“This is a microcosm of the changes in the past century.”
After new year’s day this year, Xi Jinping General Secretary braved the severe cold to make his fifth field visit to the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games. From the “three questions of the Olympic Games” a hundred years ago to today’s “double Olympic city”, the general secretary is deeply moved.
A hundred years of history is echoing, and a magnificent picture of ice and snow is slowly spreading.
The grand goal of “driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports”, the ardent entrustment of “highlighting the characteristics of science and technology, wisdom, green and Thrift” and the firm confidence of “contributing a wonderful, extraordinary and excellent Winter Olympic Games to the world”
The Winter Olympics, honor China’s promise.
Sports is a symbol of national strength and a symbol of national cohesion. Striving China and the Olympics join hands again. The dream of sports power, together with the dream of national rejuvenation, meets in the historical coordinates of “two hundred years”.
“One picture” plan——
Dedicate a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games to the world
The exquisite tower of Beijing Olympic Park, the beating countdown clock, conveys a deep expectation. On February 4 this year, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will open as scheduled.
Step by step, the past events of bid and preparation are vividly remembered. During his inspection tour on January 4 this year, Xi Jinping General Secretary recalled these years: “from scratch! The bid for the 2015 Olympic Games was successful. According to the vision and objectives put forward at that time, we did things one by one according to the plan. It’s not easy to get here today.”
The calendar turns back to July 31, 2015.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has entered the final competition. Xi Jinping the president’s powerful voice spread all over the world: “I believe that if you choose Beijing, the Chinese people will be able to contribute a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games to the world in Beijing!”
When Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, said “Beijing”, China was delighted and the world attracted attention.
Looking at the historical orientation of the Winter Olympics, Xi Jinping general secretary’s eyes are focused on the overall strategic situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the great changes that have not occurred in the world in a century.
There are so many things to prepare for. How to solve the problem?
On August 20, 2015, Xi Jinping General Secretary presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and made important instructions on adhering to Green Olympics, shared Olympics, open Olympics and clean Olympics, pointing out the way forward and providing fundamental guidance for how to prepare for the Winter Olympics.
Since the direction is clear, the struggle upsurge of “roll up your sleeves and work hard” is rapidly surging up in Beijing and Zhang.
Venue and infrastructure construction is the top priority. Take the national snowmobile and sleigh center, which is the most difficult to design and construct. The builders started from scratch and independently built the world’s first 360 degree slalom track. Hundreds of tests broke the monopoly of foreign countries on concrete spraying technology.
In the “ice ribbon” of the national speed skating Museum, the designer analyzed tens of thousands of situations and woven the saddle shaped “sky curtain” with the largest span in the world. 3360 curved glass, roof and curtain wall cables are all made in China.
China’s first and global leader like this can be found everywhere in the construction of the Winter Olympics. In accordance with the important instructions of the general secretary of Xi Jinping to “strengthen our own technological accumulation and technological innovation”, the Winter Olympic team overcame difficulties and unlocked a number of blank technologies in China.
Overcoming challenges also means setting a benchmark. Chinese design, Chinese technology, Chinese materials and made in China are integrated into the “Chinese scheme” prepared for the Winter Olympics, adding color to the Olympics and attracting the attention of the world.
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the green power coverage of the venues was realized. The “ice ribbon” adopted the ice making technology with zero carbon emission for the first time. The National Swimming Center became the first venue in the world to complete the “water ice conversion”. Science and technology enabled “green” and launched a vivid practice of the new development concept.
Draw a blueprint to the end.
Xi Jinping the general secretary specially stressed: “hosting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games is not a one-off deal. If it can’t be done, it will become a ‘silent mountain forest’.”
Construction, planning first; Start construction, ecology first. All new venues have a “future oriented” script, and 11 venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have also been reused. The winter and summer project sites can be converted in two directions. The utilization after the competition is fully combined with the national fitness, and the modern architecture complements the natural landscape, history and culture.
On January 23, 2017, Xi Jinping general secretary came to Zhangjiakou competition area for the first time to investigate the preparations for the Winter Olympics. The general secretary went to the platform outside the exhibition hall. Looking into the distance, Yanshan Mountains and Yinshan Mountains meet, and the white snow shines with the blue sky. The general secretary pointed out: “if we have established a scientific and advanced planning concept, we will choose the right road. If the road is right, we are not afraid of being far away. What should be done early and what should be done in time should be well coordinated and appropriate.”
Now look, “every step has come steadily”.
Adhere to the “two hands” of epidemic prevention and control and the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games. The work in the three competition areas is continuous, with no reduction in strength and standards. By the end of 2020, all 12 competition venues will be completed ahead of schedule. In the face of severe challenges, the preparation for the Winter Olympics has been carried out in an orderly manner “according to the plan and plan”, and all commitments have been firmly fulfilled. Behind it is the responsibility of China as a big country that took the lead in controlling the epidemic and realizing economic recovery.
As the preparation for the Winter Olympics enters a critical period of full sprint, all-round readiness and decisive victory, Xi Jinping General Secretary stressed: “we should highlight the requirements of ‘simplicity, safety and excellence’, comprehensively prevent and resolve various risks, and carefully do a good job in the preparation of events organization, games services, application of science and technology, cultural activities and other work, so as to minimize the risk of epidemic disease.”
“Despite the impact of the epidemic, the preparations for the Winter Olympics are progressing very smoothly, which is almost a miracle!” Bach’s speech is the latest footnote written by the “rule of China” on the Winter Olympic stage.
The preparation of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games once again reflects the institutional advantages of the party’s leadership, the national system and concentrating on major events.
The world looks forward to China and China is ready.
“Package” solution——
Strive to hand over two excellent answers for the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games and local development
At the beginning of 2017, Xi Jinping General Secretary arrived at Zhangjiakou Ningyuan airport by special plane from Beijing to inspect the preparations for the Winter Olympics. Four years later, Xi Jinping General Secretary arrived at taizicheng station in Zhangjiakou competition area by train along Beijing Zhangjiakou high-speed railway.
A high-speed railway will speed up the road of the Winter Olympics and build a “one hour economic circle” in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
The unbalanced development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei has a long history, and each has “growth troubles”. The Winter Olympic Games is like a finishing touch. Hosting the Winter Olympic Games is an important starting point to promote the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. It must be planned and implemented in one, so as to realize the flying together of Beijing and Hebei.
The road ahead suddenly opened up.
Chongli, a small town outside the Great Wall, used the Winter Olympic Games to display a “gold lettered signboard”. In the snow season of 2018-2019, the sales of snow tickets exceeded one million for the first time, and the tourism revenue exceeded 2 billion yuan. One in five locals took up the “snow rice bowl”.
“Ice and snow are also golden mountains and silver mountains”, Xi Jinping this golden sentence of the general secretary has become a vivid practice of worshiping rites.
In 2019, Chongli took off the hat of a national poverty-stricken county. By taking the express train for the preparation of the Winter Olympics, the local people’s sense of gain and happiness have been continuously improved.
Shougang Industrial Park in the western suburb of Beijing has created a new sample for the protection and utilization of Urban Industrial Relics. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics has camped here, and the original large workshop has been transformed into an international first-class ice and snow sports training venue.
And Yanqing, the “city green lung”. Before the first spade of soil is built in the competition area, the animal and plant resources shall be thoroughly investigated, and the valuable trees shall be labeled and transferred. “Mountain and forest venues, ecological Winter Olympics”, people can not only enjoy ice and snow sports, but also enjoy the beauty of nature.
Xi Jinping the general secretary stressed that the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games should play a leading role in the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, and strive to achieve more results in the fields of transportation, environment, industry and public services. Another consideration is to help Beijing ease its non capital functions and enhance its radiation driving effect on Hebei and Tianjin.
Along the way, there are stories of poverty alleviation and job creation, as well as the scenery of blue sky and white clouds, green water and green mountains. Joint management of regional ecological environment, 2015-2021, Beijing PM2 5. The average annual concentration has decreased by 59%; “The wind in Zhangbei lights up the lights in Beijing”, and energy-saving, low-carbon energy and other technologies are widely transformed and applied; From the improvement of infrastructure to industrial transformation and upgrading, from the optimization of public services to the improvement of urban barrier free environment… Make an overall plan and solve it in a package. The three competition areas of the two places will hand over the “report card” with bright spots, which will not only serve the winter Olympics, but also focus on the long term.
The road of preparation is also inseparable from institutional innovation and strengthening the supervision of the whole process. Xi Jinping the general secretary has repeatedly stressed: “let the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games be as pure and clean as ice and snow.” Whether it is ecological priority, achievement sharing, opening to the outside world and running the Olympic Games honestly, all embody the development idea of “taking the people as the center”.
From “positive environmental impact, new regional development and better life” to “creating a new model for the Olympic Games and regional sustainable development”, two excellent answers for the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games and local development were spread in Beijing and Zhangdi.
“Integration” force——
Promote the great leap forward development of China’s ice and snow sports
Beijing Erqi Locomotive Factory is the place where China’s railway dream began. Now, the 100 year old factory has changed its appearance and transformed into a “base camp” for national ice and snow sports training and scientific research.
One month after the countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Xi Jinping general secretary came to the ice and snow project training base of Erqi factory and sent a deep message to the members of the speed skating national team stationed here: “how many times can you fight in life? It’s worth fighting. How can you get the fragrance of plum flowers without a cold to the bone?” The passionate words of the general secretary lit up the hearts of pursuing dreams.
Before bidding for the Winter Olympic Games, 1 / 3 of the 109 Winter Olympic events had not been carried out in China. How to reverse the situation of “strong summer and weak winter” and “strong ice and weak snow”? On February 24, 2017, the general secretary of Xi Jinping pointed out when communicating with short track speed skaters in the Capital Gymnasium: “at present, the trend of China’s ice and snow sports is that ice is stronger than snow. Ice sports should consolidate their advantages and reach a new level; snow sports should catch up and make up for their shortcomings.”
Xi Jinping the general secretary has visited the national teams of ice and snow events for many times, had in-depth exchanges with athletes and coaches, observed the training and prepared for the war. “Promoting the great leap forward development of China’s ice and snow sports is an important part of realizing the goal of the second century, and it also creates a rare life opportunity for the majority of ice and snow athletes.”. The general secretary’s earnest entrustment and ardent expectation stirred in the hearts of ice and snow athletes.
The competition is wonderful, and the competition should also be brilliant. According to the important instructions of the general secretary of Xi Jinping on “early planning and continuous promotion of improving the competitive level of China’s winter sports”, the sports system plans the national resources as a whole, and takes solid steps to “expand the area, fix the point, refine the troops and sprint”.
A set of data witnessed the strength of the “fill in the gaps and strong and weak items” of ice and snow sports – the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle. Nearly 4000 people participated in training and preparation, about 7 times more than the Pingchang Winter Olympic cycle; The athletes of the national training team come from 29 provinces, autonomous regions and cities and 22 nationalities, with an average age of 21 years old and full of vitality.
From January 18 to 19, 2021, Xi Jinping general secretary went deep into the three competition areas of Beijing and Hebei to investigate the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games. The general secretary told everyone with deep feeling that, like the road of strengthening China, China’s ice and snow sports must also take the road of scientific and technological innovation. On the one hand, we should adhere to independent innovation, on the other hand, we should actively absorb the world’s advanced technology and training methods, improve the training and competition level of China’s ice and snow sports as soon as possible, and provide technical support for promoting the leapfrog development of China’s ice and snow sports.
The road is firmer and wider. Through cooperation with local, enterprises and social forces, a number of high-level training bases have been built and put into use in Beijing Erqi plant, Beijing Shougang, Hebei Laiyuan, Jilin Beishan and other places. Chinese players have their own “base camp” for war preparation and no longer “chasing the snow” all over the world.
Relying on digital technology and artificial intelligence system, ski jumpers can “fly higher and fall more stably”; The wind tunnel laboratory has conquered the cutting-edge technology of “neck sticking” to help athletes greatly improve their training efficiency; China’s first self-developed snow wax car was successfully launched in less than a year… High-level sports technology is self-reliance and self-improvement, and the development of ice and snow projects has leapt to a new level and opened a new pattern.
In more than two years, many winter Olympic projects in China have grown from scratch, and some projects have reached the world’s advanced level. Xi Jinping the general secretary pointed out: “it is precisely because we have a national system, coordinated scheduling and optimized selection in all aspects, that we can inject a lot of fresh blood into the ice and snow team in a short time and alleviate the plight of talent shortage.”
Hearing that the goal of “all project development, all project team building and all project training” of the Winter Olympics has been achieved, Xi Jinping the general secretary sighed: “by preparing for the Winter Olympics, we have not only caught up with the competitive level of ice and snow sports, but also caught up with the popularization and promotion of ice and snow sports, and the quality and quantity of sports have been improved.”
“Winter dream” jumped out of the arena and flourished in China. The general secretary said vividly: “the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the winter Paralympic Games are like a catapult, which can promote the rapid development of China’s ice and snow sports and ice and snow industry.”
“Cold resources” drive “hot economy”, and a promising ice and snow market is ready to emerge. According to the heritage report of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and winter Paralympic Games (2022), in the snow season from 2020 to 2021, the number of ice and snow tourists in China reached 230 million and the income of ice and snow tourism reached 390 billion yuan.
“Ice and snow industry is not only a big industry, but also a sunrise industry”. Since the success of the Winter Olympics, the guiding policies have been issued one after another, and the ice and snow Industrial Park has become a “sweet cake”. Previously mainly rely on imported ice and snow equipment, but now the localization rate is rising.
The general secretary pointed out: “building a sports power is an important goal of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way.” The integration of mass sports, competitive sports and sports industry has been promoted, and the high-quality development of sports in the new era has entered the fast lane.
“Ice and snow sports are difficult, demanding and ornamental, which can ignite people’s passion.”
“Chinese ice and snow, come on!” The mission is on the shoulder and the struggle has my pride, which surges in the hearts of Chinese ice and snow people.
“One game of chess” layout——
Drive 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports
Shanhaiguan, an important pass leading to the northeast. When is the dividing line of China’s ice and snow movement.
At the beginning of 2014, in Sochi, Russia, Xi Jinping chairman talked with Bach and said: “in China, ice and snow sports do not enter the mountain customs. If the ice and snow projects can be promoted in the customs, it is expected to drive 200-300 million people to participate, thus lighting the torch of China’s ice and snow sports.
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This grand idea deeply moved Bach and the international community, and played a key role in Beijing’s successful bid for the Winter Olympics.
In the past, present and future, the extended lens can better understand the profound meaning. At the beginning of 2017, Xi Jinping General Secretary stressed when inspecting the preparations for the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province that we should hold a green, economical and clean Winter Olympics. What is the significance? That is, national health is the meaning of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Keep fit and let the people live a better life.
Let more people participate in ice and snow sports, which is also the meaning of the Olympic movement. Xi Jinping General Secretary pointed out: “the biggest purpose of our bid for the Winter Olympics is to popularize ice and snow sports among 300 million people and promote the great leap forward development of ice and snow sports in China.”
In February 2017, at Wukesong Sports Center, Xi Jinping the general secretary took a small ice hockey player’s hand, leaned down, touched his shoulder and made a “confrontation” posture. The general secretary smiled and said that the young man should grow up a little more. China’s ice and snow sports place their hopes on you.
“Grasp from the doll”, ice and snow sports find the starting point. Today, the seeds of ice and snow have been sown to the majority of young people.
Young people are strong, China is strong. National Games and sports are flourishing.
National chess, ice and snow mobilization. From the north to the whole country and from winter to the four seasons, the “South exhibition, West Expansion and East entry” of ice and snow sports has achieved remarkable results.
The “hundred cities and thousands of ice plan” covers China, and the “national public ice and snow season” has been held for 8 consecutive sessions. The “shepherd” in Yanqing, Beijing turned into the leader of the peasant ski team, the business district of Huangpu River in Shanghai set up an outdoor ice rink, and the tourists in Altay, Xinjiang walked on “fur skis” to travel… When ice and snow sports were integrated into daily life, the enthusiasm of public participation was unprecedentedly stimulated.
“The foundation of sports power lies in mass sports”. On the eve of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the statistical survey report on “driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports” was officially released. The data show that since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, 346 million residents have participated in ice and snow sports, and the participation rate of ice and snow sports is 24.56%. The goal of “driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports” has been achieved ahead of schedule.
China’s innovative exploration and contribution have changed the world’s ice and snow sports landscape. As Bach said, the history of world ice and snow sports will be divided by the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will become a milestone in the development of world ice and snow sports.
Xi Jinping the general secretary stressed: “to accelerate the construction of a sports power, we should adhere to the people-centered idea, take the people as the main body of the development of sports, take meeting the people’s fitness needs and promoting people’s all-round development as the starting point and foothold of sports work, implement the national strategy of people’s fitness and constantly improve the people’s health level.”
The people, in the Xi Jinping general secretary’s heart, are as important as a thousand. The general secretary pointed out: “from a strong sports country to a healthy China, the people’s health, people’s physique and people’s happiness come down in one continuous line. This is the meaning of the overall well-off and all-round modernization. Its significance is seen from small to large.”
In China, the torch of ice and snow sports has been lit.
“One force” promotion——
China’s sports, economic and social development and the development of the world Olympic movement have created a win-win situation
In 2018, the closing ceremony of Pingchang Winter Olympic Games. Welcome to Beijing, my friends from all over the world
The stars change, and spring blossoms and autumn fruits. The Olympic torch will once again brighten the night sky in Beijing.
The glory and dream, Trek and struggle along the way are also further demonstrating to the world China’s achievements in reform and opening up and its proposition of peaceful development.
After Beijing and Zhangjiakou successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, international public opinion agreed: “this is a safe and historic choice.” In the following few years, Bach came to China many times and repeatedly lamented that the Olympic Games were “handed over to people at ease” and “I’m sure the Beijing Winter Olympics will be wonderful”.
The magnanimity of a big country and the responsibility of a big country. China deserves this trust.
It is not only China that will benefit from the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The general secretary pointed out: “The 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing is an important opportunity for China’s sports, economic and social development and the development of the world Olympic movement to create a win-win situation. It will also further stimulate the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for the Olympic movement, drive more Chinese people to care about, love and participate in ice and snow sports, and make positive contributions to the development of the Olympic movement and the dissemination of the Olympic spirit.”
5g, AI and other new technologies speed up the “scientific and technological Winter Olympics”, and the exchanges with international sports organizations have become a booster to strengthen international cooperation. The concept and practice of preparing for the Winter Olympics echo the reform direction of the Olympic Games… The road of preparing for the Winter Olympics is not only a process of fulfilling commitments and promoting development, but also a process of contributing Chinese wisdom and strength to the world.
The Winter Olympics blend Chinese culture and inspire amazing “Chinese romance”. The venue “snow Ruyi” and “ice jade ring” with Chinese elements are born out of the emblem “winter dream” of calligraphy art, inspired by the medals of ancient concentric round jade… The “Oriental story” is ingenious, showing Chinese style and cultural confidence.
This picture of ice and snow unfolds a picture of China. Xi Jinping the words of the general secretary were resounding: “we should not only host a Winter Olympic event, but also create characteristics, highlights and uniqueness.”
We know each other far and near, and thousands of miles are still neighbors. Just as the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind shows strong appeal, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games has been widely recognized and supported all over the world. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is full of expectation: “I will appear at the scene of the Beijing Winter Olympics and convey this message to you: the Beijing Winter Olympics will bring peace to the world.”
Meet under the banner of the five rings and meet inside and outside the Great Wall. The new Olympic motto of “faster, higher, stronger – more unity” will shine on the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games; The Beijing Winter Olympics will sound the strong voice of the times of peace, friendship and progress, and promote exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese civilization and civilizations of other countries in the world. Walking with the Olympics, the world will see an indomitable and prosperous China.
“History will engrave this pen, and the world will have a new understanding of China’s road.”
Build a dream of ice and snow and look forward to the future together.
