Yesterday, at the Wukesong Sports Center, the cool light show created a warm atmosphere in the arena. Photo by Fang Fei, a reporter of this newspaper
February 4, Li Chun. Tonight, the curtain will be drawn on the world-renowned Winter Olympics.
After more than 6 years of meticulous preparation, the olympic concept of "green, sharing, openness and integrity" has been quietly integrated into this "city of two Olympics". Today, Beijing once again confidently shows the world its feelings and pursuit of the Olympic spirit.
All Olympic venues entered the time-of-game operation mode, athletes were ready to go, volunteers were all in place – efforts were made to overcome the impact of the epidemic, and preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics were in place. IOC President Bach was not shy about this: "This is almost a miracle! ”
From the "unparalleled" praised by the then IOC President Rogge in 2008 to the "a miracle" that has impressed Bach today, more than 13 years have witnessed not only China's ability and confidence in hosting international large-scale sports events, but also the improvement of Beijing's comprehensive management ability, its calm response to various difficulties and challenges, and the Olympic genes integrated into the blood of citizens.
When the Winter Olympics meet the Chinese New Year, the "ice piers" and "snow melting" that can be seen everywhere on the streets of Beijing seem to be calling: Come on, let's go to the future together!
In the Year of the Tiger, the Winter Olympics and the Wangfujing Bookstore were upgraded, and children could experience the fun of ice and snow projects while reading.
A few days ago, at the National Aquatics Center "Ice Cube", the staff carried out various tests before the game. Photographed by Deng Wei, a reporter of this newspaper
China's "wisdom" creates green romance
With the approaching pace of the Winter Olympics, the constantly mutating new coronavirus has not stopped the winter Olympic venues that contain ice and snow from making a stunning appearance in Gyeonggi. Ice ribbons, snow flying, ice cubes... As soon as the unveiling was unveiled, this "high-value" venue gained a cute and appropriate nickname, and quickly became a new landmark in Beijing.
Wukesong Sports Center has become the first venue in China to hold basketball and ice hockey professional sports events at the same time in one competition venue, and the conversion of the two competition modes can be completed within 6 hours.
The National Aquatics Center has built the world's first intelligent and rapid disassembly of water ice conversion sites, which can achieve water ice conversion within 20 days.
The Capital Gymnasium, the first artificial indoor ice rink in China, was a witness to the "table tennis diplomacy" between China and the United States in 1971 and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. After this upgrade, the "most beautiful ice" is held here.
The National Speed Skating Hall, the only new ice competition venue in Beijing, is the first speed skating hall in the history of the Winter Olympics to use carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. IOC ice expert Susseland said the refrigerant has zero potential to destroy the ozone layer, while the traditional refrigerant used at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago produced 3,985 times more carbon emissions than this refrigerant.
The Shougang Ski Jump, the first competition venue in the history of the Winter Olympics to be combined with the former industrial site, will also become the world's first permanently retained big jump. In the future, it will be a venue for professional sports competitions and training, open to everyone.
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Everything, green first. Professor Lin Borong of the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University participated in the formulation of the "Evaluation Standards for Green Snow Sports Venues". He said that this is the first green evaluation standard applied to snow sports venues in the world, using China's green building standards to guide the construction of Winter Olympic venues, "such a green and sustainable paradigm is open."
Yanqing Xiaohaituo Mountain, the National Alpine Ski Center, the National Bobsleigh Center, the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, and the Mountain News Center landed from the drawings, and the ecological restoration of 2.14 million square meters was completed simultaneously. Small animals in the mountains also rushed to join the excitement of the Winter Olympics: a roe deer mistakenly broke into the national alpine ski center track, was rescued by the staff and released into the mountain forest; monkeys, wild boars and other 26 kinds of wild animals have been monitored by infrared cameras.
This green color is integrated into China's "intelligent" manufacturing.
Atomization disinfection robots, ultraviolet disinfection robots on the job; intelligent mobile cabin, shortening the injury diagnosis time to 30 seconds; 5G signal Winter Olympic venues full coverage, 8K game screen real-time transmission; even treat a bouquet of flowers, Beijing is also full of affection - the Winter Olympics award bouquet is crocheted with Haipai velvet thread weaving technique, never withered...
On the evening of February 2, the first game of the Winter Olympics has been played in the "Ice Cube" of the National Aquatics Center. After the flame is lit tonight, more Winter Olympic athletes will step on the ice and snow to create good results and write legends in these first-class venues.
Chase your dreams together
"The more the world loves, the more wonderful it is, and the snowflakes can't wait to fall into my arms." At the National Bobsleigh Center, Winter Olympic volunteers whispered songs while sticking point signs on the walls of the venue.
When I entered the "village", the self-introduction of the Olympic bid impressed the friends: "I think that at the beginning, I was born on the occasion of the successful bid for the Beijing Olympic Games, and my parents gave me a name - the Olympic bid. Don't laugh! Really! ”
For the Winter Olympics, Beijingers have been looking forward to it for a long time, and they have been preparing for it for a long time, so long that many people have the same mouth as the Olympic bid - "think of the beginning".
Liu Boqiang, former Shougang steel rolling worker, is now an ice maker at the Winter Olympics. "The industrial transformation of the park, the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee stationed in the Shougang Park, I have the opportunity to learn and participate in ice making." He confidently said that from the fiery blast furnace to the cold ice rink, as long as you are willing to work, you will have a chance to shine.
Hu Changli, 58-year-old skating "old cannon". Shichahai Ice Rink, floating with the shadow, draw a circle on the right foot, connect another one on the left foot, repeat five times, and the "five rings" jump on the ice. This is his unique job, a sincere wish of an old Beijing for the success of the Winter Olympics.
Li Beinzi is a student at Beijing Middle School. After reading the ambassador's message published in the Beijing Daily, she wrote to the Greek ambassador to China, George Ilhopoulos, "My partners and I have made an initiative to children all over the world, pick up paper and pencil, watch the game from different screens, and talk to the Olympic athletes of our choice." With our attention, the Beijing Winter Olympics under the epidemic situation must not be lonely! ”
Yang Zhongtuan, News Operations Manager, Genting Ski Centre. At the 2008 Olympics, her biggest wish was to be an Olympic participant. She smiled and said, "I made it. From 2008, when the door of my home was often opened, to the present we are moving towards the future together. The 'Double Olympic' experience has increased our ambition and self-confidence. ”
Chen Lu, China's first figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist. After the success of Beijing's bid for the Winter Olympics, she founded the Ice Center near the East Fourth Ring Road, which is loved by figure skating enthusiasts.
Han Zunhai, a nurse in the Intensive Care Department of Tongren Hospital, and his colleagues took up their posts at the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village Comprehensive Clinic. He said: "In 2020, Wuhan will fight the epidemic, and in 2022, we will support the Winter Olympics, as long as the country needs it, I should go to the front line." Epidemic prevention has us, please rest assured! ”
Today, in Beijing, where they live, the number of people participating in skiing has climbed to 4 million every year; the number of primary and secondary school students who snow on the ice has reached 2.1 million...
Thousands of worlds, all sentient beings, everyone's relationship with the Olympic Games is wonderful, everyone is happily writing "Beijing" color, to convey to the world the enthusiasm and expectations for the ice and snow event.
"City" means to create miracles calmly
From 2008 to 2022, from Beijing to Beijing, the Fifth Ring Road has witnessed the growth of this ancient and young city.
60 Winter Olympic Spring Festival landscapes appeared, and buses put on the "new clothes" of the Winter Olympics. On the 7.8-kilometer-long central axis, ancient buildings such as the Zhengyang Gate and the Forbidden City have been renovated and renewed. The commemorative badge of the Beijing Central Axis Countdown series, created by combining these elements, has become one of the most popular souvenirs of the Winter Olympics. Shan Jixiang, president of the China Society of Cultural Relics, said that cultural relics should be protected and culture should be "alive."
The Beijing rhyme and the Olympic atmosphere are harmonious and mutually reinforcing in the city, which is heartbreaking.
The Successful Winter Olympics will be included in the "Beijing Urban Master Plan (2016-2035)". Beijingers have come up with "embroidery kung fu" and "craftsman spirit" to practice the promise of the Winter Olympics.
The town of Zhangshanying under Haituo Mountain has undergone great changes due to the Winter Olympics - the Jingli Expressway passing through here has passed; the sewage treatment plant station has been completed, and the days of heating by burning coal and sewage discharge by car are gone; the introduction of social capital to open homestays, the nameless village has become a Winter Olympic town with its own traffic; the villagers have formed a Haituo peasant ski team... Guo Junhua, a member of the team, is full of expectations for the development of his hometown: "My family will become an internationally renowned winter Olympic ice and snow town!" ”
The winter Olympics effect swept in, and the coordinated development of Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei made great strides forward. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway was opened, and Zhangjiakou entered the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei "one-hour life circle". The projects of controlling gas, sand and water have been launched one after another, exerting an effect, and the wind in Zhangbei has lit up the lights of Beijing.
The average concentration of PM2.5 in Beijing dropped from 80.6 μg/m3 in 2015 to 33 μg/m3 in 2021, which is hailed by the United Nations Environment Programme as the "Miracle of Beijing".
In 2008, the Olympic city of Beijing, the regional GDP exceeded one trillion yuan for the first time; in 2021, the "city of the two Olympic Games" Beijing, the regional GDP exceeded 4 trillion yuan, and the economic structure and quality continued to be optimized and improved.
Beijing, with the struggle to write the story of ice and snow, with surprises let the world feel the full sincerity of the "City of The Two Olympics".
American bobsleigh player Summer Bridger comfortably leaned on a smart bed in the Beijing Winter Olympic Village, holding a remote control for the bed, and while operating, he took a short video about the "smart" mattress: "I am now in zero gravity mode, which is amazing. ”
Czech figure skater Natalie is extremely happy with the welcoming area, saying, "Thank you so much for everything. ”
Kerry Moi, a member of the Swiss women's ice hockey team, said: "The Olympic Games were held on time to inject confidence into our fight against the epidemic. We can come together to overcome difficulties! ”
As the first global comprehensive sports event held as scheduled since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Beijing Winter Olympics has been frequently praised before it even opened. As Bach said, in the context of the epidemic, the significance of the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "new Olympic benchmark" is undoubted, and it also reflects the spirit of human solidarity against the crisis, "The Beijing Winter Olympics will become a milestone in the development of ice and snow sports in the world." ”
In a few hours, the Olympic flame will be lit again at the "Bird's Nest".
At the intersection of history and the future, we believe that China, Beijing, this time will be returned to the Olympic world another miracle!
Source Beijing Daily
Reporter Liu Mian
Process Editor Wu Yue