On the afternoon of February 11, IOC President Bach visited the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, visited the square area, the truce wall, the Ice Great Wall, the statue of the Olympic goddess, the Chinese culture exhibition area, the Traditional Chinese medicine exhibition area and the licensed shop, and had lunch in the athletes' restaurant. Cheng Hong, the village chief of Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, met with Chairman Bach in English throughout the video format. "If I stay in your village for three days, I will grow another ten pounds, and the food here is so delicious." Bach said bluntly.
Cheng Hong thanked Bach for his help and support in hosting a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic Games, and paid tribute to Bach for proposing the new Olympic motto of "faster, higher, stronger - more united" and bringing the Olympic spirit to a new height.
"Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, as the village with the largest number of delegations among the three Winter Olympic villages, serves about 1,300 athletes and team officials from 87 delegations." Cheng Hong introduced that in the preparatory process, Yanqing Village closely combined the Olympic elements and Chinese characteristics, the IOC delegations have come to Yanqing Village many times, put forward professional and valuable opinions, together for many problems to find the best solution, they praised the operation of the village, squares, historical sites and traditional Chinese medicine exhibition area, I believe that Yanqing Winter Olympic Village can also leave a deep impression on Bach who has visited China many times.
Subsequently, Cheng Hong introduced the statue of the Olympic goddess outside the reception room, the ink and bamboo paintings rich in Chinese cultural characteristics, and presented the auspicious tea cup and the famous historical and cultural heritage album of Beijing, including the Chinese and English Great Wall, the Central Axis, and the Grand Canal, and wished Bach a wonderful and smooth event and a happy life during his stay in China.
Bach thanked Cheng Hong for his warm meeting. "I would like to congratulate Yanqing Winter Olympic Village. I've just had lunch in the village, and I have to say that if I stay in your village for three days, I'll grow another ten pounds, and the meal here is so delicious. "I personally feel very pleased that all the athletes I spoke to on the road are extremely satisfied with the rooms, meals and services here, and the volunteers are also excellent, their smiles are warm and they can be proud." ”
Bach also mentioned that the efforts made by Yanqing Village are important for the success of the Winter Olympics, as well as for the athletes of the 87 delegations, which is a great achievement. "Please keep up the good work until you send everyone away safely, and then you can celebrate and you can be proud of yourself."