On the morning of March 3, the torch of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games was passed in Zhangjiakou Civic Square, with a distance of about 1.4 kilometers, and about 18 torchbearers participated in the relay.
Zhangjiakou Citizen Square conveys the theme of "Chasing Dreams for the Winter Olympics", and the core connotation is to embody the concept of "sharing the Olympic Games", showing the gratifying scene of the Vigorous Development of the Olympic Movement in the city, and is an open platform for the whole people to enjoy the charm of competitive sports and carry out mass sports activities.
The starting ceremony of the Torch Relay of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games was presided over by Mr. Jia Yongqing, Secretary of the Party Group and Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, and the torch was ignited by the Tinder Guard, which was handed to Mr. Wu Weidong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Zhangjiakou Municipal Party Committee, and Mr. Wu Weidong greeted the audience and handed it to Ding Yukun, the first torchbearer.
"Start!" The Beijing Winter Paralympic Torch Relay started officially, Ding Yukun raised the torch high, and the audience resounded with enthusiastic cheers.
Winter Paralympic torchbearer Ding Yukun is the chairman of the Hope Home Social Work Service Center in Shijiazhuang High-tech Zone. With a lower limb disability, after realizing self-sufficiency with the help of caring people, she founded the Hope Home Social Work Service Center, organized the reconstruction training of the disabled, carried out love and support activities, and completed projects such as "warm heart", Zhangjiakou Station social worker service, known as "wheelchair angel". "In my most difficult times, I was cared for and helped by caring people. Now, I also want to contribute to society and pass on my warmth and love to more people in need. ”
The torchbearer starts from the north central area of the civic square, passes through the LED screen stage, landscape stones, children's playground area, basketball court, and then to the folk culture display corridor, the Winter Olympic knowledge corridor, the leisure pavilion, and finally returns to the north central area to collect the fire. At the LED screen stage, the enthusiastic waist drum team waved drumsticks, sang and danced, and created a festive and warm atmosphere for the torch relay.
Zhangjiakou Citizen Square is located in Zhangjiakou Economic Development Zone, covering a total area of 86,400 square meters, is one of the 17 Winter Olympic Cultural Squares for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approved for construction nationwide, and one of the 6 Winter Olympic Cultural Squares in Hebei Province. The Citizen Square has set up barrier-free blind lanes and barrier-free ramps next to the main sidewalks, established barrier-free public toilets, built a barrier-free public environment, and provided convenient and comfortable activity spaces for people with reduced mobility.
Torchbearer Yan Shuo said: "The participation of athletes with disabilities in the competition reflects the tenacious and indomitable spirit of overcoming physical obstacles and not bowing to fate, and hopes that all athletes can compete in style and level at the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games." ”
In addition, Zhangjiakou Citizen Square also coincidentally integrates the Olympic spirit with daily leisure and fitness, humanistic science, festivals and performances, and sets up a series of facilities such as fitness, landscape, greening, lighting, volunteer service, etc., reflecting the great enthusiasm of the people of Zhangjiakou for the Winter Olympics, supporting the Winter Olympics, and participating in the Winter Olympics, and quickly becoming a new landmark of the local city.