The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Cultural Exchange Event and a 200-day countdown gala of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were held in northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district on Sunday. (Photos: Xinhua, compiled by Wang Shuaiou)

The highlight of the event was a Winter Olympics-themed performance and cultural exchanges between the two cities. Photo shows the performance for the 200-day countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in northwestern Beijing's Yanqing district on Sunday.

Photo shows another gala for the 200-day countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, on Sunday.

When the curtain is raised in 2022, Beijing will become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.