On January 27, the winter Olympic villages of the three divisions of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the winter Olympic villages of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou were officially opened, and the delegations began to enter the competition areas one after another.
The Winter Olympic Village is the "home" of athletes and accompanying officers during the competition, providing accommodation, catering, dry cleaning, fitness, entertainment, shopping, exhibitions, conferences, medical treatment, transportation and a series of services. At present, all the service guarantees in the Winter Olympic Village are in place, the equipment and facilities are in good working condition, and the operation team will do its best to provide a safe, comfortable and warm athlete's home for the upcoming ice and snow athletes.
Beijing Winter Olympic Village
All the flags of the participating delegations were raised
On January 27, the first day of the opening of the Village of the Beijing Winter Olympics welcomed about 360 athletes and team officials from more than 20 delegations.
At the reception center of the first stop of the athletes and staff of the delegation arrived at the Beijing Winter Olympic Village, the slogans of "Beijing 2022" and "Together to the Future" can be seen everywhere. After the security check and the activation of the documents are carried out here, the members of the delegation can move into the residential area and become "villagers". It is worth mentioning that this reception center is also the infrastructure of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and after renovation, it serves the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, fully embodying the concept of "frugality in running the Olympic Games", and connecting the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics to reflect the glory of Beijing's "City of Two Olympics".
According to Wang Ruixia, media operation manager of Beijing Winter Olympic Village, in line with the principle of simplicity and non-gathering of people, no special opening ceremony will be held on the day of the official opening of Beijing Winter Olympic Village. However, the reporter looked into the village from the mixed interview area, and the square area had raised the flags of all the Participating delegations of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and one flag after another fluttered in the wind, making people feel the strong atmosphere of the Winter Olympics.
According to another report, the three major regional operating areas, residential areas and square areas in the Beijing Winter Olympic Village have accurate and clear signs and signs. Epidemic prevention posters have been posted at the entrances of all spaces, with clear prompts such as "wear a mask" and "restrict flow". In addition, the colorful decoration of traditional cultural elements arranged by the staff also makes the village full of strong New Year flavor.
According to Zhang Guannan, deputy director of the External Liaison Department of Beijing Winter Olympic Village, on the first day of the opening of the village, about 360 people from more than 20 delegations in Beijing Winter Olympic Village officially entered the village, and the work of the operation team was being carried out in an orderly manner. Zhang Guannan said that the Beijing Winter Olympic Village will adhere to the athlete-centered approach and provide high-quality catering, accommodation and logistics support services for athletes and accompanying officials. The foreign athletes and officials who have already moved in are very satisfied with the service facilities in the village, the overall quality of the building, and the quality of the dishes in the athletes' restaurants.
Yanqing Winter Olympic Village
Usher in the first arrival peak
On January 27, Yanqing Winter Olympic Village officially opened its doors to welcome guests and ushered in the first peak of arrival, as of 18:00, a total of 18 delegations including China, the United States, Canada and 130 people arrived and checked in.
It is understood that before the opening of the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, the advance personnel of the delegations and the operation team of the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village have confirmed the qualifications of the athletes, the number of registered members of the delegation, the right of passage, the number of occupants, the location of accommodation and other information and the material needs such as vehicles through the final registration meeting.
In Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, the athletes' main restaurant, fitness center, entertainment center, super resident center, and square area have been fully operational, providing 24-hour convenient services for athletes to eat, live, travel, medical, healthy and happy, and create a safe, warm and comfortable athlete's home for athletes.
Fu Liansheng from Beijing Enterprises Group is a staff member of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, mainly responsible for the normal operation of the equipment and facilities of the entire Winter Olympic Village. "Staying in a hotel in winter, we all care about the temperature of the room or not. The entire Yanqing Winter Olympic Village adopts electric heating, dual power supply, double guarantee, in case there is a problem with the external power supply, there are power generation vehicles and generators inside the Winter Olympic Village, which can be replenished at any time. The temperature in the room is also in accordance with the standards of four-star hotels, ensuring that the athletes feel very comfortable. "The supply of hot water for bathing is also a double guarantee of solar energy and electricity.
Unlike the Summer Olympics, winter Olympic athletes bring larger and more equipment, and some athletes have to bring several sets of snowboards alone. To this end, Yanqing Winter Olympic Village has set up a special logistics business team, which has been specially trained to be responsible for transporting athletes' luggage. After these luggage enter the Winter Olympic Village after being strictly disinfected, they must be killed again.
Stay warm and surf the internet anytime, anywhere. Athletes want to go out of their rooms for a walk, and there are places to go. "There are landscape signs throughout the Winter Olympic Village, which are compared in Chinese and English. We prepared the Ice Sculpture of the Great Wall, and the first international officials to arrive gave a thumbs up when they saw it. There is a small village heritage park in Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, which is decorated with night lighting, and at night, it will present a beautiful view of fire trees and silver flowers. ”
Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village
Orderly check-in according to epidemic prevention requirements
On the morning of January 27, athletes began to arrive at Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village. After the official opening of the village, Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village ran for a total of 53 days, and the village was closed on March 16. During the Winter Olympics, it is expected to host 2020 athletes and accompanying officials from 79 national and regional delegations. During the Winter Paralympic Games, it is expected to host 644 athletes and accompanying officials from 39 national and regional delegations.
Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village is located in the core area of Zhangjiakou Competition Area, 10 minutes by car from the ancient poplar tree stadium cluster in the south and 12 minutes by car from Genting Ski Park in the north, covering an area of 19.7 hectares and a total construction area of 239,000 square meters, which is divided into residential area, square area and operation area. The residential area is composed of 9 apartment building groups and 1 public group; the square area is about 21,700 square meters, which is composed of 22 operating spaces such as commercial services, sponsor services, franchising, traditional Chinese medicine displays, cultural activities, etc.; the operation area is a place that will provide in and out of the village for residents, visitors, media and other personnel in the village during the competition.
On the same day, in accordance with the workflow line and epidemic prevention requirements, the venue operation team carried out the whole process of member connection, temperature measurement and disinfection, security inspection registration activation, baggage delivery, apartment building occupancy, etc., and orderly guided and organized the "residents" to move in.
The general clinic in the Winter Olympic Village has also opened its doors. The four-storey polyclinic operates 24 hours a day after opening and offers multilingual services in English, French, Spanish, German and more. The plaza area businesses located in the Winter Olympic Village have also opened their doors. The business district has licensed shops, convenience stores, athletes' hair salons, traditional Chinese skills and skills display experience area and other operating spaces.
Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Yu Lishuang, Deng Fangjia, Zhao Xiaosong, Li Ruyi, Chen Qiang
Edited by Kang Dian
Process Editor Liu Weili