China News Service, Hangzhou, February 21 (Zhang Yuhuan and Zhang Yudi) At the just-concluded closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a "picture of the weeping willow" bid farewell to the event with "broken willows for love".
On the banks of the Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, new willows are waiting to sprout in the cold wind, welcoming the arrival of a new event.
The 21st is the 200-day countdown to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (hereinafter referred to as the Hangzhou Asian Games). A "Happy Photo Studio" was set up in the Canal Sports Park in Gongshu District, Hangzhou. Looking forward to the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Breakdance performance in front of the venue.
Photo by Wang Gang
For many of them, this expectation has taken root years ago.
Photographer Liao Xiong, who lives near the park, has used his professional photography equipment to record the entire construction process of the Asian Games venue "National Ball Center" since the demolition of the original plot.
In his camera, there are workers carrying steel pipes in the sun, the venues are taking shape, the cherry blossoms in Spring Park are in full bloom, and there are white "snow tops" on the venues in winter... In five years, Liao Xiong used Nearly 100,000 photos have witnessed the "birth" of the venue.
With the changing seasons, the Canal Sports Park has also changed from a wasteland to a beautiful garden.
Looking at the children running in the park under the sun, Liao Xiong seemed to be able to see another grand scene 200 days later.
"During the Hangzhou Asian Games, I would like to continue to use the camera to record the sports event at my doorstep."
Liao Xiong participated in the construction of the Asian Games venues from scratch with frame-by-frame images. For Zhao Qinggong, the venue builder and deputy director of the relocation department of the Chengzhong Village Command in Gongshu District, every brick and tile here is the expectation. leave marks.
Foreign friends take pictures in the "Happy Photo Studio".
Photo by Zhang Yudi
"Thousands of people participated in the construction of the park and the stadium. We have worked hard, and we have also gained joy and happiness." Zhao Qinggong said that what he and the workers look forward to most is to be able to sit in the stadium one day. Watch the game inside and cheer on the athletes.
Passing through the artificial lake and urban river in the south area of the Canal Sports Park, and passing through the "Comprehensive Fitness Center", you can see the golden "National Ball Center".
It is the venue for the table tennis and breakdance competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games. After the game, it will be "transformed" into a comprehensive indoor gymnasium.
"The venue has 8 entrances and more than 40 functional rooms. We must accurately remember the function of each room and the event operation process." Sun Xiaoling, a member of the venue operation team, told reporters that she has been working in the venue for more than half a month. I walked in the "National Ball Center" nearly a hundred times.
People in front of the Hangzhou Asian Games mascot sculpture.
Photo by Wang Gang
"In order to ensure the smooth progress of the event, we still need to equip a lot of equipment. For example, the breakdance event has become the official competition event of the Asian Games for the first time, and there is no previous procurement experience for relevant competition equipment. To better serve the official competition in September." Sun Xiaoling said.
For her and the team, the "expectation" for the Hangzhou Asian Games is the smooth progress of the event.
For Pan Yu, a breakdance volunteer in Gongshu District, the breakdance "entering Asia" is a "great event" for the entire industry.
"In recent years, more and more people are practicing breakdance, and the atmosphere of breakdance is getting better and better." He sighed that this popular symbol that was popular in China in the 1980s and 1990s, with the Asian Games Arrival or will once again set off a wave.
"We will mobilize the breakdance enthusiasts around us and strive to show this spirit of sports love to more people."
People take pictures in front of the "Happiness Photo Studio".
Photo by Zhang Yudi
At the entrance of the venue, the breakdance volunteers are bringing a vibrant breakdance performance. The explosive power of each difficult movement has infected many audiences.
Among the onlookers, there were also some fascinated foreign faces.
"Break dancing is very popular in the United States. You can also see break dancing performances in many TV programs, but I didn't expect it to become an official event of the Asian Games. I am very curious and look forward to this competition." Antonio from the US said.
This blond "foreigner" has lived in Hangzhou for 10 years, and he is very excited to witness the arrival of a sports event in this familiar city.
"If possible, I would like to volunteer during the competition, do some translation work for everyone, and serve athletes from all over Asia." (End)