(Beijing Winter Paralympic Games) Yanqing Awards Plaza is ready for the moment of glory for the winners
China News Service, Beijing, March 2nd (Reporter Wang Zumin) On the evening of March 1st, with the successful conclusion of another all-element and whole-process rehearsal, the Yanqing Awards Plaza, which presents the highlights of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics' award-winning athletes, has been completed. Ready.
The snowflake roof of Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
Welcome to "Snow Crystal Palace": Under the "Tree of Life" for the winners' dreams
Yanqing Awards Plaza is located in the International Pavilion of Beijing Expo Park. It is the only non-competitive venue that only undertakes the tasks of the Winter Paralympics.
The roof of the venue is composed of 94 "snowflakes", each with six petals. It integrates many green technologies such as rainwater harvesting, photovoltaics, lighting, and shading, reflecting the concept of green development, frugal hosting and sustainable utilization.
The large-format glass curtain wall is crystal clear, and the whole is like a palace composed of snowflakes and ice crystals.
The design concept of the main stage in the "Snow Crystal Palace" is "Tree of Life", which integrates the unique architectural features of the International Pavilion of the Expo, takes the ice tree transformed from ice and snow as the main body, and incorporates design elements such as the Great Wall and ice and snow culture.
The strong and tough tree trunk symbolizes the life force of the Winter Paralympic athletes "growing" in the snow, and spreads the sports spirit of bravery, perseverance, hard work and self-transcendence.
When the crystal-clear snowflakes sparkle in the treetops, it is the moment when the award-winning athlete's dream comes true.
The main stage of Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
The significance of the Winter Paralympics is not only reflected in the arena.
Yanqing Awards Plaza invites the Chinese Disabled Persons' Art Troupe to give a warm-up performance. Combined with the characteristics of the Winter Paralympic Games, it shows the optimistic, confident and high-spirited outlook of the disabled. While paying tribute to the Winter Paralympic athletes, it interprets their fighting spirit and inspiration. story.
At the same time, it also conveys to the world the wishes and concepts of the integration of the disabled and the healthy, and the shared beauty and beauty.
The Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza will run for a total of 7 days. From March 6th to 12th, it will undertake the medal presentation ceremony for 27 competitions in the Yanqing Division of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.
At that time, the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza and the Zhangjiakou Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza will hold award ceremonies successively, which will be broadcast live around the world.
Rehearsal for the award ceremony in Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
A "palace" of honor, a "home" full of warmth
"Barrier-free" is the core element of the award plaza for the Winter Paralympic Games, and it is also the most fundamental principle for the construction of the award plaza in Yanqing.
The Beijing Expo Park's owner, the Expo Company, has always adhered to the standard of first good, and has jointly designed many barrier-free passage schemes with the construction units, Beijing Enterprises Group and Beijing Olympic Group, with precise operation details.
The reconstructed "ground cables", the barrier lights in the barrier-free toilets, and the gradually sloping route are the results of repeated communication and multi-field docking, making every effort to ensure the barrier-free operation of the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza.
For example, for the stage ramps and photography platform ramps with limited space in the venue, the construction and installation are carried out by turning back, and a rest platform is set up in the middle of the longer ramps to form a progressively sloping travel route and so on.
Rehearsal for the award ceremony in Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
The Paralympic Games are divided into three categories: standing, sitting and visually impaired. For different athletes and award guests, the award ceremony team has conducted long-term training for relevant personnel. In each exercise in the award plaza, different situations will be simulated. of various awards.
In addition, the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza is also committed to the "barrier-free construction" of service and awareness, so that disabled friends who come here can not only feel the convenience and convenience in action, but also feel like a spring breeze in psychology.
A person in charge of the square told reporters that "Snow Crystal Palace" is a "palace" carrying honor and a big family full of warmth and love.
Accessible ramp in Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
Escort the highlights of Winter Paralympic athletes
According to Lai Huiwu, Executive Deputy General Manager of Beijing Expo Investment and Development Co., Ltd. and Deputy Director of Territorial Relations of the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza Operation Team, the Expo Company takes serving and guaranteeing the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza as its top priority.
According to the decision and deployment of the Yanqing District Party Committee and District Government, the Expo Company has built a comprehensive service guarantee platform for the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games, mobilizing about 600 people to provide support for the Winter Olympics in various aspects such as awards, torch relay, and hotel accommodation.
"As a member of the operation team of the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza, we are also employees of the Expo Company. Dual identities mean double responsibilities. We need to focus on the goal of safe, efficient and orderly operation of the awards plaza during the competition. Ensure smooth and orderly progress of all work." Lai Huiwu said.
Barrier-free toilets in Yanqing Awards Plaza.
Photo courtesy of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games Yanqing Awards Plaza Operation Team
Power security is also a top priority.
With the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the power security team of the Beijing Awards Plaza moved to Yanqing, joined with the previous power security personnel of the Paralympic Awards Plaza, and officially entered the closed-loop working state of the Paralympic Games.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, the power security team of the award plaza has adopted the "dual-track operation" mode of the two award plazas, and deployed support forces simultaneously in the Yanqing Paralympic Awards plaza to conduct inspections and monitoring of power equipment and operation conditions.
At present, the low-voltage load connection work of the Yanqing Winter Paralympic Awards Plaza is being carried out in an orderly manner, and all the staff of the power security team have completed the state transition, striving to escort the Winter Paralympic athletes at the highlight moment.
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The power security team conducts equipment inspections.
Photo courtesy of the power security team of Yanqing Awards Plaza