Children pose for a photo with the mascot of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9,2021.
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From the Hangzhou Asian Games emblem “tide” to the theme slogan “heart and heart harmony, @ future”, from the mascot “Jiangnan memory” combination to the core graphics “moist” and color system “light makeup”, at the moment, these Asian Games aesthetics constitute a Asian Games landscape, all over Zhejiang, radiation throughout the country.
The city is changing into the “Asian Games makeup”, to meet the Hangzhou Asian Games pace is accelerating.
Take over the Winter Olympics, sprint Asian Games.
On the 21st, the Hangzhou Asian Games ushered in the 200 days countdown, entered another key node.
preparations for the Asian Games have entered a critical stage of all-out sprint, full readiness and decisive victory.
Every Asian Games is a grand ceremony, as the host, we have good reason to place special expectations for this time.
Since 2015, Hangzhou won the right to host the 2022 Asian Games in 2022, under the leadership of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and provincial government, under the support and coordination of relevant units, Hangzhou has jointly promoted Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua, Shaoxing, Huzhou and other co-organizing cities, and implemented all the work in an orderly and detailed manner.
This expectation, this mood, but also more and more strong.
“Hold a good meeting and promote a city”.
The Asian Games, after 200 days, also opened a “window of the world” for us to show the charm of the city.
The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, also known as the “Big Lotus”, is the main venue for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo by Pan Haisong and Wang Jianlong, journalist from Zhejiang News Client
By the Qiantang River, the main sports stadium and tennis center of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, which resemble lotus flowers in appearance, complement the nearby gymnasium and swimming pool; On the banks of the Dayun River, the “Yucong Hall” National Football Center and the “Hangzhou Umbrella” Hockey Field in the Canal Sports Park echo from north to south
The preparation for the Asian Games requires venues to take the lead. According to the guiding principle of “Hangzhou as the mainstay, sharing throughout the province” and the concept of “green, intelligent, thrifty, and civilized”, the Hangzhou Asian Games has a total of 57 competition venues (including 2 independent venues for the Asian Paralympics), 31 independent training venues, 5 Asian Games villages, and sub villages throughout the province. Currently, 57 competition venues have been basically completed and have entered the stage of functional acceptance for competitions. 31 independent training venues will also be delivered in May this year.
Since the release of the Hangzhou Asian Games City Action Plan Outline, Hangzhou has actively focused on ensuring the needs of Asian Games commuting and environmental improvement, and has been doing a good job in ensuring urban operation. On the basis of completing 8 Asian Games guaranteed expressways, 71 subway reconstruction roads, and 161 road repair projects to welcome the Asian Games last year, this year we will continue to implement 22 Asian Games guaranteed expressways, 97 subway reconstruction road projects, 15 road repair projects to welcome the Asian Games, and 44 landscape improvement projects, all of which will be completed by the end of May. Meanwhile, the 180 comprehensive renovation and upgrading projects for the last kilometer of the venue will be completed by the end of June. Co host cities such as Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jinhua, Shaoxing, and Huzhou are also making every effort to strive for excellence and do a good job in every aspect, promoting the overall transformation and comprehensive leap of cities.
Next, Hangzhou and its co host cities will continue to make every effort to enhance their urban appearance and environment, implement special actions for urban environmental transformation and upgrading, focus on key nodes and important areas, improve standards, create high-quality products, and showcase the beautiful scenery of the entire region, in order to welcome the Asian Games with the best state and the most beautiful environment.
Driven by digital reform, the flower of intelligence is blooming everywhere in the Asian Games. The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee is deeply planning to promote the construction of the “Intelligent Asian Games”, applying the latest, coolest, and most cutting-edge technology in various stages of the Asian Games preparation from three dimensions: organizing, participating, and observing. Through the construction of the “Smart Asian Games One Stop”, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee has created the world’s first one-stop digital observation service platform for large-scale comprehensive sports events. Focusing on the six aspects of “food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment”, combined with ticketing functions and epidemic prevention plans, it integrates various types of city services to provide viewers with “one-stop” services from ticket purchase, travel, observation to accommodation, food, and tourism, becoming a digital reform achievement of the Asian Games with Hangzhou’s recognition.
On the morning of May 22, 2021, the global recruitment launch event for volunteers for the Hangzhou Asian Games was held at the City College of Zhejiang University. Photo by Wang Jianlong, journalist from Zhejiang News Client
At the same time, the selection of volunteers for the Asian Games is also underway. According to high standards and strict requirements, more than 31000 applicants from universities such as Zhejiang University and Zhejiang University of Technology have participated in interviews, and 3705 people have participated in the selection of social volunteers in Hangzhou. The final selected volunteers will provide volunteer services for 13 categories of positions, including competition operation, arrival and departure services, concierge, and language, for the opening and closing ceremonies, various competitions, and activities. All competition volunteer interviews and selections will be completed by the end of March. After the selection is completed, they will participate in general training and be assigned positions by the end of June. Before officially starting work in September, venue training and job drills will also be conducted to ensure that volunteers serve the competition with a professional and standardized level.
The Asian Games culture permeates people’s hearts. The songs of the Asian Games volunteers, such as “Waiting for You”, “Dear Asia”, and “Hello Hangzhou”, have been sung by different groups of people, making the world hear the good voices of the Hangzhou Asian Games; The “Asian Games Cultural Tour of Ten Cities” event allows Hangzhou to hold hands with ten cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, etc., and engage in warm dialogue, sharing the charm and historical charm of Zhejiang’s cities; The Asian Games themed preaching activities have successively visited various universities and communities throughout the province, allowing more people to understand the knowledge of the Asian Games and spread the spirit of the Asian Games.
On September 10, 2021, the one-year countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games was held at the Tennis Center of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, and the torch of the Hangzhou Asian Games was officially released. Shen Jizhong
In the next 200 days, the release of the anthem for the Hangzhou Asian Games, the collection of the torch, the torch relay, ticket information, and the release of medal styles and other follow-up preparations will be more touching.