Enjoy the Winter Olympic | 8266 Winter Olympics city cultural activities in Beijing

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is about to kick off, and the city culture of the Winter Olympics has also ushered in a climax. The reporter learned from the Office of the Beijing Municipal Urban Cultural Activity Group and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that the 51 member units at the two levels of the urban area included in the activity group organized and planned 659 offline and online Winter Olympics urban cultural activities and 11,600. As of March, 538 and 8,266 more will be conducted.

There are cultural events for the Winter Olympics every day

There are cultural stages, ice and snow interactive activities, and new experiences of science and technology, from February 4, the Winter Olympic Cultural Plaza, an important presentation of the city's cultural activities during the games, will be officially operated until the end of the Winter Paralympic Games, where the arrival of the public will be greeted every day with rich activities.

There are a total of 16 Winter Olympic Cultural Squares in the city, distributed in 15 districts, most of which are located in parks or open squares in front of landmark cultural facilities. The square is rich in Winter Olympic elements, and from February 4, the center stage of each square will stage two theatrical performances every day, for a total of 1,008 performances. The performance lineup includes professional art academy actors and amateur mass cultural teams, who will perform acrobatics, quyi, lion dance, song and dance, opera, recitation, square dance, martial arts performances, etc.

Technology empowers the new experience of the Winter Olympics to be one of the characteristics of the Winter Olympic Cultural Plaza. Citizens can simulate participating in ice and snow sports through AR and VR technology. In addition, the square also set up an ice and snow sports experience area, so that citizens can experience the concept of healthy life in addition to experiencing ice and snow sports. For example, Shijingshan District and Miyun District Winter Olympic Cultural Square set up ice and snow sports areas through artificial snowmaking to lead citizens to experience the speed and passion of snow sports. Shunyi District and Pinggu District Winter Olympic Cultural Square set up curling and skiing experience areas. The square also set up a winter Olympics theme exhibition area to promote the Olympic concept and popularize the knowledge of ice and snow sports.

91 Winter Olympic demonstration facilities punch in front of their homes

In order to create the concept of Winter Olympic facilities around the citizens, the city has also launched 91 Winter Olympic demonstration facilities, including 6 categories, namely communities, villages, public libraries, cultural centers, museums, theaters, etc. Compared with the Winter Olympic Cultural Square, they are closer to the public and easier to participate in activities.

In the Olympic bookhouse jointly built by the Capital Library and the Capital Institute of Physical Education, Yang Linping, a disabled reader, braved the wind and snow to come, but felt the warmth of spring. The first time I walked into the library of sports themes, his reading life opened a window, here is a member of the Beijing Municipal Public Library card service system, with the function of borrowing and returning, which greatly facilitates his inconvenient legs and feet.

The Winter Olympic Community in Guangning Street, Shijingshan District, launched the second ice and snow sports season. Haidian District also organized the "Winter Olympics Experience into the Community" activity, through song and dance performances, fun sports experience and other forms, so that citizens can feel the fun brought by ice and snow sports at their doorstep.

More than 6,000 performances are colorful

In terms of the creation and performance of the theme of the Winter Olympics, the Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television will premiere the documentary "About Winter", broadcast the TV series "The Family of the Winter Olympics", "The Name of Ice and Snow" and the radio drama "Gui Yan". The Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism will organize the Beijing Opera House, the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra to hold a series of Peking opera performance activities of "Beijing Cavity Jingyun Celebrating the Winter Olympics", a Kunqu concert to the future together with the "Celebrating the New Year and the Winter Olympics" concert and a "Welcoming the Winter Olympics and Celebrating the New Year" concert. The Municipal Federation of Literature and Literature will hold a concert of original songs of "Singing the Olympic Games". Daxing, Shunyi, Pinggu, Miyun and other districts will also hold cultural performances with the theme of the Winter Olympics and spring festival. Dongcheng, Haidian, Mentougou, Tongzhou and Yanqing will also hold cultural temple fairs and garden tours of different scales and forms.

From January to March, 423 dramas, Peking operas, dance dramas, children's dramas, acrobatics, magic, cross-talk, concerts and other 423 performances will be staged in various theaters in Beijing. The National Centre for the Performing Arts will perform the dance drama "Li Bai" and the drama "Dahui Class". Zhongshan Park Music Hall performed the "Dragon Tenghu Leaping New Year Percussion Concert". The Grand Theater of the Palace of National Culture will stage the children's drama "Uncle Rat Got Up Late". Performing Arts Group's newly created children's drama "Ice dream of ice and snow melting" will also debut at the First Picture Theater.

The Office of the Beijing Municipal Cultural Activity Group of the Winter Olympics reminds that in the event of unexpected situations such as the epidemic and extreme weather, the cultural activities in the cities of the Winter Olympics will be adjusted. Members of the public can pay attention to the official websites, Weibo, WeChat, etc. of each organizer in a timely manner to understand relevant information.

For more information, stay tuned to the Winter Olympics.

Client The Winter Olympics | Reporter Li Yang

Editor: Han Ye

Process Editor Wu Yue