ULAN BATOR, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg has praised China for successfully hosting the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.First of all, I would like to say that China is very successfully hosting the 'white' Olympics or the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Battsetseg told Xinhua.During the a time when the Omicron variant of the coronavirus was on the rise around the world, Battsetseg said China successfully organized the splendid opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by taking the advantage of technology at the highest level under strict anti-pandemic measures with the attendance of leaders of state and government of many countries.She accompanied her country's Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical created and performed by Beijing Children's Art Theater, was staged in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical created and performed by Beijing Children's Art Theater, was staged in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical created and performed by Beijing Children's Art Theater, was staged in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical created and performed by Beijing Children's Art Theater, was staged in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical created and performed by Beijing Children's Art Theater, was staged in Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)Actors perform in a children's musical featuring the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Shuey Rhon Rhon in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2021. The children's musical cr...
Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the National Aquatics Centre in snowing weather in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)Photo taken on Feb. 13, 2022 shows the snow scenery at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of Chi...
SHANGHAI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Shen Ying, a Shanghai native, developed a fascination for skiing seven years ago when she tried the sport for the first time in northeast China's Changbai Mountain.Since then her family would visit north China every winter to enjoy ice-snow sports, where she could hire professional instructors and train using advanced equipment.Skiing is addictive! We look for chances to go skiing when on business trips to the north, said the 36-year-old bank clerk. Her son, who is only two years old, has already savored sporting activities in an ice rink in Shanghai.Thanks to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, consumption related to the ice-snow industry has gained steam across China. The revenue of ice and snow tourism in the country is expected to exceed 320 billion yuan (about 50 billion U.S. dollars) from 2021 to 2022, according to the China Tourism Academy.While residents of northern provinces remain the main consumers of winter sports due to relatively favorable snow conditions and temperatures, data shows that such recreational activities are also increasingly sought after in southern Chinese cities.Bookings for ice-snow tourism soared over 30 percent year on year in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, said the city's administration of culture and tourism.Ice and snow scenic spots in the cities of Xianning and Yichang, in central China's Hubei Province, both received over 30,000 tourists during the holiday, up approximately 60 percent year on year respectively.Shanghai and Guangzhou, boasting professional facilities and venues, have been listed among popular destinations for consumption involving the ice and snow industry, according to Mafengwo, a travel service and social networking platform.Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, consumers in southern China no longer go on inter-provincial ice and snow tours as before, and their repurchase rate of ice and snow sport activiti...
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Although China's women's ice hockey team missed the last eight spot at Beijing 2022, head coach Brian Idalski said he was proud of his players and believes the team's spirit will inspire more to fall in love with the sport.The women's squad, ranked 20th in the world, took down Denmark and Japan, but failed to make into the quarterfinals after defeats to the Czech Republic and Sweden.China's women's ice hockey team competed hard and showed high spirit at Beijing 2022, said Idalski. Hopefully after the Olympic experience young people in China will be inspired to pursue opportunities to play the game.It was the first time in 12 years that China's women have competed in ice hockey at an Olympics. They took seventh place in Vancouver 2010, but didn't qualify for the 2014 and 2018 tournaments.The Olympics are the pinnacle of women's hockey, the coach said.It has been a goal for many years to have this opportunity and I feel blessed to have participated, he noted.We are always striving for more and looking to accomplish perfection, the coach added. Disappointed we did not advance to the top eight, but we made some major strides for China's hockey.Idalski characterizes the China's team as resilient. I believe our ability and character to handle adversity, he said.We were able to stay focused under some challenging circumstance to prepare and play hard.Idalski, who spent a decade coaching at the University of North Dakota (UND), has been coaching the Kunlun Red Star Vanke Rays, a Chinese ice hockey club based in Shenzhen since 2019, leading the team to the Women's Hockey League (WHL) title in 2020 and a runner-up finish the following season.I believe college hockey is a wonderful development model for players to grow, he said.Overall growth begins with the youth level and increasing the number of players that participate, he added.Looking ahead, the coach said the team needs a four-year plan for Italy 2026.
Zhao Wei (2nd, R), inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, presents a tool for making pyrographic calabash artworks to his apprentices in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 10, 2022. Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, a national intangible cultural heritage, has recently created a series of pyrographic calabash artworks themed with Winter Olympics to express his best wishes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and show Chinese traditional culture to the world. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, works on pyrographic calabash artwork at his studio in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 10, 2022. Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, a national intangible cultural heritage, has recently created a series of pyrographic calabash artworks themed with Winter Olympics to express his best wishes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and show Chinese traditional culture to the world. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Undated combo photo shows pyrographic calabash artworks themed with Winter Olympics made by Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography. Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, a national intangible cultural heritage, has recently created a series of pyrographic calabash artworks themed with Winter Olympics to express his best wishes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and show Chinese traditional culture to the world. (Xinhua)Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, works on pyrographic calabash artwork at his studio in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 10, 2022. Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, a national intangible cultural heritage, has recently created a series of pyrographic calabash artworks themed with Winter Olympics to express his best wishes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and show Chinese traditional culture to the world. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)Zhao Wei, inheritor of Tianjin calabash pyrography, works on pyrographic calabash artwork at his studio in north China's Tianji...
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Following are the highlights of the nine snowboard medal events at the Genting Snow Park venue at Beijing 2022, which concluded after American duo Nick Baumgartner/Lindsey Jacobellis won the mixed team cross gold on Saturday.WOMEN'S SLOPESTYLEZoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the first Winter Olympic gold for her country in the final run of the 12-woman final with 92.88 points.MEN'S SLOPSTYLEAfter pulling off a triple cork 1800, Su Yiming made history as China's first male snowboarder to win an Olympic medal. It was a dream come true moment for the 17-year-old when he shared the podium with his idols Max Parrot (gold) and Mark McMorris (bronze) of Canada.WOMEN'S PARALLEL GIANT SLALOMEster Ledecka of the Czech Republic successfully defended her Olympic title in 43.74 seconds. As the first athlete to win gold in two different disciplines at the same Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang 2018, Ledecka failed to defend her Alpine skiing super-G title at Beijing 2022, finishing fifth.MEN'S PARALLEL GIANT SLALOMAustria's Benjamin Karl won, edging Slovenia's Tim Mastnak by 0.82 seconds when the latter missed a gate before the finish line.WOMEN'S HALFPIPEAmerican snowboard talent Chloe Kim retained Olympic women's halfpipe gold at Beijing 2022 with world's top-level tricks in her first run in the final. China's No. 1 Cai Xuetong and PyeongChang 2018 silver medalist Liu Jiayu finished fourth and eighth apiece.MEN'S HALFPIPESecond to Shaun White at the PyeongChang 2018, Japan's 23-year-old talent Ayumu Hirano ended White's dominance in an epic final at Beijing 2022.His stunning five-trick routine, including a back-to-back triple cork 1440, a back-to-back double cork 1260 and a double cork 1440, indicates that a new era for snowboarding halfpipe has begun.WOMEN'S CROSSA six-time world champion and 10-time X Games champion, 36-year-old Jacobellis ended her 16-year wait for a gold in the women's snowboard cross in her fifth Olympic...
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- China beat Italy 12-9 in the fifth round robin session for its second victory in the men's team curling at Beijing 2022 here Saturday afternoon.At the National Aquatics Center, China recorded its first victory, a 5-4 win over Denmark on Friday.Against the more experienced Italian, who placed third at the 2021 European Curling Championships, the Chinese Olympic debutants led 2-0 in the first end, when skip Ma Xiuyue played a raise.After Italy won one point with the hammer in the second end, Ma scored three points in the third through a double takeout and 100 percent success rate, putting China up 5-1.Italy swallowed three points in the fourth end, reducing China's lead to 5-4, before China rushed ahead with their three points to overwhelm Italy 8-4 in the first half.With the hammer, Italy scored two points in the sixth end, and stole another point in the seventh, reducing their deficit to 8-7.Thanks to good shots by the third Zou Qiang, and Ma's decisive double takeout, China made another three for a comfortable 11-7 lead in the eighth, and sealed the victory with stable performance during the last two ends.The advantage in the beginning gave me confidence, which was a great help for me to perform stably, said 30-year-old Ma. We need to move on and keep things in frame in the following games.The other sheet saw tense competition between traditional powerhouse Canada, skipped by star Brad Gushue, and defending world champion Sweden spearheaded by Niklas Edin, an unprecedented five-time world champion.Edin chose to blank the first end, and scored one point in the second with hammer, taking the lead 1-0.On his turn, Gushue was forced to blank the third end after he failed in his attempt to score two points, then gave a steal of one point to Sweden in the fourth, down by 2-0.Canada caught up with a stable performance in the fifth end, and a double takeout by Gushue won them two points to tie the game 2-2, but the lead was taken by Edin's ...
CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- It would be hard to find a more fitting Olympic venue photo manager than a man like Arnold Lim who never takes no for an answer.The Korean-Canadian, 42 years old, is working at his fourth Winter Olympic Games, after making his Olympic debut in 2010 in his home country, before moving to his parents' homeland of South Korea for Pyeongchang 2018, and now coming to his wife's country of China to become the photo manager of the National Cross-country Skiing Center.Serving Beijing 2022 was on Lim's to-do list since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Games seven years ago.It's my priority, and I love China and respect the culture and people here, I'm really happy to be here and want to give my all for the Games, he said.After ten years of running a restaurant with his family, Lim was yearning to work as photojournalist and was excited about the opportunity to do that at the Olympic Games.The Canadian needs to coordinate and arrange route and positions of photojournalists and solve all possible problems at the National Cross-country Skiing Center, where 12 gold medals will be won at Beijing 2022.I know what my role is. I'm coming here to get involved, get active and help everyone.The colleagues were also buoyed by Lim's tireless dedication.My Chinese colleagues have that mentality. China paid a lot to hold the Winter Games and it belongs to all the Chinese people, said Lim.Lim thinks the Winter Games is a window for China to show themselves to the world, and also help Chinese youths involve themselves in winter sports.I believe that more Chinese athletes will participate in the Winter Games in the future, and it's good for Olympics and winter sports, said Lim.The veteran also praised Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot for the Beijing 2022.Everybody loves pandas and the design is great, I have bought one for my children.Though he will continue to serve the Olympic Games in whatever way he can, Lim also plans to take some time ...
Dmitrii Mironov of ROC competes during the Curling Men's Round Robin Session 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics between ROC and Denmark at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)Mark Nichols of Canada competes during the Curling Men's Round Robin Session 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics between Canada and Britain at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)Valentin Tanner (C) of Switzerland competes during the Curling Men's Round Robin Session 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics between Canada and Britain at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)Valentin Tanner (L) and Benoit Schwarz of Switzerland compete during the Curling Men's Round Robin Session 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics between Canada and Britain at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)Mads Noergaard of Denmark competes during the Curling Men's Round Robin Session 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics between ROC and Denmark at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Traditional Chinese culture informed much of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Here are some examples:
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will lodge an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding the anti-doping case involving a figure skater of the Russian Olympic Committee who tested positive for a prohibited substance in an event prior to Beijing 2022, the organization announced on Friday.WADA explained in a statement that the athlete's sample was collected in a competition by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on Dec. 25, 2021 and transported to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden for analysis which on Feb. 7, 2022 returned an adverse analytical finding for the prohibited substance, trimetazidine.The athlete was provisionally suspended immediately by RUSADA, but was allowed to continue competing at Beijing 2022 after the RUSADA Disciplinary Committee lifted the ban two days later on a hearing on Feb. 9, according to WADA, which decided to appeal against the the decision to lift the suspension.WADA's statement came after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Skating Union (ISU) announced to appeal against the RUSADA's decision to lift the provisional suspension on Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva earlier on Friday.
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)World records of speed skating men's 10,000m and short track women's 1,000m were shattered on Friday, which saw Germany stand on top of the tally with seven golds as Beijing 2022 approaches its halfway mark.BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Two world records were refreshed in speed skating and short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, while Germany leads the medal standings with the Games' halfway mark approaching.In the men's 10,000m speed skating, Nils van der Poel of Sweden bagged his second gold medal at the Games with a new world record.After having claimed a gold over the 5,000m distance, the 25-year-old Swede clocked 12 minutes and 30.74 seconds to win the race, shattering his own previous record of 12:32.95 set in February 2021.The National Speed Skating Oval, dubbed the Ice Ribbon, has thus witnessed six new Olympic marks and one world record lowered ever since the speed skating competitions got underway on February 5.Dutch skater Patrick Roest seized the silver in 12:44.59, while Davide Ghiotto of Italy finished third in 12:45.98.Nils van der Poel of Sweden (C), Patrick Roest of the Netherlands (L) and Davide Ghiotto of Italy salute at the flower ceremony of the speed skating men's 10000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)Later in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating quarterfinals, reigning champion Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands renewed the world record to one minute and 26.514 seconds. The previous world record was 1:26.661 set by South Korea's Shim Suk-hee in a World Cup race in Calgary in 2012.Schulting continued her favorable form afterward, defending her title with one minute and 28.391 seconds.I became really confident out there after skating a world record. I was really excited, she said.South Kor...
MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is the safest place on the planet given its anti-coronavirus measures taken during the Winter Olympics, an official of the International Olympic Committee has said.It is almost impossible to get infected with COVID-19 within the bubble, Brian McCloskey, chief of the Beijing 2022 Medical Expert Panel, was quoted by Russia's RIA Novosti news agency as saying recently.We look at the results of all tests every day and everyone has been vaccinated, he said.The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are being held under strict anti-coronavirus measures, RIA Novosti noted.
Athletes compete during the women's 1,000m semifinal of short track speed skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Beijing 2022, believes that the Beijing Winter Olympic legacy will have a positive impact on future generations and China is already a winter sports country.BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said that the Olympic Games is perhaps the most complex event on the planet, like a huge and difficult jigsaw puzzle.For each Olympic Games, the IOC sets up a special Coordination Commission to work with the organizing committee on competitions, venues, media operations, accommodation, arrivals and departures, transport and registration.Due in large part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the preparations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games have been extremely difficult but received positive feedback from Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., the Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Beijing 2022 during an exclusive interview with Xinhua.PREPARATION FOR BEIJING 2022 AMAZES ALLDespite constant discussions on the capacity of the host country and the organizing committee, Samaranch Jr. said that the IOC has never doubted China's hosting capacity and the preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which fully met and exceeded their expectations.Due to travel restrictions since the COVID-19 outbreak, Samaranch Jr. and other members of the coordination committee have had to communicate with BOCOG most of the time by video calls with a time difference.What has been really amazing and impressive is the capacity of this team of people, this organizing committee, and the people of China to organize the Games despite the pandemic, in very difficult conditions and making it successful and very safe for everybody. Very nice effort, said Samaranch Jr.The Olympic delegation of the People's Rep...
“Having 300 million people, far larger than the population of most countries, participate in winter sports is such an amazing achievement, especially when we consider the small number of people who used to ski and skate in the past,” a senior citizen who’s in his seventies told People’s Daily Online jubilantly. “I’ve been skating all my life, and the reason is because I just love it.”As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games kicks off, China has also achieved the goal of having 300 million people participating in winter sports. Devotees of snow and ice activities can also be seen at the skating rink in Beijing’s Central Business District. Among all the skating enthusiasts, there’s always one particular senior citizen on the ice. Wearing a casual suit and a pair of headphones, he shared the story of his own colorful life on the ice.
On February 11, 2022, the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) released Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - Legacy Case Studies (2022) in both Chinese and English.Skiers enjoy freshly fallen snow in ZhangjiakouAmong the numerous achievements detailed in the case studies, legacy highlights include the 346 million Chinese people who have taken part in winter sports since 2015, a ski team created by local farmers in Yanqing, a 317% growth in standard ice rinks in China since 2015, and the annual National Public Ice and Snow Season, the largest public winter sports event in China. Overall, economic growth in all three competition zones, as well as poverty reduction and job creation inZhangjiakou and Yanqing, will continue to have positive effects long after the close of the Games.“The winter sports industry has grown significantly and we have introduced a number of policies to support the Winter Games,” said Li Sen, Director-General of the General Planning Department of Beijing 2022. “Such policies will not end at the close of the Beijing 2022 Games. These policies will still be there.”The 45 legacy case studies provide examples of actions and initiatives which contributed to winter sports popularisation and development in China over the past seven years. They tell stories of ordinary people in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou who have benefitted from the extraordinary opportunities created by the Games to try a new sport, find a new career in the winter sport industry, develop a new business in the local tourism sector, participate in cultural exchanges between China and other countries or raise their families above the poverty line.The Bird’s Nest, built for the Beijing 2008 Games, is also a Beijing 2022 Games venueThey also illustrate how Beijing 2022 has worked closely with various stakeholders, including local, provincial and national governments and domestic and international industries t...
To meet the surging demand for Bing Dwen Dwen dolls, the official mascot for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Jinjiang Hengsheng Toys Co. Ltd. in southeast China’s Fujian Province, a licensed manufacturer of the mascot, resumed production on Feb. 5 and bought plane tickets for all of its employees to return to work early.Workers produce Bing Dwen Dwen dolls at a factory of Jinjiang Hengsheng Toys Co. Ltd. in southeast China’s Fujian Province. (Photo/Dong Yanjun)The company’s general manager Lian Hai’an said they received more than 1 million orders for Bing Dwen Dwen dolls. The factory’s current daily production is about 2,000 items, with the maximum production expected to be 4,000 items per day after Feb. 12 and 40,000 items per day by Feb. 25.Lian introduced that the factory has shipped about 80,000 Bing Dwen Dwen dolls so far, while estimating that the total demand will be as high as 5 million. He also said that as the three licensed manufacturers have expanded their production capacity in an attempt to keep up with demand, they are hopeful that they will be able to ensure that each customer who has placed an order can receive one Bing Dwen Dwen doll by April.The Bing Dwen Dwen doll has two parts— the silica gel that makes up the ice shell, and the plush toy component—a combination Lian said he has never encountered during his more than 30 years of producing toys.Furthermore, they had to make sure that the cloth, the filling and other materials needed for manufacturing the doll are all able to meet the standards set by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG). This means that it is not easy to manufacture the doll. “It takes at least 30 minutes to manufacture a Bing Dwen Dwen doll, and about 50 procedures are involved,” Lian introduced.Lian expressed that he is confident to meet orders from customers.A worker produces Bing Dwen Dwen dolls at a factory of Jinjiang Hengsheng Toys Co. Ltd. in southeast China’s Fujian...
How to read “Bing Dwen Dwen” and Shuey Rhon Rhon in different languages? Here are the answers from our foreign language editors.Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, is a panda in an ice suit. And Shuey Rhon Rhon, the mascot of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games, is a Chinese lantern child.
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