China News Service, Beijing, January 21 (Reporter Chen Hang) The torch relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou from February 2 to 4, including 11 closed relay areas outside the closed loop. , and an independent transfer region within a closed loop.

The picture shows the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Hui

  There will be about 1,200 torchbearers at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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.

  Xu Zhijun, deputy secretary general of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and director of the torch relay special team, mentioned the above at a press conference held by the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee on the 21st.

  The torch relay is one of the important cultural activities of the Olympic Games, which is of great significance for showing the country's image, disseminating the idea of ​​hosting the Olympic Games, enhancing national cohesion, and stimulating the enthusiasm of the masses for participation.

The torch relay work of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games adheres to the concept of "green, shared, open, and clean" Olympic Games, implements the requirements of "simplicity, safety, and excitement", streamlines the scale and innovates the form, and provides the best for the Beijing Winter Olympics. The successful hosting of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has created a good atmosphere.

The offline torch relay is carried out in a closed venue

  Xu Zhijun said that throughout the torch relay, three working principles were adhered to.

They are: insist on simplicity and wonderfulness, and ensure safety.

Always put safety first, comprehensively consider factors such as epidemic prevention and control, event preparation, and winter fire prevention, and arrange offline torch relays and ceremonial activities in a safe and controllable closed venue to avoid local production and life and event organization and operation. interference.

  Adhere to innovative forms and highlight characteristics.

Taking the innovative form of combining display and relay, online and offline, the torch relay reflects the characteristics of simplicity, autonomy and more experience.

The traditional torch relay highlights the concept of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the theme and slogan of the torch relay, showing the good ice and snow resources, ice and snow culture, Winter Olympic heritage, natural, historical and cultural characteristics and modern features of the three competition areas.

  Adhere to the two Olympics, equally exciting.

The Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic torch relay routes are planned and designed simultaneously. The Winter and Paralympic Games route more embodies the concept of "tolerance, integration and sharing", fully demonstrating the society's concept of respect, tolerance and fraternity for the disabled , to fully demonstrate the development achievements of disabled people's undertakings and sports for disabled people, and fully demonstrate the spirit of disabled people's self-improvement, self-reliance and hard work.

Includes 11 closed transfer areas outside the closed loop

  Xu Zhijun said that the torch relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou from February 2 to 4, including 11 closed relay areas outside the closed loop and 1 independent relay area inside the 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 should be noted 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.

  After the torch relay on February 2 and February 3, there will also be city evening demonstrations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.

Winter Paralympic torch relay continues until afternoon of March 4

  Xu Zhijun said that the torch relay of the Beijing Winter Paralympics is divided into three parts: urban fire collection, fire gathering and torch relay.

  Among them, the urban tinder collection will be completed on March 2. A total of 9 urban tinder will be collected, including the city tinder collected from Mandeville, England, and 8 urban tinder collected from the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

The 8 city fires in China are the "Xia'ao Fire" collected from the Temple of Heaven Park, the "Bright Fire" collected from the Beijing School for the Blind, the "Mutual Aid Fire" collected from the warm homes in Wangjing Street, Beijing, and the The "Fire of Hope" of the China Braille Library, the "Fire of Origin" collected from the water transport terminal of the Grand Canal, the "Fire of Peace" collected from the ancient Great Wall in Yanqing, the "Fire of Hydrogen Clean" collected from Zhangjiakou Chuangba Park and The "Fire of Civilization" in Huangdi City, Zhangjiakou.

  After the collection of urban fires is completed, a fire gathering ceremony will be held in the Temple of Heaven Park on the afternoon of March 2. The official fires of this Winter Paralympic Games will be gathered in 9 urban fires.

  After the fire gathering ceremony, the torch relay will be held.

The torch relay will be held in Temple of Heaven Park, Zhangjiakou Citizen Square, Chongli Taiwu Ski Resort, Nuanquan Ancient Town in Yuxian County, Huailai Guanting Reservoir Wetland Park and Beijing Expo Park, Beijing Disabled Persons' Cultural and Sports Guidance Center, and China Disabled Persons Sports The management center and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee are resident.

The torch relay for the Beijing Winter Paralympics will continue until the afternoon of March 4.

The youngest torchbearer is 14 years old

  He mentioned 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 Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

  It is reported that the torchbearers of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games are organized by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee, and the China Paralympic Federation (Chinese Paralympic Committee) divisions. Provinces and cities and various sponsoring companies and other subjects are selected.

  Torchbearers of the Winter Olympics come from all walks of life, most of them have made outstanding achievements or made outstanding contributions in this system and field, and they are quite representative and advanced.

Among them are not only advanced model representatives at all levels across the country, but also advanced representatives and celebrities from all walks of life in science, education, culture, and health.

Torchbearers come from all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country. The oldest is 86 years old and the youngest is 14 years old. 53% of them have won honors at or above the provincial and ministerial level, and 57% are representatives of production and work.

In addition to Chinese citizens, the torchbearers also have international friends from more than 20 countries and regions.

The torchbearers of the Winter Paralympic Games include outstanding disabled athletes, coaches and outstanding representatives of the disabled in other industries, as well as a large number of torchbearers for the disabled who are enthusiastic about helping the disabled, promoting the spirit of the Paralympic Games, and realizing the vision of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. people who contribute.

Robotics, autonomous driving technology will be integrated

  Xu Zhijun said that 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.

People can interact and become "Torch Network escorts"

  After the torch relay on February 2nd and February 3rd, there will also be city evening demonstrations in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, making the torch relay process even more exciting.

During the Torch Relay, the official WeChat video account of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee will launch activities and conduct publicity and promotion through Weibo, Douyin, Kuaishou, and Station B. Public participation and interaction can obtain official electronic certificates and become the "Torch Network Protector". runner".

The Torch Relay Media Interview Registration Application Notice will be issued in the near future

  The relevant person in charge of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said that journalists from all over the world are welcome to cover the Beijing Winter Olympics and the torch relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

According to the requirements of epidemic prevention, the organizing committee has taken into account the media scale of the 12 torch relay areas in the three competition areas of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou to the greatest extent, and will issue notices of registration applications for torch relay media interviews to non-registered and registered journalists in the near future.

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