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Dalian: Colorful activities for the Winter Olympics

Guangming Daily reporter Wu Lin Guangming Daily correspondent Xu Yuanyuan

In the early morning of January 28, at the Chen Lu International Ice Center in Dalian, Liaoning Province, the period before the official opening of the ice rink belonged to the hockey player. The Dalian Ice Hockey Association Junior Team, which is preparing for the first Youth Winter Games in Liaoning Province, has two groups of athletes engaged in fierce confrontation on the field. Not long ago, Zhao Boshen, who just celebrated his 10th birthday, is 6 years old, and he told reporters with special confidence: "The Chinese ice hockey team competes in the Winter Olympic Games, our team also wants to go to the provincial games, we will cheer together with the Chinese team!" ”

With the east wind of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Dalian ice and snow sports set off a boom this winter. The passenger flow of 7 ski resorts in Dalian has increased significantly. The "doll army" of the ski winter camp, organized by various ski clubs in Dalian, has become the main consumer force in the ski market this winter. At the Linhai Ski Resort on the outskirts of Downtown Dalian, 7-year-old Zhang Aichu "walks against the wind" on the high-end ski slopes under the guidance of a coach. The children's posture was recorded one by one by the coach on mobile phone video. Zhang Aichu's mother, Chu Chun, said: "Our whole family is a ski enthusiast, and his father and I met each other on skiing. In fact, we are very concerned about every Winter Olympics, and this year (the Winter Olympics) is held at the doorstep of our homes, which feels even more different. The passenger flow of two indoor professional ice rinks in Dalian also climbed sharply after the start of the winter vacation. Yao Xin, manager of Chen Lu International Ice Center, told reporters that this year's center skating winter camp plans to carry out 6 sessions, each 5 days, has been held 3 sessions, the number of applicants compared with last year has increased greatly.

Winter Olympics, Spring Festival, double happiness at the door. Dalian has held a variety of activities to welcome the Winter Olympics and celebrate the New Year.

On the occasion of the 10-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the "Winter Olympics" Youth Ice and Snow Sports Knowledge Network jointly undertaken by the Dalian Municipal Sports Bureau and Dalian News media group has a prize answer question officially launched, edutainment, and netizens who answer all the questions correctly can participate in the 200 youth ski winter camp experience lottery and truly release their sports passion on the ski resort. The Dalian Youth Winter Olympics Theme Painting Contest, jointly organized by the Dalian Spiritual Civilization Guidance Office, the Dalian Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Dalian Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and other units, has accepted the upload of works since January 20, and the teenagers in Dalian will use paintings to express the enthusiasm of "Welcoming the Winter Olympics and I cheer for Chinese athletes". The series of activities of the 3rd National Ice and Snow Games in Dalian has been held since November 2021 and will continue until April this year. Among them, the citizens' family fun snow play activity was kicked off on January 28 in dalian city major snow parks, and the organizer of the event, Dalian Ski Association and Laohutan Ocean Park Polar Pavilion, "invited" cute penguins as ambassadors for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

In addition, during the Spring Festival, the new "Winter Olympic Train" will be fully decorated and unveiled on Dalian's most distinctive Tram Line 201. It is reported that the interior and exterior layout of the tram is based on the theme of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, taking into account the popularization of winter Olympic knowledge. The "Winter Olympic Train" is expected to become a beautiful landscape on the streets of Dalian this winter.

Guangming Daily ( 2022-02-03 03 edition)