" in the history of the Olympic Games, shows a different style and vitality.

"Hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games is not a hammer deal, and after it cannot be done, it becomes a 'silent mountain forest.'" How to make the results of the Winter Olympics plan benefit the public? All the newly built venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics considered a complete post-game operation plan at the beginning of the design, creating conditions for the public to share the legacy of the Winter Olympics; the increasingly perfect urban barrier-free facilities have boosted the living environment and social civilization; the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour has roared through the lofty mountains and mountains, building a Beijing-Zhangjiakou "one-hour economic circle", which has effectively promoted the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

From hardware to software, from the arena to life, the preparations for the Winter Olympics have been integrated into the long-term layout of urban and regional development, bringing positive impact. The concept and practice of the Winter Olympics are also in line with the direction of "affordable, profitable and sustainable" Olympic Games reform, contributing Chinese experience and Wisdom to the sustainable development of the Olympic Movement.

IOC President Bach is convinced that the Beijing Winter Olympics will change the style of ice and snow sports in the world, and he praised the preparations for the Winter Olympics as "setting a new benchmark for the Olympic Games".

Paint a beautiful picture

At the northern end of Beijing's central axis, from the air, 22 "ribbons" made of 3360 pieces of curved glass are crystal clear and dazzling.

Since the first pile was laid on January 23, 2018, the construction of the "Ice Ribbon" of the National Speed Skating Hall has highlighted the characteristics of science and technology, wisdom, green and thrift, and written a brilliant stroke in the history of the Winter Olympics. The construction process solves technical problems and realizes the world's largest span of single-layer two-way orthogonal saddle-shaped cable mesh roof; the 12,000 square meters of ice surface applies advanced environmental protection ice making technology, the ice surface temperature difference is controlled within 0.5 degrees Celsius, and the carbon emission is close to zero.

From venue construction to training and preparation, scientific and technological elements run through the preparation of the Winter Olympics, and innovative details can be seen everywhere.

In Laiyuan National Ski Jumping Training and Scientific Research Base in Hebei Province, the world's largest and most complete ski jumping wind tunnel laboratory has become a powerful assistant for athletes to accurately improve technical movements.

At the ice and snow project training base of Beijing Erqi Factory, the six-degree-of-freedom electric simulation sports training system has achieved international leadership and domestic first, helping athletes better improve their aerial posture and self-control capabilities; the mobile medical security platform realizes independent research and development innovation, providing one-stop medical protection for Winter Olympic athletes.

Zhangbei's wind, solar and other clean energy continue to be transported, ensuring that all venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics achieve 100% "green electricity" supply; 5G signals cover all venues and surrounding facilities, providing strong support for better and faster dissemination of the Winter Olympics; free perspective, virtual reality and other technology applications, providing more choices for the audience to enjoy wonderful events... The achievement of smart Winter Olympics by science and technology not only opens up more scenes for this ice and snow event, but also adds a bright color to the beautiful picture of "the environment is affecting, the new development of the region, and the life is better".

Showcasing the image of a great power

From October 5, 2021 to the end of December 2021, 8 competition venues in beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou have successively held a series of "Meet in Beijing" series of test matches and test activities. The test match is completely in line with the standard operation standards of the competition, and the "all-factor test" strives for excellence, laying a solid foundation for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games to be held as scheduled, safely and smoothly.

"We have received a good response from the participating athletes and the Olympic Committees, and we are satisfied with the venue facilities and the quality of the tests." Bach commented.

At the test match, the safe and intimate service and the Chinese elements everywhere impressed athletes around the world. At the same time, on the basis of full consultation and extensive discussion among relevant parties, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee jointly issued the first and second editions of the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Olympic and Paralympic Epidemic Prevention Manual", which not only ensures the safe and convenient competition and work of the relevant personnel of the Winter Olympics, but also protects the health and safety of the Chinese people.

In order to let the participants of the delegation fully feel the hospitality and civilized courtesy of the Chinese people, the builders and service support personnel of the Beijing Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) have made a lot of efforts. The construction of the Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) is based on the concept of quadrangle, reflecting the unique charm of the "City of The Two Olympics" that is both ancient and modern; the room design is simple and full of Winter Olympic elements; and the restaurant provides a variety of dishes during the game to ensure that athletes can eat nutritiously and healthily.

A winter Olympics is not only a stage for top athletes to compete in their skills, but also a new window for exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations. From the emblem "Winter Dream" and "Leap", to the mascot "Ice Pier" and "Snow Rongrong"; from the medal "One Heart" to the Winter Olympic venue that integrates the wisdom of the East, the long-standing civilization will spread with the help of the Winter Olympic stage.

In conjunction with the traditional Chinese Spring Festival, the Beijing Winter Olympics will also pass on the festive atmosphere full of "New Year's flavor" to all directions when it shows the charm of ice and snow sports to the world.

Sharing the Winter Olympics with the world, China is ready.

Layout design: Cai Huawei, Zhang Fangman

People's Daily ( 2022-01-25 10th edition)