China News Service, Zhangjiakou, February 4 (Reporter Li Xiaowei and Xiao Guangming) On the first anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, on February 4, the opening ceremony of the 4th Hebei Ice and Snow Games was held at the National Ski Jumping Center in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. "Snow Ruyi" held.

  This year's Ice and Snow Games is hosted by the Hebei Provincial Government, Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau, Zhangjiakou Municipal People's Government, and Hebei Ice and Snow Sports Association. The comprehensive development and utilization of Winter Olympics venues and ice and snow venues in cities and counties will boost the post-Olympic economic development.

The picture shows the scene of the opening ceremony, athletes and referees taking the oath.

Photo courtesy of Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau

  At the opening ceremony, the Malanhua Children's Choir, which sang the Olympic anthem in Greek at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, once again infected the audience with their immature children's voices.

Figure skating, ice hockey games, ice roller skating and other passionate ice and snow sports exhibitions present the post-Olympic era from multiple angles, levels and dimensions. Utilization, construction of Beijing-Zhangjiakou Sports Culture Tourism Belt and other major achievements.

  This year's Ice and Snow Games has a total of 7 major events including roller skating, pulley, curling, ice skating, skiing, ice hockey, and snow football, covering 19 sub-items and 358 sub-events, and has 3 groups: youth group, college group, and social group , a total of more than 500 teams from 11 cities divided into districts and Dingzhou, Xinji, Xiong'an New District and schools in the province participated, and more than 5,000 participants participated in all projects.

The Malanhua Children's Choir sang the song "I Love Snowflakes" for the opening ceremony.

Photo by Li Xiaowei

  Since 2019, Hebei has been the first country in the country to hold the provincial ice and snow games by means of organizing competitions step by step. It has held three ice and snow games, attracting people from all over the province to participate in ice and snow sports. In order to promote the popularity of ice and snow sports in the province, It has played a vital role in realizing the goal of 30 million people participating in ice and snow sports in Hebei.

  It is reported that the 4th Ice and Snow Games in Hebei Province will last until February 8.

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