Some people are worried about "one pier is difficult to find", and some people have realized the "freedom" of the ice pier.
In a small alley on Xi'anmen Avenue in Beijing's Xi'an District, Zhang Wenquan, a young man from Beijing, lives in a "bush" of ice piers. In the space of more than 30 square meters, there are more than 70 kinds of various versions of ice piers, and there are dozens of badges with ice pier images, adding up to more than 100 varieties, and he is also called "the man with the most ice piers" by Weibo hot search.
Surrounded by ice piers, Zhang Wenquan is not to show off, from the Beijing Olympic Volunteers to the Beijing Winter Olympics City Volunteers, he used the Way of Olympic Collection to maintain the original intention of 14 years.
Walking into Zhang Wenquan's home is like walking into an "Olympic museum." Torch models, badges, landscape flags, books, commemorative coins... The room was full of Olympic collectibles, numbering more than 5,000. On the shelf on the side of the room, there are ice piers with different postures, which is his ice pier "wall".
"This is the space version, this is the blind box series, this is the sports model." Speaking of these ice piers, Zhang Wenquan is like a number of family treasures. Not only the style and specifications are clearly stated, but the origin of each piece is also clear. It turns out that his ice pier collection tour began in September 2019, when the image of the ice pier was officially unveiled, and it has been more than two years now.
For more than two years, Zhang Wenquan has purchased different versions of the ice piers through official flagship stores, Olympic partners, sponsors and other channels.
"I particularly like the astronaut version." Zhang Wenquan held up a proud one and said, "This version is very futuristic, just in line with the theme of the Beijing Winter Olympics 'Together to the Future'." ”
In the process of harvesting each ice pier, Zhang Wenquan not only experienced joy, but also gained encouragement and friendship.
"The ice pier blind box includes 6 basic models and 1 special model, and my special model is a seller who can't bear to cut love." Zhang Wenquan said that at that time, the special model was very rare, and it was difficult for him to imagine that the winner would be sold online. After inquiry, I learned that the other party gave up his love to see his father. This collection made the two friends. The Beijing Winter Olympics came, and the two also met to watch the games together and collect the Winter Olympic collection together.
Not long ago, during a winter Olympic promotion event, Zhang Wenquan happened to meet Olympic champion Yang Yang. In between activities, he told Yang Yang about his love for the Winter Olympics and his Olympic collection. Unexpectedly, Yang Yang not only encouraged him, but also signed the ice pier that Zhang Wenquan carried with him.
"This is the power of the Olympics, and through the ice piers, this love is transmitted between everyone." Zhang Wenquan said.
Born in 1986, Zhang Wenquan's love affair with the Olympics began at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At that time, Zhang Wenquan was still a college student, and during the game, he worked as a result printing and distribution assistant at Wukesong Baseball Stadium, mainly responsible for printing out the performance report and sending it to various business outlets and platforms. From the printing room to the platform of a few hundred meters, he is done with the speed of sprinting. Although it is hard work, it is very enjoyable, "it is very honorable to participate in the Olympic Games, and it is very proud to be able to do things for the Olympic Games." After the Beijing Olympics, Zhang Wenquan became obsessed with the Olympic collection.
Today, 14 years later, Zhang Wenquan has become a city volunteer for the Beijing Winter Olympics and a well-known "collector" in the Olympic collector's field. Along the way, Zhang Wenquan is not only to satisfy his hobbies, he has always thought that he can use his collection to do something for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Since 2020, Zhang Wenquan has cheered for the Beijing Winter Olympics in various ways: taking the Olympic collection into primary and secondary schools, holding the Winter Olympic Collection Exhibition; displaying the collection through social media to spread Olympic knowledge; participating in Olympic community activities to cheer for the Winter Olympics; and promoting the MV of the song "Together to the Future" with the theme slogan of the Winter Olympics. He used his collection and words and deeds to spare no effort to help the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Realizing the "freedom" of the ice pier, Zhang Wenquan laughed and said that he had a bigger goal: "I hope that one day, I can run a real Olympic museum and promote China's Olympic culture." Let more people fall in love with the Olympic Games and the Olympic spirit like me. ”