China News Service, Antwerp, January 26th. On the 10-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics, overseas Chinese in Belgium gathered in Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city on the 25th, to send blessings to the Beijing Winter Olympics and express the overseas Chinese to Beijing. Strong support for the Winter Olympics.
On the same day, under the initiative of the Belgian Chinese Businessmen Silk Road Chamber of Commerce, "'Building Dreams with One Heart and Blessing Beijing' - Belgian Overseas Chinese' 'Welcome to the Winter Olympics and Send Blessings' Activity" was held in Antwerp; the Beijing Winter Olympics mascots, posters and posters were displayed on the spot. The postcard shows the blessings and discussion videos of Chinese and foreign guests for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The highlight is the opening ceremony of the painting exhibition by the traveller Yao Yizhi and the donation ceremony of the final work "Sunrise Oriental Auspicious Winter Olympics".
As a well-known overseas Chinese artist, Yao Yijing has lived in Belgium for more than 30 years. This time he has created more than ten works for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
He introduced that "Sunrise Oriental Auspicious Winter Olympics" takes Chinese red as the keynote and uses the Great Wall and mountains and rivers as the background to express the love and praise for the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
The vigorous figures of the athletes can be vaguely seen in the clouds, reflecting the Olympic spirit of courage and struggle; it is reported that this work will be presented to the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee through the Beijing Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese in the name of overseas Chinese in Belgium.
Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Cao Zhongming sent a video speech for the event.
He said that the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the theme of "Towards the Future Together", vividly demonstrated the Olympic spirit and the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, bringing warmth, confidence and courage to people all over the world.
It is believed that the successful hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics will further carry forward the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger and more united".
Antwerp's deputy mayor in charge of sports affairs, Utters, who attended the event, said that by hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, Beijing will create another "first" and become the world's first "double Olympic city". On behalf of the city of Antwerp, I would like to express Warm congratulations.
Wu Xiaowang, President of the Belgian Chinese Businessmen Silk Road Chamber of Commerce, said that "the state-owned major event, overseas Chinese have action", and the "Winter Olympics and Blessings" event was held to express the firm support of the overseas Chinese in Belgium for the Beijing Winter Olympics; Players from all over the world have achieved good results on the big stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and I wish the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success.
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