China is hopeful of achieving its best-ever Winter Olympics medal tally at the Beijing 2022 Games. (Photos: Xinhua)

Photo taken on July 28, 2020 shows an inner view of the iconic "Water Cube" swimming venue from 2008, which now has become the "Ice Cube", a premier curling venue, in Beijing.

A visitor takes a photo of an electronic poster announcing the countdown of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on July 13, 2020.

A visitor takes a photo of a sculpture in an art exhibition related to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on July 13, 2020.

Photo taken on Jan 9, 2019 shows students playing ice hockey during a skating training session at Taipingzhuang Central Primary School, in Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China.