A map of the Beijing Winter Olympics torch.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee issued by China News Agency
China News Service, Beijing, January 21 (Reporter Chen Hang) At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Torch Relay press briefing held on the 21st, the Beijing Winter Olympics torch relay arrangements were announced.
The launching ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics Torch Relay will be held on February 2. The relay route includes landmarks such as Beijing Olympic Forest Park, Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall and so on.
According to Xu Zhijun, Deputy Secretary-General of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and Director of the Torch Relay Special Team, the Beijing Winter Olympics Torch Relay will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou from February 2 to 4, including 11 closed-loop outer A closed transfer region of , and an independent transfer region within a closed loop.
Among them, there are 4 delivery areas in the Beijing competition area, 2 delivery areas in the Yanqing competition area, and 5 delivery areas in the Zhangjiakou competition area.
Specifically include:
On February 2, the launching ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics Torch Relay will be held.
Afterwards, the torch will be relayed in Beijing Olympic Forest Park and Beijing Winter Olympic Park;
On the morning of February 3, it will be delivered at Badaling Great Wall and World Grape Expo Park in Yanqing; in the afternoon, it will be delivered at Zhangjiakou Yangyuan Nihewan Ruins Park, Zhangbei Desheng Village, Zhangjiakou Industrial Culture Theme Park, Chongli Fulong Ski Resort, Zhangjiakou The Dajingmen site is passed on;
On February 4, it will be delivered at the Summer Palace, Beijing Olympic Forest Park and Grand Canal Forest Park.
It is reported that the relay in Orson Park on February 4 is a closed-loop relay, and about 50 torchbearers from the Olympic family will complete their torchbearer mission here.
Xu Zhijun said that there will be about 1,200 torchbearers for the Beijing Winter Olympics and about 600 torchbearers for the Winter Paralympics. They will complete their torchbearer missions in the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
At the same time, the Beijing Winter Olympics Torch Relay will incorporate technologies such as robots and autonomous driving that have broad application prospects and are in line with future development directions into the relay scene.
It is reported that after the torch relay on February 2 and February 3, there will also be city evening demonstrations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
(Finish)