Members of the Greater Chicago Chinese Association held a discussion and applauded the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by David Zhang
China News Network reported on February 15 that on February 13, local time, Chicago Chinatown held a grand celebration of the Chinese New Year parade. Although the temperature was very low that day, it still attracted a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists and residents to watch, and many institutions and associations such as the Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, the Greater Chicago Chinese Association and the Guangzhou Association decorated or held mascots of "ice piers" and "snow rongrong" and billboards congratulating the success of the Beijing Olympics were particularly eye-catching. Zheng Zheng, chairman of the Chinese Federation, said that publicizing and celebrating the Beijing Olympic Games is one of the most important themes of our parade this year, and it is also a new climax of our wave of praise for the Olympic Games.
In fact, for a period of time, the hot discussion and concern of Chinese in the American Midwest for the Beijing Winter Olympics has always made people feel extraordinary. Whether in the office, gym, school or social media, or in the recent North-South Chinatown Spring Festival parade, in the preparation of the Winter Olympics, the opening to the current fierce competition, everyone's mood seems to have flown to Beijing, to the relevant activities and competition sites. Eager anticipation, intense pursuit, excitement and joy are intertwined, and around the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, it seems that in the cold, snow-capped Chicago and the Midwest have also set off a "boom" of ice and snow.
University of Illinois student Mulan photographs the American painter Zhang Liping in his paintings. (Provided by respondents)
The vast number of Chinese people here use various words of praise to comment on the Beijing Winter Olympics. Some people say that this Winter Olympics is a first in the history of the Olympic Games to vigorously carry forward the true Olympic spirit in a green and low-carbon environment, in the context of defeating the severe epidemic and repeated political noises. Many people believe that the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be the glory not only of the host country, but also of all participating athletes and ice and snow sports enthusiasts, and all those around the world who pursue and practice the goal of "faster, higher, stronger, and more united".
Wang Xingwu, chairman of the Greater Chicago Chinese Association, has been paying attention to the progress of the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said that there were two pieces of news that touched me deeply. First, after the curling mixed doubles competition, Chinese athletes gave American athletes a gift of ice pier badges, and American athletes also returned their badge gifts. Watching the four Chinese and American athletes smile so sincerely and purely in the group photo, so naturally, a warm feeling poured out of my heart. Another news was that the American athletes were received by the volunteers with courtesy and warmth, which made the American athletes very moved, and the two young people became good friends, exchanging letters, congratulating each other, and encouraging each other.
Wang Xingwu said that when American table tennis players mistakenly got into the car of Chinese athletes, the sincere and friendly exchanges of Chinese athletes giving Gifts to American athletes created table tennis diplomacy and thus opened up decades of peaceful and friendly exchanges between China and the United States, bringing priceless political and economic dividends to the world. Today, the peoples of China and the United States also need to treat each other kindly with the sincere kindness of athletes, and the people of the two countries need to express their respective love, so that the development of sino-US relations between the two major countries will never be led by those who advocate hatred with ulterior motives.
Overseas Chinese compatriots from the Minnesota Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese Organizations raised banners and wished the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success. Provided by the Minnesota Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations
Liu Yingbin, an old overseas Chinese, has lived in the United States for nearly 30 years and has long served as a volunteer and leadership position in some associations. He said: The holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics this time shows the spirit of the Chinese people in striving to accomplish the great cause, uniting as one and working with one heart and one mind. As the descendants of Yan Huang's descendants, we are proud of the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and we must carry forward the Olympic spirit and contribute our own strength to promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations, the well-being of the Chinese and American people, and the realization of the great "Chinese Dream".
Mulan, a student at the University of Illinois, recently volunteered to produce a video of "Celebrating the Spring Festival and Winter Olympics Stamp Collection Cloud Exhibition" for the Chicago Center for the Chinese Arts, which depicts calligraphers and painters using pen and ink to cheer for Olympic athletes and express their good wishes for the new year. This video won the first prize of the national "Welcome the New Year, Celebrate the Winter Olympics, and Let's All Have Fun" campaign launched by the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the United States. Mulan said that my hometown is Beijing, which is also the first city in history. We, overseas Chinese at home and abroad, should work with the people of our ancestral (home) countries to witness the victory and glory of the Beijing Winter Olympics!
Ms. Deng Qing, President of the Minnesota U.S.-China New Arts and Culture Exchange Association, recalled the "Dumpling Banquet of Two Cities" successfully held by the association not long ago - the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger and the Beijing Winter Olympics Celebration Cocktail Party. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in his congratulatory letter: "The 2022 Winter Olympics are taking place in Beijing, China, and this is truly an exciting time. Sincerely wish the athletes of China and the United States to achieve excellent results at the Beijing Winter Olympics! "From the brilliant fireworks in Beijing to the "Twin City Dumpling Feast" in Mingzhou, we are with you to celebrate the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the arrival of the Chinese New Year of the Tiger. ”
Deng Qing, editor-in-chief of Mingzhou Chinese World and vice president of the Mingzhou Chinese Industry and Commerce Association, said that their speeches show that the Olympic concept will never be used by politics, and the whole world should abide by the Olympic spirit of advocating equality and justice. These U.S. officials and the world have clearly seen the beijing Winter Olympics since its opening a beautiful, enthusiastic and positive picture of health. The Beijing Winter Olympics is a warm invitation to the world issued by the country of origin after seven years of preparation, with an open and confident attitude, and is destined to enter the annals of Olympic history, and is a special event that our 60 million overseas Chinese compatriots are proud of!
The students and friends of the Greater Chicago Chinese School watched the Olympic Games with excitement and wished the Olympic Games a complete success. Greater Chicago Style Chinese School offers
Dr. Li Rongshun, principal of the Greater Chicago Fenghua Chinese School, said that the school's teachers and students and the local Chinese community have paid special attention to and often watched the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics TV for several days. Many students were infected by the athletes' spirit of "surpassing themselves" and said that they should also learn from the athletes in learning and strive to create new achievements. Li Rongshun said, "Watching the program of the Beijing Winter Olympics is very eye-opening and insightful. Look at the extreme challenges of human athletic ability to make people excited and excited. The athletes' love of athletics and their fearless spirit are an example for us to follow. We salute them on the other side of the ocean! ”。
"If the heavens are affectionate and the heavens are old, the right way in the world is vicissitudes." With the orderly progress and nearing the end of all the projects and activities of the Beijing Winter Olympics, many Chinese in the Midwest of the United States have said that everyone will see that China has held high the banner of the Olympic spirit and once again made great contributions to the Olympic movement in the world, and China has fulfilled its solemn promises to the world. (End)