China News Service, Hulunbuir, February 17 (Reporter Xing Chong) Ice and snow are burning in northern Xinjiang. On the 17th, the eighth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the 14th National Winter Games kicked off in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Data map: In Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia, "Fourteenth Winter" themed elements stand on the streets. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Wenhua
The shape of the opening ceremony venue is like a holy Hada floating and stretched, and the "Fourteen Winters" emblem "Winter Rhythm" is eye-catching. It is based on the glyph of "winter" and resembles the Morgele River, "the most meandering water in the world" that flows through Hulunbuir. It twists and turns, presenting a rotating and rising "momentum".
At the beginning of spring two years ago, the Beijing Winter Olympics opened grandly. The emblem "Winter Dream" also comes from the word "winter", with dancing lines depicting the Chinese people's passionate dream for winter sports. When China holds its first major national winter sports event in the "post-Winter Olympics era", the outside world will be able to see new phenomena and ideas in China's ice and snow sports through the "14th Winter".
An overview of the history of the Winter Games is a history of the development of China’s ice and snow sports. Although the first Winter Games can be traced back to 1959, it still falls within the scope of the National Games. In 1965, the second National Games did not include ice and snow events, so the second Winter Games was not even held. Since then, many Winter Games have been held in Northeast China. , "Ice and snow sports cannot go out of Shanhaiguan" is a true portrayal of the past.
When the Winter Games torch was lit for the first time in Inner Mongolia, this Winter Games, the largest in scale, with the most events and the highest standards, more concretely interpreted a new chapter in China’s ice and snow sports: more than 3,700 athletes participated, with up to 8 major events, There are 16 sub-categories and 176 minor events. For the first time, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities will participate in the competition. For the first time, mass events will be set up... The level of ice and snow competition has increased, and the ice and snow territory has been further expanded.
"From scratch, the most important thing is 'something'." As Zhai Xiaomeng, the coach of Guangdong's first ski jumping team who led the team in the competition, said, with this "start" in place, the southern province has a lot to do. Many teams from Guangdong, Sichuan and other places have stood on the podium of the Winter Games for the first time in the preliminary events. After the opening, more players from Chongqing, Guizhou, Macau and other places will make their debuts. The "Southern and Northern accents" in the Winter Games are not only pursuing and building dreams, but also expanding the base and adding depth to the comprehensive and balanced development of Chinese sports.
"Driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", the vision proposed by China when hosting the Winter Olympics has become a reality. In Hulunbuir, the Pearl of Northern Xinjiang, the popularity rate of ice and snow sports in the city’s 313 primary and secondary schools is as high as 100%. In recent years, more than 200,000 people have directly and indirectly participated in ice and snow sports. The "Fourteenth Winter" follows the Winter Olympics. This new "city of winter sports" is also a "city of winter charm".
From a picture to a real scene, it is the epitome of people-centered sports development thinking. As sports become increasingly diversified in Chinese social life, the positioning of the National Games has gradually shifted from a "competitive training ground" to a "national sport for all." Under the guidance of "hosting a conference well, improving a city", the event interacts deeply with the city; the "14th Winter" uses the theme slogan of "igniting the passion of ice and snow and letting the Chinese dream fly". People's pursuit of sports dreams and their pursuit of a better life Yearnings are closely integrated.
In China's journey to become a sports power, the Beijing Winter Olympics has become an important historical coordinate. It was praised by International Olympic Committee President Bach as "opening a new era" and "will greatly change the world's winter sports landscape." China regards hosting the "14th Winter" as an important measure to accelerate the construction of a sports power, and will continue to contribute to the world through the high-quality development of ice and snow sports.
The "Winter Rhythm" emblem of the "Fourteenth Winter" is just like an abstract version of the Morgler River. Starting from Hulunbuir, where more than 3,000 rivers flow, China's "winter dream" about ice and snow sports surges, continuing to write a new chapter in the story of ice and snow. (over)