China News Service, Shijiazhuang, November 25th (Zhao Danmei and Li Xiaowei) "China has become the mainstay of promoting the Olympic spirit to the world." At the 2022 China (Hebei) International Ice and Snow Industry Development Conference held on the 25th, International Olympic Committee Vice President Hu Ann Antonio Samaranch (Jr. Samaranch) addressed the conference via video.
Samaranch Jr. said that from the 2008 Olympic Games to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, China has become the mainstay of promoting the Olympic spirit to the world.
The venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics have delivered a satisfactory and successful answer sheet for the subsequent Olympic era, setting an unattainable benchmark for the use of Olympic heritage for future Olympic organizers to learn from.
He said that as a city that hosts most snow sports events, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province adheres to the principle of "green and sustainable", and has successfully created a number of world-class projects represented by "Snow Ruyi" and "Bing Yuhuan".
Today, the ice and snow industry is booming in Zhangjiakou, and the ice and snow-related tourism industry is also thriving, vividly presenting China's efficiency, China's vitality, and China's speed, as well as the Chinese people's spirit of pursuing excellence.
Samaranch Jr. firmly believes that China will set a world example in sustainable utilization of Olympic heritage.
The 2022 China (Hebei) International Ice and Snow Industry Development Conference held on the same day will promote the signing of a number of cooperation projects in the fields of ice and snow, cultural tourism, sports, and new energy, and strive to create an international ice and snow event that integrates project negotiation, industry docking, and post-Olympic venue utilization. A comprehensive post-Olympic economic international exchange and cooperation platform integrating sports promotion, exhibition tourism promotion and ice and snow industry expo.
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