The picture shows the scene of the 10-day countdown celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the opening ceremony of the "Winter Olympic House". Photographed by Dai Meng, a reporter from the South American Overseas Chinese Daily São Paulo
China News Network, January 25, according to Brazil's "South American Overseas Chinese News" reported that on January 24, the 10-day countdown celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the opening ceremony of the "Winter Olympic House" jointly organized by the Chinese Consulate General in São Paulo and the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation were solemnly held in Sao Paulo.
Chen Peijie, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in São Paulo, Ambassador Manio of the Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil in São Paulo, Ferreira, Director of the Sports Department of the State of São Paulo, Ambassador Masotte, Executive Deputy Director of the National Customs Department of the State of São Paulo, Figoredo, President of the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation, Rodrigo Masi, Coordinator of International Relations of the São Paulo Municipal Customs Bureau, Ye Zhouyong, Acting President of the Brazilian Chinese Association, Ye Wangyong, President of the Brazilian Qingtian Hometown Association, Zhou Wei, President of the Brazilian Federation of Overseas Chinese youth, Sun Dengguang, President of the South American Association of South American Fujian Compatriots, Su Xinxiao, president of the Brazilian Guangdong Hometown Association, Wang Wenjie, president of the Brazilian Hongmen Association, Li Qingxia, head of the São Paulo Huaxing Art Troupe, representatives of the Confucius Institute, representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises, athletes, Brazilian friends, overseas Chinese leaders and other people from all walks of life attended the event. At the event site, the guests also watched the blessing video of Wan Xuejun, deputy director of the International Liaison Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, Peterson, president of the Brazilian Snow Sports Federation (head of the Brazilian Olympic delegation), and Brazilian athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The picture shows the figure skating performance at the event site. Photographed by Dai Meng, a reporter from the South American Overseas Chinese Daily São Paulo
Consul General Chen Peijie pointed out that in 10 days, the 24th Winter Olympics will open in Beijing. Following the successful hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Beijing once again lit the Olympic flame and became the world's first "City of Two Olympics". She said that through the on-site photo exhibition, everyone can understand that China is ready from the competition venue to the epidemic prevention arrangement. A wonderful and more united Olympic Games is of great significance to our current efforts to jointly cope with global challenges and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind, because we firmly believe that the power of the Olympic Games can help us repair our wounds, boost our confidence, and unite our strength, thereby promoting world peace and progress and promoting human development and well-being. She stressed that China has the confidence to integrate the wisdom of ancient civilization with modern high-tech and new development concepts in line with the concept of green, shared, open and clean Olympic Games, and dedicate a "simple, safe and wonderful" ice and snow event to the world!
Chen Peijie said that China and Pakistan are comprehensive strategic partners with each other, people-friendly people have a long history, and recently many activities have been held around the Winter Olympics in support of the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to reports, the Consulate General and the Brazilian Ice Sports Federation jointly created a local "Winter Olympic Home", in order to allow everyone to watch the event and photo exhibition during the Beijing Winter Olympics, you can experience the charm of ice sports on the spot, you can also participate in fun knowledge quizzes and send short video blessings and other activities, and in the process better understand the Olympic spirit of unity and fraternity, fair competition and mutual understanding.
The picture shows the guests experiencing curling. Photographed by Dai Meng, a reporter from the South American Overseas Chinese Daily São Paulo
Chairman Figoredo said: "The athletes' four years of hard training have ushered in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I absolutely believe that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be as exciting as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games." He said many athletes when they hear children say "I want to be like you!" This sentence is as exciting as winning a medal, and that's the charm and power of sport. He added that the purpose of the Olympic Games was to use sport as a tool to promote peace, solidarity and respect and to make the world a better place. At the scene, Chairman Figoredo extended an invitation to everyone to experience the charm of ice sports in the hall of this "Winter Olympic Home".
In his speech, Ambassador Manio highly praised the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics. He also said that he expects Brazilian athletes to achieve better results at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and hopes that the "Winter Olympic Home" can promote the vigorous development of the local ice and snow industry.
Wan Xuejun, deputy director of the International Liaison Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, introduced in the video that the Beijing Winter Olympics and The Winter Paralympic Games will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, creating a number of "firsts" in the history of the Olympic Games during the preparation period. The carbon emissions of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be neutralized, and the application of hydrogen fuel, 5G+8K communications, cloud broadcasting, artificial intelligence and other scientific and technological applications will be vigorously promoted. In addition, we have formulated an Olympic heritage strategy, and the post-game use of venues will better promote regional economic and social development and the development of ice and snow sports. It also worked with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee to formulate and issue the "Epidemic Prevention Manual", which determined the principles of strengthening remote prevention and control and strict closed-loop management, and fully proved that the relevant epidemic prevention policies were effective after the series of test matches in the previous period.
When President Peterson posted the video, he was leading the Brazilian Olympic delegation to Beijing, and he said that the trip to Beijing made him very much looking forward to the complete success of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the athletes to achieve good results.
The atmosphere of the event was warm, and the actors of the São Paulo Huaxing Art Troupe accompanied the dance of the theme song of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics "Together to the Future", the songs "Welcome to Beijing", "I Love You China", the dances "Jasmine Blossoms" and "Wing Chun", the Taijiquan Fan Sword Performance, the Martial Arts Performance and other wonderful programs, which pushed the atmosphere to a climax and won the applause of the audience.
In addition to theatrical performances, there are also figure skating performances known as ice dances, which show the charm of ice sports through footwork and postures.
The guests who attended the day watched the Beijing Winter Olympics Photo Exhibition and also experienced a curling game, and the coaches introduced the curling throwing techniques and competition rules in detail. Under the guidance of the instructor, everyone took turns to experience the feeling of holding the handle of the pot, touching the ground on one knee, and sliding on the ice.