Shaoxing Keqiao: Second-grade students' paintings became the "national ceremony" of the Beijing Winter Olympics

A few days ago, the results of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games Youth Painting Collection Activity were announced, and Zeng Xuanyi's painting "Passion for the Winter Olympics, With You and Me" by Zeng Xuanyi, a second-grade student of China Textile City Primary School in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, stood out from more than 40,000 entries and became one of the 7,500 "Winter Olympic Children's Painting National Gifts" as a gift to the members of the delegations of various countries (regions) who came to participate.

The reporter saw that the whole painting was under the vast blue background, stepping on the snowboard of the Winter Olympic mascot "Ice Pier" and the players galloped together on the ice and snow track, next to the eye-catching elements of the Olympic rings, the winning players were surrounded by brilliant ceremonial flowers, reflecting the "Beijing" word with a vibrant yellow background, creating a national Olympic atmosphere, and conveying the Olympic core values of "excellence, respect and friendship". "I really didn't expect my paintings to be selected, and it feels very meaningful to participate in the Winter Olympics in this way, and I hope that the athletes who 'dismantled' my works can win the championship." Zeng Xuanyi said happily.

Being selected for the "National Ceremony" sounds easy, but there are twists and turns in the middle. It is reported that in June 2021, the international youth painting invitation exhibition "Blessing the Winter Olympics and Realizing the Dream of Ice and Snow" threw an olive branch to children around the world. "I thought it was a great opportunity to exercise and a platform to show myself, so I encouraged the children to try it out, and as a result, we had 5 works that stood out from 30,000 works around the world, and two of them won the first prize." The person in charge of the activity, Wang Agile, introduced. "After receiving the notice from the organizing committee, the winning children also need to prepare their works in accordance with the requirements of the 'national ceremony' and continue to participate in the selection of the 'national ceremony'." She said that at that time, the time was tight and the task was heavy, and the teacher and the student went from conception to creation, painting over and over again, and constantly improving the work to have unexpected surprises. "We hope that children will not just watch the Winter Olympics in front of the TV, but will have more opportunities to participate in it and express their blessings for the Winter Olympics with the paintbrushes in their hands." Wang Agile said.