Together to the future! The Dream of the Winter Olympics meets the Chinese Dream

【Winter Olympics Special Article 6】

Another mighty spring is coming, and another jubilant event is poised to take place - on February 4, it is the spring, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is about to kick off; the Olympic flame that once shone on the land of Shenzhou will once again be lit above the "Bird's Nest".

The earth warms up and everything sprouts. In the joy of "flying snow to welcome the arrival of spring", the "City of The Two Olympics" is ready to fulfill the ice and snow covenant with the world.

From "One World, One Dream" in 2008 to "Together to the Future" in 2022; from "a truly unparalleled Olympic Games" to "simple, safe and wonderful Olympic events". Miracles continue in Beijing, and dreams are passed on in the world.

Sports for the country is the symbol of national strength and reflects the spirit of a nation; the Olympic Games for China is a century-old complex, witnessing the glory and dream of rejuvenation.

"Holding a grand winter Olympic event that attracts global attention in Beijing will certainly greatly invigorate the national spirit, help unite and struggle for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation at home and abroad, and further display the mainland's achievements in reform and opening up and peaceful development to the world." General Secretary Xi Jinping's words stood tall.

The winter olympic games are held to further carry forward the Olympic spirit, but also for the well-being of the people and the prosperity of the country; to forge ahead on a new journey, the dream of the personal, the dream of the Winter Olympics, and the dream of a sports power, flow into the torrent of the times for realizing the Chinese dream.

Show national strength and hand over a "development answer sheet" full of miracles

On February 2, in the happy ocean of songs, smiling faces and flags, the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics began to be passed, and more than 500 torchbearers ran. On the same day, the first robot underwater torch relay in the history of the Olympic Games made a stunning debut, creating a miracle of "water and fire".

Ye Peijian, a 77-year-old academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, held a torch and sighed. In his view, Beijing's becoming a "city of double Olympics" is, in the final analysis, inseparable from the prosperity and strength of the country and the development miracle created by the party leading the people in the new era.

"If sports are strong, China is strong, and if the national fortune is prosperous, sports are prosperous." From the perspective of history, sports are always linked to the national fortunes, and the Olympic dream is always intertwined with the dream of a strong country.

In 1908, China was covered in the dust of civilization and surrounded by great powers. "Tianjin Youth" magazine issued the "Three Questions of the Olympic Games", which in the eyes of the people at the time was tantamount to "fools talking about dreams".

In 1932, China was still in turmoil and the people were not happy. Liu Changchun traveled far away to the Olympics alone, and Singapore's "Sing Tao Daily" used a cartoon of "carrying a duck egg on a stretcher" to satirize Chinese returning empty-handed.

In 1984, China was reforming and opening up and forging ahead. Xu Haifeng shot down the first Olympic gold, Japan's Kyodo News Agency commented, "This is a feat in China's 5,000-year history."

In 2008, Butterfly became a soaring, confident China. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese delegation topped the gold medal table with 48 golds. The American "Christian Science Monitor" said: "China's sports strength, organizational skills and modern image are the envy of the world. ”

In 2022, in China, which is confident and self-reliant and strides in the new era, the torch of ice and snow sports is burning, and the eyes of the world are once again focused. The Significance of the Beijing Winter Olympics held on the new historical coordinates is far more than sports itself, but also related to economic, social, cultural, ecological and other aspects.

Taking advantage of the East Wind of the Winter Olympics, China in the new era seizes new opportunities and plans a big chess game.

With the completion of the Beijing-Zhangjiang high-speed railway and the Beijing-Li expressway, the territory of the capital's "one-hour traffic circle" has been expanding, the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has been steady, and the pragmatic cooperation in the fields of ecology, industry and public services has yielded fruitful results, and two excellent answer sheets have been handed over for the preparation of the Winter Olympics and local development; from the north to Heijiliao and the south to Yunguichuan, the "ice and snow economy" has grown rapidly, verifying the scientific thesis that "ice and snow are also golden mountains and silver mountains".

Riding on the momentum of the Winter Olympics, China in the new era provides new solutions and interprets new concepts.

Standing on the Shougang No. 3 blast furnace, IOC President Bach lamented: "When it comes to sustainable development, you just need to look here. "Years ago, the abandoned industrial park erected a high-level ski jump and built a modern training ground for the national ice and snow sports team. Among the 39 venues used in the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, 10 use the heritage of existing venues and 4 use land heritage; all competition venues use 100% green electricity... This is the epitome of the change of China's development concept, and it is also the scientific and technological force and Chinese solution of "going to the future together".

Taking the Winter Olympics as an opportunity, China in the new era will create new miracles and stir up new impetus.

In the face of the challenge of the new crown pneumonia epidemic that has ravaged the world, the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics have been continuous, the intensity has not been reduced, the standards have not been lowered, and the solemn commitments made to the international community have been fulfilled; to overcome the problem of weak foundation of ice and snow sports, through "project-wide development, project-wide team building, and project-wide training", many ice and snow projects have grown from scratch, from weak to strong... The party's leadership and the institutional superiority of the national system and the concentration of forces on major events are clearly manifested in the journey of pursuing dreams.

The dream of the Winter Olympics and the Chinese Dream shine together, reflecting China's indomitable steps from a weak sports country to a sports power and then to a sports power, and reflecting the courageous and resolute figure of the Chinese people to win the historical initiative and strengthen historical self-confidence.

Strong spirit, paint a cohesive "new map of struggle"

On the evening of February 2, the curling competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics was first played in the Ice Cube. The Chinese curling mixed doubles duo of Fan Suyuan/Ling Zhi defeated the Swiss duo and won the first match.

"Before the game, we thought, we must give everyone a 'start' in the first game of the new year!" After the game, Fan Suyuan said.

"Young Chinese ice and snow athletes have already gained confidence and ambition after various temperings, and they will strive to create the best results in the history of the Mainland Winter Olympics at home." Ni Huizhong, secretary general of the Chinese sports delegation at the Winter Olympics, is full of confidence.

"Rush for the motherland, live up to the people's hard work!" In the early morning of January 25, loud and powerful slogans resounded through Tiananmen Square, where more than 100 athletes and coaches from the Chinese sports delegation watched the flag-raising ceremony and took the oath to march.

In the procession, Wu Dajing, the leader of the oath, had a firm gaze and a surging heart.

"The national flag on our chest is the 'engine' of our struggle, even if we suffer more, we must move forward with our heads held high and bravely climb the peak." The short-track speed skater who won gold for his motherland at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics believes that as long as there is firm faith, the difficulties can be broken one by one.

Tenacious struggle on the field, never give up, sunshine affinity off the field, generous, victory is not proud, defeat is not discouraged, showing the style of a big country - ice and snow athletes represent the collective style of Chinese youth and even all Chinese people in the new era.

This kind of power and style extends from the arena, to the track, to all corners of this hot land.

"When I was a kid, I wasn't very strong, so my parents sent me to skate." Thanks to the physique and tenacity honed by ice and snow sports, former short track speed skater Li Jiajun won a silver medal at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, becoming the first male athlete in China to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. He is pleased that since the preparation of the Beijing Winter Olympics, ice and snow sports have "expanded from the south to the west and east", the number of people participating in ice and snow sports on the mainland has reached 346 million, and there are 2,062 special schools for ice and snow sports in the country, opening a new era for the world's ice and snow sports. More and more people are carrying snowboards and putting on skates to strengthen their physique and temper their will in the ice and snow world.

For more than two thousand days and nights, the blueprint became a reality. Racing at the same time, competing with difficulties, scientific researchers work hard to tackle key problems, builders work day and night, 12 competition venues in Beijing, Yanqing, Zhangjiakou three major competition areas are in accordance with the requirements of the preparation at the end of 2020 on schedule and high-quality delivery, "Made in China" full of power, "Chinese speed" attracted worldwide attention, "Chinese wisdom" shines. From the Summer Olympic Games to the Winter Olympics, China has made tremendous growth and leaps from learning Olympic standards to setting Olympic benchmarks.

Nearly 20,000 people participated, and volunteerism became a common practice. Since the start of the recruitment of volunteers for the Games, more than 1 million people have submitted applications for volunteer service for the Beijing Winter Olympics. "Burning snowflakes, dreams illuminate the sky and the earth; bravely set out, the enthusiastic snow melts for the earth", the volunteers sang songs full of passion and love, active in ordinary posts inside and outside the arena. They are vivid "Chinese business cards" and persistent dreamers of the Winter Olympic Dream...

"Sports is an important means to improve the health of the people, but also an important part of the realization of the Chinese dream, and can provide a strong spiritual force for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." General Secretary Xi Jinping's words were loud and clear.

Carry dreams and write expectations. One by one, the "new map of struggle" has fixed the dream and Chinese dream of the Winter Olympics of hundreds of millions of people, and showed the world a sunny, prosperous, open, and hopeful China; the patriotism of winning glory for the country, the fighting spirit of daring to be the first, and the national self-confidence of promoting the prestige of the mainland have injected endless strength into the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Towards the future, compose a "song of unity" that works together

"Hand painting received, very heartwarming!" In Zhangjiakou on Jan. 31, Australian athlete Britt Cox thanked Chinese children they had never met at a press conference. In her opinion, the painting of a female skier standing on the top of a mountain is "of great significance.".

Sport is the common language of human beings. The love of sports, the pursuit of sportsmanship, across the east and west, through the millennium.

"A gentleman who has nothing to argue with will shoot!" Give in and rise, down and drink, and its contention is also gentleman. More than 2,000 years ago, Confucius said of the sport of "shooting."

"Sport should produce strong warriors and to feed sound spirits in sound physiques." Around the same time, in the distant West, Plato said.

Consensus is cohesive in the Olympic Charter: "Everyone should have the possibility to play sport without discrimination of any kind and embody the Olympic spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, solidarity and fair competition." ”

The time is fixed in 2022, and the Beijing Winter Olympics have attracted the world's attention.

It's a world of uncertainty. Century-old changes and century-old epidemics are intertwined and superimposed, the world economy recovery is weak, the clouds of war are far from dissipating, and global challenges such as terrorism, refugee crisis, biosecurity, and climate change have risen one after another... Achieving peace, development, cooperation and win-win results is the dream and expectation of the people of the world.

This is a mainstay of China. Winning the battle against poverty, writing a new chapter in the history of human anti-poverty, building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and greatly improving the overall development level of human society, the Chinese-style modernization road provides a new model for the world that has entered a period of turbulent change... The Chinese Dream is the dream of the Chinese people to pursue happiness, and it is closely related to the dream of the people of the world.

It is a bridge to enhance the friendship of peoples. Finnish diplomats say that "Beijing will realize the dream of a generation of athletes", Russian musicians write songs for the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes from about 90 countries and regions hope to leave their mark on the ice and snow... Transcending national borders and races, adhering to mutual benefit and common prosperity, the Beijing Winter Olympics will bring people of all countries together.

The Dream of the Winter Olympics meets the Chinese Dream. Today's China is not only the China of China, but also the China of the world.

-- Green, shared, open and clean, the concept of hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics is highly consistent with the Olympic reform ideas set by the Olympic Agenda 2020.

"Snow Ruyi" is built according to the natural terrain of the valley, the carbon emissions of the "ice ribbon" ice making method tend to be close to zero, and the "water cube" becomes the "ice cube", and these Venues jointly planned by Chinese and foreign experts allow people to share the beauty of science and technology, the beauty of ecology and the beauty of life.

-- Lasting peace and common prosperity, the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind is highly consistent with the Olympic ideals of unity, peace, friendship and progress.

At the moment of severe and complex international epidemic situation, the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly passed the Olympic Truce Resolution of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games by consensus, and 173 Member States jointly proposed the resolution, setting a new high for the number of countries mentioned in the truce resolutions of the Recent Winter Olympic Games.

"This event will surely show how the world can overcome difficulties and become stronger together." Christopher Dolby, Executive Director of the IOC's Olympic Department, is convinced.

Where there is a dream, there is a stage, there is a future. The Dream of the Winter Olympics is closely linked to the Chinese Dream, and the "Frozen Edge" of the "City of the Two Olympics" gathers great strength for the new journey of striving.

Hand in hand to share the fate, together to the future!

(Beijing, February 3, reporters Wang Jin, Fang Li, Wang Simin)

Column Editor-in-Chief: Gu Wanquan Zhang Wu Text Editor: Fang Ying

Source: Author: Guangming Daily