The Olympic Village of each Olympic Games is a veritable small "United Nations", a home for members of national and regional delegations and media journalists, and the good reputation of "villagers" has always been one of the important criteria for measuring the perfect success of the Olympic Games.
For the Olympic village family, the role of "village chief" not only requires rich experience and excellent diplomatic ability, but also tests the superb management level.
Supreme glory, arduous test. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, Cheng Hong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation, who has always displayed a capable and intellectual image, assumed the heavy responsibility of "village chief" of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village. The successful holding of the Summer Olympic winter Olympics has made Beijing the world's first "city of double Olympics", and also made Cheng Hong, who served as the deputy village chief of the Paralympic Village of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Olympics and the mayor of the Winter Paralympic Village of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, have twice participated in the two grand events of the "City of The Two Olympics" as the "Olympic Village Chief", becoming the first "Double Olympic Village Chief".
The "strongest sound" of the Winter Olympic Village was emitted in the snow and wind
"The hunting flag has sounded the clarion call of the charge. The flag is given, and the oath is sent out. As evidenced by Mount Haituo, let our sonorous vows echo through the valley. Recalling the scene when he led everyone to take the oath at the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village Opening Village Oath Ceremony on January 20 this year, the tone of The Mayor of Cheng Hong Village was still full of excitement, as if that moment was yesterday. On that day, Yanqing had just fallen the first snow of the year, and at the oath-taking ceremony before the opening of the village, she said with deep affection: "There is no time for the opening ceremony, no reason for the closing ceremony, no dazzling highlights, no thunderous applause, and some are just ordinary work day after day." Heavy overalls, dense masks, hurried steps, I may not be able to see your fancy face, but I deeply remember your resolute way forward. You are an ordinary but great Winter Olympic villager, and you are a wax plum blooming in the snow. The young volunteers and public security veterans who were more than half a hundred years old were deeply moved and burst into tears.
Oath in the ear, in the wind and snow to make the "strongest sound" of the Winter Olympic Village. Compared with the Olympic Village in the urban area 14 years ago, the environment of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is much more difficult. Of all the teams, the Winter Olympic Village is the venue with the longest running time and the highest operational continuity requirements. For 53 consecutive days, the village chief and her running team were on the mountainside of Haituo Mountain at an altitude of 1,000 meters, getting up early every day and wearing darkness, wearing stars and wearing the moon. Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is more than 1,000 meters above sea level, and the height is equivalent to the "ghost" of two fragrant mountains. At first, everyone had no concept, but after living in the mountains for a few days, they learned the power of "high altitude". A little cold makes me feel dizzy and suffocated, and my breathing is short. Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is located in the location of no villagers, there is also half an hour away from Yanqing City, there is no town to rely on, before entering the event closed, you must fully reserve materials.
Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is in the mountainous area, and the severe cold in winter is also a major test. Because the average temperature is around -10 degrees Celsius, coupled with the wind, the somatosensory temperature may drop by another 10 degrees Celsius. Running 24 hours a day, the lights in the village chief's office are almost always on, as Yan Han, secretary general of the operation team, said: "At any time, you can contact The village chief Cheng Hong anytime, anywhere, she is everywhere." "Busy can not take care of eating, drinking water is commonplace, not large Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, the village chief does not know how many times to walk." Epidemic prevention and control, food, clothing, housing, cultural display... She had too many things to worry about, almost every day, her voice had to change from clear to hoarse, not too many, and the village chief did not shout tired.
Every day at four o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock in the village chief's office rang. Against the stars, the village chief began his day's work. Although she was the first to get up, when night fell, she always advised others to rest early. "It is my responsibility as the village chief to let more than 1,300 athletes have a good experience and ensure that the 3,600 staff members work safely, healthily and efficiently."
Draw "magical ideas" on the minutes of the meeting
In this small "United Nations" that was temporarily established, there are different languages, different beliefs, different living habits, different cultural backgrounds... With so many differences, the village chief must not only be fully responsible for all the logistics within the village, but also let the athletes, coaches, officials and members of the Olympic family spend an unforgettable time, and it is not an easy task to return satisfied.
If you want to build an efficient, warm and quality Winter Olympic village, only strong willpower is far from enough, but also need creativity and ingenuity. During the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, the most well-known "magical idea" in Yanqing Village came from the hand of the village chief who was blue-hearted and fertile. No one could have imagined that this ingenious idea would be born on a piece of paper in the transcript of the meeting. On the side of the manuscript paper, there is a section of the Great Wall outlined with a black signature pen, the city bricks, battlements are clearly visible, and the parameters marked by the circle points. One day, the village chief was out in a meeting, and suddenly he had a clever move and immediately drew this pattern.
Why did the village chief suddenly think of painting the "Great Wall" during the meeting? Originally, according to the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the media and athletes should be separated by 2 meters in the mixed mining area. During the test match, separated by these 2 meters is the iron horse guardrail, Cheng Hong looked at it several times, although it played a role in isolating the partition, it always felt a little stiff. "We always wanted to make it a little more beautiful, a little more distinctive, there was no good way at that time, this matter has always been in my heart." 」
Inspired by the fact that the village chief didn't let it run away. "This is the Winter Olympics at the foot of the Great Wall, why not go up to the Great Wall as a cultural symbol?" With a stroke of a pen, the "Great Wall of Ice" was born. Cheng Hong sent the idea to the staff in the village, and it took only three days and three nights for the master workers to build the "Ice Great Wall" with the crystal clear ice of Yudu Mountain. As a beautiful landscape in the mixed mining area, the "Great Wall of Ice", which is 80 centimeters high, has become an "internet celebrity" and appears in the images of various media. At night, the "Ice Great Wall" will also be lit up with pale yellow lights, becoming the best choice for athletes to take photos and punch cards.
What is even more tacit and interesting is that during the Winter Paralympic Games, the facilities should adapt to the needs of wheelchair athletes and reduce their height. At this time, the weather turned hot, and after the "Ice Great Wall" gradually melted, the "height" slowly dropped by tens of centimeters, and the conversion was completed automatically and sensibly, which became an unexpected gain for the operation team.
"The 'Great Wall of Ice' not only realizes the function of isolation, but also is very beautiful and the effect is very good." The village chief's idea was affirmed by Xavier Becker, head of the IOC's Venues and Event Delivery Department. Looking at the crystal clear "Great Wall of Ice" Xavier was full of praise, and said in a loud voice: "This is really a magical idea!" Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is the most beautiful Olympic village I have ever seen for the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. ”
Athletes' homes are not "closed" during the game
See ingenuity in the details, and warmth in the details. The affinity and nuance of the female village chief, more careful and more patient, have created a warm, "non-closing" home for athletes and volunteers.
At that time, the Beijing Olympic Village served more than 24,000 "villagers" from 204 countries and regions, accumulating valuable experience for hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics. Borrowing the experience of the 2008 Olympic Games, the village chief carefully considered making the five-ring logo of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village strong, so as to avoid athletes climbing up to take pictures and accidents. However, across 14 years, she also has to face more new problems that she has not encountered, the most important and tricky of which is the prevention and control of the epidemic.
In order to prevent and control foolproof, the operation team has taken many measures, including dividing three zones and two channels, timely disinfection, daily nucleic acid detection by staff and athletes, and timely isolation of relevant personnel. Among the three Winter Olympic villages, Yanqing Winter Olympic Village is the first to achieve comprehensive dynamic clearance.
Behind the achievements, there is a unique perspective and method of the female village chief. According to the regulations, close contacts can participate in training and competitions, except for restaurants that are not allowed to enter, running, walking, shopping are allowed. However, this has brought great challenges to the prevention and control of the epidemic. The close contact person needs to be identified. But how to do the marking, it really took a lot of effort.
At the daily meetings in the village, some people proposed that they simply put a yellow logo on it, which was simple and clear. "If close contacts are directly labeled on their documents, they may be discriminated against by others." Thinking of this, the village chief inspired everyone to think of a good way to be "considerate". The principle is that it can be effectively marked without making the close contact feel awkward.
After some discussion, the village chief's eyes fell on the mascot "Ice Pier", and looking at the cute panda shape, she had a good idea. Put a cute 'ice pier' color sticker on the close contact personnel's ID! This can play a distinguishing role while decorating. In order to take care of the close contact's emotions to the greatest extent, the operation team promised to only tell the restaurant service staff the "secret" of the sticker.
Such a clever approach, many athletes happily accepted. At the end of the close-up period, when the label was unveiled, the team specially prepared small tiger dolls and encouraged them to exchange stickers for dolls.
The flexible management of the female village chief is reflected in all aspects of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village. The opening day of the Winter Paralympic Games coincided with the "February Two Dragon Heads Up", the staff did not "go door to door" to inform everyone to assemble downstairs as usual, but used a lively "lion dance dragon dance" instead of the notice, as soon as the gong and drum were knocked, people went downstairs happily.
Festive Chinese knots, hexagonal palace lamps, cloisonné objects, traditional Chinese medicine displays... In the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village full of humanistic atmosphere, from time to time, ice and snow athletes from all over the world excitedly clocked in to record their beautiful moments at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games, the operation team of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village celebrated the birthdays, made cakes and sent blessings to 66 athletes. A Canadian athlete was injured in training and ended his Winter Paralympic tour early. Before leaving, she had a wish to meet with "Xue Rongrong", and Cheng Hong, who heard the news, immediately dialed the phone. The girl was very excited and left the Winter Paralympic Village with satisfaction.
In 14 years, the "Shuang'ao Village Chief" was refined into steel
On March 13, with the successful conclusion of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games, Beijing fulfilled its solemn promises when bidding. A simple, safe, wonderful, extraordinary, and outstanding ice and snow feast has become the best answer sheet handed over to the world.
From welcoming guests from all over the village with a smile to waving goodbye to friends from all over the world, Cheng Hong has brilliantly completed the mission of "Shuang'ao Village Chief". Although the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) is a non-competition venue with the largest number of delegations during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, receiving a total of 124 delegations and 1850 members during 53 consecutive days of uninterrupted operation. When the athletes had difficulties, she personally asked; the volunteers were leaving, she organized a warm farewell; the officials of the International Olympic Committee came to visit, and she was busy and busy, talking about the past, and showing her style.
With such a resolute, careful and ingenious female village chief, Yanqing Winter Olympic Village has indeed won the praise of the "villagers". Since the opening of yanqing winter olympic village, the wish ball full of good wishes has become a beautiful landscape. English, French, Russian... The language of different countries is different, but what is the same is the appreciation and support for the Beijing Winter Olympics expressed between the lines.
During the exchange between Samaranch Jr. and chairman of the Coordination Committee of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games of the International Olympic Committee, Cheng Hong recalled the scene of meeting his father Samaranch at the Olympic Village in 2008. Samaranch Jr. said excitedly: "Thank you for still remembering the experience of interacting with my father, Chinese people have great kindness to my father and my country." Just like in a love story, two loves will bring a happy ending. "Sincere words made Cheng Hong's eyes moist." After 14 years of rapid development, China's prosperity and strength have entered a new stage, and national rejuvenation has entered a new journey, and everyone's spirit is different. The success of the Winter Olympics is not only proud, but also more confident. ”
In 14 years, from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics, the "Double Olympic Village Chief" has long been refined into steel. If 2008 self-confidence is more positive and high-spirited, then 2022 self-confidence is more graceful and generous. As Mayor Cheng Hong himself said, China has made the world see miracles in 14 years. Beijing has become the world's first and only "double Olympic city", highlighting the style of a major country capital in the new era. I am extremely honored and proud to have the privilege of directly participating in the preparation of the Winter Olympics and serving athletes and officials from all over the world on the front line of the Winter Olympic Village.
Source: Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Zhang Xiao
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