The artists of "Cheering for the Olympics" painted the wonderful moments of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics

The scene of the creative activity Zhang Minxia Courtesy of Zhang Minxia

Beijing, February 5 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opened on the evening of February 4. He Jialin, head of the "Cheer for the Olympics" art sketching troupe and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Volunteer Association, Cui Jingzhe, artistic director of "Cheer for the Olympics" and director of the China Artists Association, Tian Meng, Wang Zhige and Rao Huai'an, members of the "Cheer for the Olympics" art sketching troupe, gathered at the China Red Art Space in Beijing that night to paint the wonderful moments of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

On February 4, 2019, on the occasion of the third anniversary of the countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Cui Jingzhe, artistic director of "Cheer for the Olympics" and winner of the Coubertin Prize, launched the "China Red Light 2022" Series of Chinese New Year activities at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, to celebrate the chinese New Year and the third anniversary of the countdown to the Winter Olympic Games with local overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese.

After three years, the smooth opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics has made Cui Jingzhe feel a lot. He said that from Lausanne, Switzerland to Beijing, China, it is really a great honor to be able to walk with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to today, "I have always insisted on letting more international friends see Chinese culture through traditional Chinese painting, and today the Winter Olympics are held in China, so that people around the world can see our Chinese culture and Chinese beauty, I feel very satisfied and excited." ”

In the Spring Festival of 2020, the "Cheers for the Olympics • China" and the Olympic Theme Art Exhibition and the "Mascot Send Blessings to Light Up 2022" New Year series of activities were held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, which brought the ice piers and snow into the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is also the first time that the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games was exhibited at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

He Jialin said on the evening of the 4th that as the leader of the "Cheers for the Olympics" art sketching troupe, he has been leading the members to pay attention to the Olympic Games and record the Olympic Games. Use the painter's brush to show the Olympic spirit and carry forward the traditional Chinese culture. "During the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, we organized a viewing event, and this time we will spare no effort to help the Olympic Games at our own Winter Olympics in Beijing." Through the platform of 'Cheering for the Olympics', we can continue to participate in the promotion and promotion of the Olympic spirit, display the rich humanistic connotations contained in the Olympic Games, let more people understand the Olympic Games, and hope that more people will pay attention to the 'Cheer for the Olympics' project and jointly realize the Olympic ideal. ”

Tian Meng, Wang Zhige and Rao Huai'an, members of the "Cheer for the Olympics" art sketching troupe, have participated in the Olympic-themed sketching activities of the art sketching troupe for many times and visited the competition venues of the Winter Olympic Games many times. Tian Meng said that the Winter Olympic athletes have been sharpening their swords for ten years, and finally it is time to show themselves, "I hope that they can compete at a high level, but also pay attention to safety, safe and smooth completion of the game." I will also continue to record their performance with a paintbrush, cheering them on and cheering. ”

Wu Aihua, the general manager of the "Cheer for the Olympics" project and the chairman of Triumph Sports, said that "Cheering for the Olympic Games" is a cultural and sports project approved and authorized by the International Olympic Committee, which aims to combine Chinese culture with the Olympic spirit, and through the Olympic stage, use the diversified expression of sports culture as an international element to show Chinese culture and art to the world. "Cheers for the Olympics" has organized Olympic-themed sketching activities for many times, showing the Olympic spirit with art, and will continue to use art to help the Olympic Games in the future, by embracing young people, to welcome the Paris Olympic Games two years later. (End)