February 15
On the occasion of the Lantern Festival
The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee is the same
Propaganda Department of Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Changping District, Beijing
Organizations from different institutions around the world
40 journalists and media staff
Went to Juyongguan Great Wall to carry out visiting experience activities
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Many people are coming to China for the first time
They were very impressed with the event
Come and see what they say!
"The Great Wall has so many steps, so steep, its construction is really a great project!" National Public Radio reporter Jacqueline Diaz lamented.
"The view is fantastic, it's an honor to be here, I love it, if I have a chance in the future, I will definitely come back to China and hope that everything will be better then." British media workers said.
Croatian Radio and Television reporter Martina Validic began filming videos from the very beginning of the climb. "Visiting the Great Wall on the first time I come to Beijing will be a wonderful memory that I will never forget!"
German journalist Utermag said after the visit: "I am very happy, this event is fantastic, I did not expect to have the opportunity to visit the Great Wall in the closed loop, it is really spectacular." If there is any more event later, I must tell my colleagues and ask them to come and see it too. ”
Journalists on their way to visit
Enjoy spectacular views of the Great Wall while
While taking out his mobile phone for a group photo
Others choose to make video calls
Share this joy with family and friends in real time
In addition to climbing the Great Wall
The reporters also visited the "Damei Changping" theme photo exhibition
Take a group photo at attractions such as "The World's First Xiongguan" and "Good Han Monument"
"After each release of registration information, the quota is basically fully booked within half an hour, and many journalists also go to the media service desk to consult about related activities." According to the staff of the Press and Publicity Department of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, this visit and experience activity aims to further enrich the reporting content of media reporters of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, disseminate the image of Beijing as a city, and let more media friends feel the culture of the Great Wall.
It is understood
Previously, he has organized many Chinese and foreign journalists
Gathering in Changping for events
It was organized on February 2 and February 9, respectively
Overseas media visited the Juyongguan Great Wall
30 registered journalists from the main media center gathered in Changping to visit the Juyongguan Great Wall!
February 9
Associated Press, Reuters,
The New York Times, Getty Pictures, etc
After the foreign media reporters participated in the event
One after another, there were articles
The Associated Press reported on the Great Wall under the headline "Beijing Snapshot: The Great Wall, a Symbol of China's Power," saying that in most cases, Beijing's famous landmarks are not within the Olympic closed loop, including the Great Wall. Visitors felt the taste of China outside the closed loop during the tour.
Ragan Clark, a New York correspondent for the Associated Press, tweeted a dynamic video watching the Juyongguan Great Wall.
Reuters aired a video of the visit on Youtube and introduced: Dozens of Winter Olympic journalists and volunteers climbed a stretch of the Great Wall in China, one of the official tours for those who are within the closed loop of the Olympics.
GobNews published the "Beijing Olympic Reporters Visit the Great Wall" report, reporting that a group of reporters covering the Beijing Winter Olympics visited the Great Wall of China, the first time many people had the opportunity to get away from the crazy work during the Olympics and see the country with their own eyes.
New York Times reporter Daniel Victor also attended the event. It's an experience to go out and see the real China, he said, and the Great Wall, as an ancient Chinese military defense project, has a total length of more than 21,000 kilometers (13,000 miles).
Ahead to the future
Source: Changping, Beijing