Inner Mongolia is so big and so rich, but the flag, emblem and venues of the 14th National Winter Games are designed to use the same "Inner Mongolia specialty" - clouds.
This is the emblem of the "Fourteenth Winter" "Rhyme of Winter". (Picture from the official website of the event)
That's right, it's clouds, not grasslands. Inner Mongolia has the reputation of "cloud manufacturer", and "blue sky + white clouds" is the most iron "partner" in Inner Mongolia.
Look, there are clouds on the medals of the "Fourteenth Winter", and the front of the medal is surrounded by cloud patterns around the emblem of the Games; there are clouds on the flag, and the white flag is from the white clouds, which contains purity, kindness, auspiciousness and beauty; there are clouds on the torch, and the auspicious clouds that combine the virtual and the real are dotted on the torch, giving people a sense of vastness with high sky and light clouds, just like lying on the grassland, looking at the white clouds so far away, as if they can reach out again.
There are also clouds in the "Fourteenth Winter" venue. Standing on the Dongshan Mountain in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center, the main venue of the "Fourteenth Winter", is like the reflection of the clouds in the sky.
This is the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center Short Track Speed Skating Hall in Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia (photo taken on July 12, 2023). Photo: Xinhua News Agency reporter Behe
Su Baomin, chief engineer of the construction headquarters of the main stadium of the "Fourteenth Winter", said that at the beginning of the design, he wanted to fully show the characteristics and style of Inner Mongolia through this venue, so that more people can understand Inner Mongolia and fall in love with Inner Mongolia. Therefore, after repeated modifications, it was finally decided to use elements such as cirrus clouds and Hada, "cirrus clouds" means auspicious wishes, and "Hada" means that Inner Mongolia warmly welcomes guests from all over the world.
Are there really so many clouds in Inner Mongolia, are they so beautiful? That's right, cirrostratus, castles, Altocumulus...... In the beautiful northern Xinjiang of the motherland, the clouds are ever-changing, with the sky as the screen, with the change of time and weather for various interpretations, sometimes gathering together, piling together, sometimes acting separately, stretching out to impregnate the sky. The blue and pure of Inner Mongolia can now sit on the blue sky and white clouds not only in the grassland, but also in the city.
Clouds are visible polymers floating in the air composed of small water droplets or small Xiaoice crystals of different shapes condensed by condensation of water vapor in the atmosphere. Clouds can take on a wide variety of shapes as the airflow changes, and there are significant differences between different regions, because the condensation of clouds is closely related to changes in meteorological factors such as geographical location, climatic background, temperature and humidity.
So, why are the clouds in Inner Mongolia so beautiful and so varied?
Huang Xiaolu, a senior engineer at the Meteorological Observatory of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, explained that Inner Mongolia is located in the northern part of the motherland, with a high latitude and undulating terrain. In addition, Inner Mongolia has a vast territory, a large east-west span, a complex climatic background, and is located in the transition zone between temperate continental climate and temperate monsoon climate, and most of the regions present temperate arid or semi-arid climate. Therefore, usually under dry climate conditions, high latitude and complex terrain make most areas of Inner Mongolia have more sunny days, and the blue sky and white clouds are particularly bright.
Daqing Mountain in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, taken on June 11, 2023 (drone photo). Photo: Xinhua News Agency reporter An Lumeng
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the clouds are rolling up, which is the most ordinary picture of the grassland, but it may be a scenery you have never seen before. When you come to Inner Mongolia, while looking at the "Fourteenth Winter", you also look up at the "Inner Mongolia specialty" that you can't take away - blue sky and white clouds.
Source: Xinhua News Agency Expert Consultant: Huang Xiaolu, Senior Engineer of the Meteorological Observatory of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Editor: Guo Manru Review: Duan Haoshu