China Matters Focuses on the Beijing Winter Olympics in MG Animation
SocietyUlaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. Winter
games have been popular in ancient times and experienced a long process of
development.
During
the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were large-scale winter sports activities in
Beijing. The Shichahai Lake Rink on the west side of the Forbidden City in
Beijing was a “skating oval” for the royal members. In the last month of the
lunar calendar, a vast winter sports game would be held there. Today, the
Shichahai Lake Rink is still a must-see for both old and young Beijingers.
Besides,
both Nordic region and China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have a long
history of skiing. The world’s appeal to winter games is inherited from the
past to the present.
Beijing,
the host of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, is about to have new sparks with
Olympics. Once densely smoky, the Shougang Steel Plant has been transformed
into an eco-friendly Winter Olympics park. The Guyangshu Valley of Zhangjiakou,
co-host city for the Beijing 2022, was once a barren mountain. It has turned
into a comprehensive Olympic Park including modern venues such as the National
Ski Jumping Center and the National Cross-country Skiing Center. Beijing Subway’s
special line for the Winter Olympic was also put into operation.
As
of October 2021, 346 million people in China had participated in winter sports,
with a participation rate of 24.56%. China has achieved its goal of encouraging
300 million people to participate in winter sports. Today, the winter sports
are gaining increasing popularity in China.
What
if people from the Qing Dynasty in favor of winter sports, the Vikings from the
Nordic areas, the people from Altay of Xinjiang, and the visit the opening
ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics?
China
Matters produced the animated video When Ancient Athletes Meet Modern Winter
Games. This animated video examines the development of winter sports from
the perspective of a group of “time travelers”, conveying China’s wish to
encourage more people to join winter sports.
In
the form of MG animation, the animated video exhibits the historical relics
such as the cliff painting depicting skiing activities in Altay of Xinjiang and Norwegian
ancient snowboards. It tells the story of winter sports making their way around
China.
Contact:
Tan Jiaqing
Tel:008610-68996961
E-mail: jqtan@cnmatters.com
YouTube
Links: https://youtu.be/o_W_x7vUhaY