Exhibition on Beijing 2022 co-host Zhangjiakou opens in Singapore
2022-01-18
A photo exhibition featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics co-host city Zhangjiakou was launched at the China Cultural Centre in Singapore on Jan 15.
The exhibition is co-organized by the Municipal People's Government of Zhangjiakou, the China National Tourist Office in Singapore, the China Cultural Centre in Singapore and China Express Travel (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Through a series of photos of Winter Olympics venues in Zhangjiakou in North China's Hebei province and the city’s places of interest, natural scenery, local customs, and intangible cultural heritage, the show aims to interpret the spirit of Beijing Winter Olympics for Singaporeans.
Xiao Jianghua, director of the China Cultural Centre and the China National Tourist Office in Singapore, Ellen Lee Geck Hoon, president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association and a former member of Parliament, the Singaporean table tennis player Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, and other guests attended the event.
Addressing the ceremony, Xiao said that Beijing has become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. After six years of preparations, the Beijing 2022 Olympics will be an unforgettable event for global Winter Olympic athletes and ice and snow sports lovers. Although no Singaporean athletes have qualified for the Games, Singapore Changi Airport will become a hub in the region for the event. Singapore Airlines' charter service will not only facilitate the participants of the Winter Olympics from many countries in the region and the southern hemisphere, but also provide valuable support for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Hoon said that as a representative of the sports community in Singapore, she paid close attention to and was very impressed with the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. She praised the Chinese government and its people for building high-level venues and stadiums and making full preparations for the Games, and expressed her full confidence in the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Zhangjiakou, with rich cultural and natural resources, is only 180 kilometers away from Beijing. It boasts nine ski resorts and ski runs totaling more than 160 kilometers in length, forming the largest winter sports venue cluster in the country.
The exhibition will run through Jan 24.
11 am-5 pm, closed on Mondays. China Cultural Centre in Singapore.