Together with the dream of ice and snow, together with the future

"This is a microcosm of a century of change."

After New Year's Day this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping braved the severe cold to make a fifth field visit to the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. From the "three questions of the Olympic Games" a hundred years ago to today's "City of the Two Olympics", the general secretary sighed and felt it.

A hundred years of history echo, and a magnificent picture of ice and snow is slowly unfolding.

The grand goal of "bringing 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", the earnest exhortation to "highlight the characteristics of science and technology, wisdom, green and thrift", and the firm confidence of "dedicating a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games to the world"...

The covenant of the Winter Olympics, the fulfillment of China's promise.

Sport is a symbol of national strength and a symbol of national cohesion. The enterprising China and the Olympic Games have joined hands again, and the dream of a sports power is connected with the dream of national rejuvenation, intersecting in the historical coordinates of "two hundred years".

"One map" plot -

Dedicate a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games to the world

The Linglong Tower of Beijing Olympic Park, the beating countdown clock, conveys a deep expectation. On February 4 this year, the Beijing Winter Olympics will open as scheduled.

Step by step, the past of bidding and preparation is vividly remembered. On the way to the inspection on January 4 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping recalled these years: "From scratch! In 2015, the bid was successful, and in line with the vision and goals put forward at that time, we did it one thing after another according to the plan, and we did it all. It's not easy to get to where we are today. ”

The calendar flips back to July 31, 2015.

In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics entered the final stage. President Xi Jinping's strong and powerful voice spread around the world: "I believe that if you choose Beijing, Chinese people will certainly be able to dedicate a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games to the world in Beijing!" ”

When IOC President Bach read out "Beijing", Shenzhou rejoiced and the world watched.

Looking at the historical orientation of the Winter Olympic Games, General Secretary Xi Jinping's eyes are focused on the overall situation of the great rejuvenation strategy of the Chinese nation and the great changes in the world that have not occurred in a hundred years.

The preparatory work is full of problems, how to solve the problem?

On August 20, 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and made important instructions on adhering to the green Olympic Games, sharing the Olympic Games, opening up the Olympic Games, and running the Olympic Games with integrity, which pointed out the way forward and provided fundamental compliance for how to prepare for the Winter Olympic Games.

The direction is clear, and the Beijing-Zhang dadi quickly surged up the struggle of "rolling up the sleeves and working hard".

Venue and infrastructure development are top priorities. Take the National Bobsleigh Center, which is the most difficult to design and construct, the builders started from scratch and built the world's first 360-degree slalom track on their own. Hundreds of tests have broken the monopoly of the concrete blasting process abroad.

In the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon", the designers analyzed tens of thousands of situations and woven the world's largest span of saddle-shaped "sky canopy". The 3,360 curved glass, roofing and curtain wall cables are all made in China.

Domestic initiatives like this, global leaders, abound in the construction of the Winter Olympics. In accordance with the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping to "strengthen our own technology accumulation and technological innovation", the Winter Olympic team has overcome difficulties and unlocked a number of domestic blank technologies.

Overcoming challenges also means setting the bar. Chinese design, Chinese technology, Chinese materials, Chinese manufacturing, the integration of the "Chinese plan" prepared for the Winter Olympics, adding color to the Olympic Games and attracting the world's attention.

For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the full coverage of green electricity in the venues was achieved, the "ice ribbon" was the first time to adopt the ice-making technology with carbon emissions approaching zero, and the National Aquatics Center became the first venue in the world to complete the "water ice conversion"... Science and technology empower "green" and carry out the vivid practice of new development concepts.

A blueprint drawn to the end.

General Secretary Xi Jinping particularly emphasized: "Hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games is not a hammer deal, and after it cannot be done, it will become a 'silent mountain forest'." ”

Construction, planning first; construction, ecology first. All of the new venues had a "future-proof" script, and 11 venues for the Beijing 2008 Olympics were reused. The venue of the winter and summer project can be converted in both directions, and the post-competition utilization and national fitness are fully combined, and modern architecture and natural landscapes, history and culture reflect each other.

On January 23, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Zhangjiakou for the first time to inspect the preparations for the Winter Olympics. The general secretary walked to the platform outside the pavilion. Looking into the distance, the Yanshan Mountains and the Yinshan Mountains meet, and the white snow shines with the blue sky. The general secretary pointed out: "With the establishment of a scientific and advanced planning concept, the road will be chosen correctly, and the road will not be afraid of being far away." What things should be done early, which things should be done in time, should be well coordinated, just right. ”

Now look, "every step has come through steadily".

Adhere to the "two hands" of epidemic prevention and control and preparation for the Winter Olympics, and the work of the three competition areas is continuous, the intensity is not reduced, and the standard is not lowered. By the end of 2020, all 12 competition venues were completed ahead of schedule. In the face of severe challenges, the preparations for the Winter Olympics have been carried out in an orderly manner "according to planning and planning" and have firmly fulfilled various commitments, behind which China has taken the lead in controlling the epidemic and achieving economic recovery.

In the critical period when the preparations for the Winter Olympics have entered a critical period of full sprint, comprehensive readiness and decisive victory, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "It is necessary to highlight the requirements of 'simple, safe and wonderful' competitions, comprehensively prevent and resolve various risks, and carefully do a good job in the organization of events, games services, scientific and technological applications, cultural activities and other preparatory work to minimize the risk of the epidemic." ”

"Despite the impact of the epidemic, the preparations for the Winter Olympics are going very smoothly, which is almost a miracle!" Bach's testimonial is the latest footnote written by "The Rule of China" on the stage of the Winter Olympics.

The preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games once again embody the party's leadership and the institutional advantages of the national system and the concentration of forces on major events.

The world is looking forward to China, and China is ready.

"Package" solution -

Strive to hand over two excellent answer sheets for the preparation of the Winter Olympics and local development

At the beginning of 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping arrived at Ningyuan Airport in Zhangjiakou City by special plane from Beijing to inspect the preparations for the Winter Olympics. Four years later, General Secretary Xi Jinping arrived at Prince Edward City Station in Zhangjiakou Racing District by train along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway.

A high-speed rail, speeding up the road to the Winter Olympics, and building a "one-hour economic circle" in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.

The uneven development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has a long history, each has its own "growing pains", the Winter Olympics are like a finishing touch, holding the Winter Olympics is an important starting point for promoting the coordinated development of Beijing- Tianjin-Hebei, and must be planned and implemented as a whole to achieve the same flight between Beijing and Hebei.

The road ahead is suddenly clear.

The small city outside the Cyprus is revered, and the "golden signboard" is displayed by means of the Winter Olympics. In the 2018-2019 snow season, the sales of snow tickets exceeded one million for the first time, the tourism revenue exceeded 2 billion yuan, and 1 in every 5 locals took up the "snow rice bowl".

"Ice and snow are also golden mountains and silver mountains", this golden sentence of General Secretary Xi Jinping has become a vivid practice of Chongli. In 2019, Chongli took off the hat of a state-level poverty-stricken county. Hitching a ride on the express train of the Winter Olympics, the local people's sense of gain and happiness has been continuously improved.

The Shougang Industrial Park in the western suburbs of Beijing has created a new sample for the protection and utilization of urban industrial heritage. The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee set up camp here, and the original large workshop was transformed into a world-class ice and snow sports training ground.

There is also the "urban green lung" Yanqing. Before the construction of the first shovel soil in the competition area, the animal and plant resources were first explored, and the valuable trees were labeled and transferred. "Mountain forest venues, ecological Winter Olympics", people enjoy ice and snow sports, but also enjoy the beauty of nature.

General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that we should give full play to the traction role of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games in the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and strive to achieve more results in the fields of transportation, environment, industry and public services. Another consideration is to boost Beijing's ability to relieve non-capital functions and enhance its radiation and driving effect on Hebei and Tianjin.

Along the way in the preparation of the Winter Olympics, there are stories of poverty alleviation and job creation, as well as blue skies and white clouds, green waters and green mountains. Regional ecological environment joint governance, from 2015 to 2021, the annual average concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing has dropped by 59%; "The wind of Zhangbei lights up the lights of Beijing", and the technologies such as energy saving and low-carbon energy are widely transformed and applied; from infrastructure improvement to industrial transformation and upgrading, from optimizing public services to improving urban barrier-free environment... Overall planning, "package" solution, the two places and three divisions handed over the highlights of the "report card", not only to serve the Winter Olympics, but also to focus on the long term.

The road to preparation is also inseparable from the innovation of institutional mechanisms and the strengthening of supervision of the whole process. General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed many times: "Let the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games be as pure and clean as ice and snow." Whether it is ecological priority, sharing of achievements, or opening up to the outside world and honesty, all of them reflect the "people-centered" development thinking.

From "positive environmental impact, new regional development, and better life" to "creating a new model for the Olympic Games and sustainable development of the region", two excellent answer sheets for the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games and local development have been spread in Beijing and Zhangdadi.

"Integration" force ——

Promote the leapfrog development of ice and snow sports in mainland China

Beijing Erqi Locomotive Factory, the place where China's railway dream began. Today, this century-old factory has changed its old appearance and transformed into a "base camp" for national ice and snow sports training and scientific research.

On the one-month countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Erqi Factory Ice and Snow Project Training Base and sent a heartfelt message to the members of the speed skating national team stationed here: "Life can have several beats, and it is worth fighting." Without a cold bone, how can you get plum blossoms? The general secretary's emotional words lit up the heart of chasing dreams.

Before the bid for the Winter Olympics, 1/3 of the 109 winter Olympic events had not yet been launched on the mainland. How to reverse the situation of "strong summer and weak winter" and "weak ice and snow"? On February 24, 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in his exchange with short-track speed skaters at the Capital Gymnasium: "At present, the situation of ice and snow sports on the mainland is that ice is stronger than snow, and ice sports should consolidate their advantages and go to a new level; snow sports must catch up and make up for shortcomings." ”

General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited the national teams of the ice and snow project many times, had in-depth exchanges with athletes and coaches, and observed training and preparation. "Promoting the leapfrog development of ice and snow sports in the mainland is an important part of achieving the second centenary goal, and it has also created a rare life opportunity for the majority of ice and snow athletes." The general secretary's earnest entrustment and earnest expectations stirred in the hearts of ice and snow athletes.

The competition is wonderful, and the participation must also be brilliant. In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instruction that "to improve the level of winter sports competition in the mainland, we must plan early and continue to promote", the sports system coordinates the national resources, "expands the area, fixes the point, lean troops, and sprints", and walks solidly.

A set of data witnessed the strength of ice and snow sports to "fill in the gaps, strengths and weaknesses" - the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, nearly 4,000 people participated in training and preparation, the number of people is about 7 times more than the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic cycle; the athletes of the national training team come from 29 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, 22 nationalities, with an average age of 21 years old, full of vigor and vitality.

From January 18 to 19, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping went to Beijing and Hebei to investigate the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The general secretary said to everyone with deep feelings that like the road of our country's strong country, China's ice and snow sports must also take the road of scientific and technological innovation, on the one hand, we must adhere to independent innovation, on the other hand, we must actively absorb the world's advanced technology and training methods, improve the level of training and competition in the mainland ice and snow sports as soon as possible, and provide technical support for promoting the leapfrog development of ice and snow sports on the mainland.

The road has become more and more firm and broader. Through cooperation with localities, enterprises and social forces, a number of high-level training bases have been completed and used in Beijing Erqi Factory, Beijing Shougang, Hebei Laiyuan, Jilin Beishan and other places, and mainland athletes have their own "base camp" for the competition, no longer "chasing snow running" all over the world.

Relying on digital technology and artificial intelligence systems, ski jumpers can "fly higher and fall more steadily"; the wind tunnel laboratory has overcome the cutting-edge technology of "card neck" to help athletes greatly improve training efficiency; the first self-developed snow wax car in China has been successfully launched in less than a year... High-level sports science and technology are self-reliant and self-reliant, and the development of ice and snow projects has leapt to a new level and opened up a new pattern.

Many of the mainland's Winter Olympics have been built from scratch in more than two years, and some have reached the world's advanced level. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "It is precisely because we have a national system, coordinated scheduling in all aspects, and optimized selection, that we can inject a lot of fresh blood into the ice and snow team in a short period of time and alleviate the shortage of talents." ”

Hearing that the goal of "all project development, all project team building, and all project training" of the Winter Olympics has been achieved, General Secretary Xi Jinping sighed: "Through the preparation of the Winter Olympics, not only the competitive level of ice and snow sports has caught up, but also the popularization and promotion of ice and snow sports, and the quality and quantity of sports have been improved." ”

"Winter Dream" jumped out of the arena and flourished in the land of Shenzhou. General Secretary Xi Jinping said vividly: "The Beijing Winter Olympics and The Winter Paralympic Games are like a catapult, which can promote the rapid development of ice and snow sports and ice and snow industries on the mainland." ”

"Cold resources" drive the "hot economy", and a promising ice and snow market is about to emerge. According to the "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Heritage Report Collection (2022)", in the 2020-2021 snow season, the number of ice and snow tourists on the mainland reached 230 million, and the income of ice and snow tourism reached 390 billion yuan.

"The ice and snow industry is a big industry and a sunrise industry." Since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics, guidance policies have been introduced, and the ice and snow industrial park has become a "fragrant feast". In the past, it mainly relied on imported ice and snow equipment, and now the localization rate is rising.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Building a sports power is an important goal of comprehensively building a modern socialist country. The integration of the "troika" of mass sports, competitive sports and sports industry has been promoted, and the high-quality development of sports in the new era has entered the fast lane.

"Ice and snow sports are difficult, demanding, and ornamental, which can ignite people's passion."

"Chinese ice and snow, come on!" The mission is on the shoulders, the struggle has my pride, surging in the hearts of China's ice and snow people.

"A game of chess" layout ——

Bring 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports

Shanhaiguan, an important pass to the northeast. Once upon a time, it was also the dividing line of Ice and Snow Sports in China.

In early 2014, in Sochi, Russia, President Xi Jinping said in a conversation with Bach: "In China, ice and snow sports do not enter Shanhaiguan. If the ice and snow project can be promoted in Guannei, it is expected to bring 200 million to 300 million people to participate, thus igniting the torch of China's ice and snow sports. ”

This grand idea deeply touched Bach and the international community, and played a key role in Beijing's successful bid for the Winter Olympics.

Past, present, future, stretching the lens for a long time, can more understand the deep meaning. At the beginning of 2017, when inspecting the preparations for the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that what is the significance of our need to host a green, economical and clean Winter Olympics? It lies in the fact that the health of the whole people is the meaning of the topic of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way. Strengthen the body and let the people live a better life.

Let more people participate in ice and snow sports, which is also the meaning of the Olympic movement. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The biggest purpose of our bid to host the Winter Olympics is to promote the popularization of ice and snow sports among 300 million people and promote the leapfrog development of Ice and Snow Sports in China." ”

In February 2017, at the Wukesong Sports Center, General Secretary Xi Jinping took the hand of a Xiaoice team member, leaned down, touched his shoulders, and made a sports "confrontation" posture. The general secretary smiled and said that the young man should grow up a little bigger, and China's ice and snow sports are pinning their hopes on you.

"From the doll to the grab", ice and snow sports find a point of strength. Today, ice and snow seeds have been sown among young people.

Teenagers are strong, China is strong. National fortunes, sports.

A national chess game, ice and snow mobilization. From the north to the whole country, from winter to the four seasons, ice and snow sports "south exhibition west expansion eastward" has achieved remarkable results.

The "100 Cities and 100 Ice Plan" covers Shenzhou, and the "National Public Ice and Snow Season" has been held for 8 consecutive sessions. Beijing's Yanqing "Yang Kui" became the captain of the farmers' ski team, Shanghai's Huangpu River business district set up an outdoor ice rink, and tourists from Altay, Xinjiang, traveled on "fur skis"... When ice and snow sports are integrated into daily life, the enthusiasm for public participation is stimulated as never before.

"The foundation of a strong sports country lies in mass sports." On the eve of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the statistical survey report on "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" was officially released, and the data showed that since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, the number of residents across the country who have participated in ice and snow sports has been 346 million, and the participation rate of ice and snow sports is 24.56%, which has achieved the goal of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" in advance.

China's innovative exploration and contribution have changed the world's ice and snow sports landscape. As Bach said, the history of world ice and snow sports will take the Beijing Winter Olympics as the dividing line, and the Beijing Winter Olympics will become a milestone in the development of world ice and snow sports.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "To accelerate the construction of a sports power, we must adhere to the people-centered thinking, regard the people as the main body of the development of sports, take meeting the people's fitness needs and promoting the all-round development of people as the starting point and foothold of sports work, implement the national strategy of national fitness, and continuously improve the people's health level." ”

The people are very important in the heart of General Secretary Xi Jinping. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "From a sports power to a healthy China, the health of the people, the physique of the people, and the happiness of the people are all in the same vein. This is the meaning of the topic of all-round well-off and all-round modernization. Its significance, small in the big. ”

In the land of Shenzhou, the torch of ice and snow sports has been lit.

"A burst of energy" to promote——

China's sports and economic and social development and the development of the world Olympic movement have created a win-win situation

In 2018, the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In the stunning "8 Minutes in Beijing", President Xi Jinping sent out an invitation through video: "I, hundreds of millions of Chinese people, welcome friends from all over the world, meet in Beijing in 2022!" Welcome, welcome friends! ”

Bucket to star shift, spring and autumn fruit. The Olympic torch will once again light up the night sky of Beijing.

The glory and dreams, treks and struggles along this road are also further demonstrating to the world the mainland's achievements in reform and opening up and peaceful development.

After Beijing and Zhangjiakou successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, international public opinion unanimously agreed: "This is a safe and historic choice." In the years since, Bach has come to China many times and repeatedly lamented that the Olympic Games have been "handed over to people who are assured" and "I am sure that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be wonderful."

The arrogance of a big country, the responsibility of a big country. China deserves that trust.

Change the style of ice and snow sports in the world, set a new benchmark for the future of the Olympic Games, and open up a new realm of Olympic sports... The Beijing Winter Olympics will benefit more than just China.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing is an important opportunity for China's sports and economic and social development and the development of the world Olympic movement to create a win-win situation, and will further stimulate the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for the Olympic Movement, drive more Chinese to care, love and participate in ice and snow sports, and make positive contributions to the development of the Olympic Movement and the dissemination of the Olympic spirit." ”

5G, AI and other new technologies to speed up the "Winter Olympics of Science and Technology", exchanges with international sports organizations have become a booster to strengthen international cooperation, and the concept and practice of winter Olympic preparations echo the direction of Olympic Games reform... The road to preparing for the Winter Olympics is not only a process of fulfilling commitments and promoting development, but also a process of contributing Chinese wisdom and strength to the world.

The Winter Olympics blend with Chinese culture and inspire an amazing "Chinese romance". The venues "Snow Ruyi" and "Ice Jade Ring" with Chinese elements are born from the emblem "Winter Dream" of calligraphy art, inspired by the medals of the ancient concentric circle jade bi... "Oriental Story" is ingenious and unique, highlighting Chinese style and cultural self-confidence.

This picture of ice and snow unfolds a picture of China with thousands of meteorological conditions. General Secretary Xi Jinping's words were loud and clear: "We must not only run a winter Olympics, but also make it unique, wonderful, and unique." ”

Know each other far and near, thousands of miles are still neighbors. Just as the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind has shown a strong appeal, the Beijing Winter Olympics have gained wide recognition and support worldwide. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is full of expectations: "I will be present at the Scene of the Beijing Winter Olympics to convey this message to everyone: the Beijing Winter Olympics will surely bring peace to the world." ”

Meet under the banner of the Five Rings, meet inside and outside the Great Wall. The new Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more united" will surely shine on the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which will play a strong voice of peace, friendship and progress in the era and promote exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and civilizations of all countries in the world. Along the way with the Olympics, the world will see a resilient and thriving China.

"History will engrave this pen, and the world will have a new understanding of China's road."

Build ice and snow dreams together, and move towards the future together.

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