The press conference on the “development of snow and ices sports in Qinhuangdao in 2020-2021 snow season”. Photo by Zu Di/The Great Wall Network
At 2 pm on December 17, the press conference on the ‘development of snow and ices sports in Qinhuangdao in 2020-2021 snow season”, one of the series press conferences themed “enjoying snow and ice, supporting the Winter Olympics”, was held by the Information Office of Qinhuangdao Municipal People’s Government, it is recorded as follows.
Zhang Jianjun, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of Municipal Government:
Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, welcome to the series press conferences themed “enjoying snow and ice, supporting the Winter Olympics”, which were held by the Publicity Department of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee, the Information Office of Municipal Government, the Leadership Group for Promoting the Snow and Ice Sports, to summary and display the latest achievements of the snow and ice sports, and promote the development of snow and ice sports in Qinhuangdao city. This is the first conference of all, Xiao Fengli, secretary of the Party leadership group and director of the Municipal Sports Bureau, Zhou Yongxin, deputy director of the Municipal Sports Bureau, and Zhang Jiangyan, deputy county leader of the Municipal Sports Bureau, will give introduction to the “development of snow and ices sports in Qinhuangdao in 2020-2021 snow season”, and answer your questions.
First of all, welcome Mr. Xiao to give introduction to the “development of snow and ices sports in Qinhuangdao in 2020-2021 snow season”.
Xiao Fengli, secretary of the Party leadership group and director of the Municipal Sports Bureau:
In order to implement the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping “300 million people participate in snow and ice sports”, and the deployment of provincial Party committee and the provincial government on accelerating the development of snow and ice sports and building a strong province of snow and ice sports, the municipal Party committee and the municipal government on strengthening the development of snow and ice sports, seizing the historical opportunity of the Winter Olympics, comprehensively promoting the snow and ice sports, and building snow and ice sports as a new engine for driving the development of Qinhuangdao’s winter industry, Qinhuangdao City has taken six measures to comprehensively promote snow and ice sports to become better and stronger, which created a good atmosphere of snow and ice sports in the whole city.
1. Full coverage of snow and ice sports venues
The Qinhuangdao Municipal Skating Rink is a standard ice skating rink with an ice area of 1,830 square meters, 800 seats, and a total investment of about 40 million yuan. It was completed and put into use in January 2019 as the first batch of municipal standard ice skating rinks in Hebei province. We plan to build 8 indoor skating rinks in 7 counties and districts, including 2 in Shanhaiguan, and 1 each in other counties and districts; 1 simulated ice skating rink will be built in Haigang District and Shanhaiguan District, respectively, and real ice skating rinks in other counties and districts; the 2,960-square-meter indoor skating areas in counties with a total investment of 17.06 million yuan have been completed and put into use. The ice skating rinks of all counties and districts in Qinhuangdao have the highest proportion of real ice in Hebei province, and the progress of the completion and commissioning of the project ranks first in the province.
There are 5 normal ski resorts across Qinhuangdao, namely Ziyunshan Ski Resort, Laojunding Ski Resort, Tiannv Town Ski Resort, Jifa Ski Resort, and Bangshuiya Ski Resort; Changlin Ski Resort and the Qicai Qinglong Ski Resort are under construction and will be put into use this year after the high-risk permit is issued.
In addition, open rinks and playgrounds have been built in outdoor spaces in counties, districts and the Olympic Sports Center. Ski training centers have been built in Maoye Plaza, Wanda Plaza and the Municipal Sports School. Three boutique snow and ice sports tourism routes have been determined by the Municipal Sports Bureau, and the Municipal Bureau of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Television, namely the ice and snow Great Wall in Haigang District, Beidaihe icy sea, and Qicai Qinglong in Qinglong County. This year, the city’s snow and ice sports venues will exceed 30, with a total area of more than 500,000 square meters, and an average daily carrying capacity of more than 30,000 people, basically solving the space problem that restricts the development of snow and ice sports.
2. Full coverage of snow and ice sports organizations
There are municipal associations of ice hockey, skiing and roller skating in Qinhuangdao city. Since the beginning of this year, the municipal roller skating association has adjusted its organizational structure, and the municipal skiing association and the municipal ice hockey association have completed their successions. snow and ice sports associations have been established in 7 counties and districts, realizing full coverage of snow and ice associations; There are 4 municipal-level snow and ice clubs in Qinhuangdao city including Haibao ice hockey, Kuangxue skiing, Jingxueyue skiing, and Migao roller skating. Excellent coaches and athletes participate in snow and ice sports in associations and clubs throughout the year, laying a solid foundation for the development of snow and ice sports in Qinhuangdao.
Colleges and universities that have moved or branched from the Northeast China such as Yanshan University, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, and Northeastern Petroleum University Qinhuangdao have brought in a group of talents who have been engaged in winter sports teaching and training, including national referees, coaches and athletes of figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey, snow and ice sports courses have been set in Yanshan University, and Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, which will provide strong support and guarantee for the development of snow and ice sports in Qinhuangdao.
At the same time, Qinhuangdao City has also increased the construction of advantageous sports teams. The municipal key amateur sports school was rated as “the high-level reserve talent base for winter events in Hebei Province”; the Kuangxue Ski Club and Mengao Roller Skating Club were awarded the “winter sports club in Hebei province” by the Provincial Sports Bureau; Beidaihe Yuhualu Primary School was selected as the “traditional school of winter sports in Hebei Province”. 20 snow and ice sports schools were entitled with municipal, and 6 professional snow and ice sports teams were established including roller skating, skating, roller, land curling, ice hockey, and skiing; the development of the “roller skating’ project was promoted. Chen Aoyu, a young girl who participated in the “National Teenager Speed Skating Championships” ,won all 7 gold medals in Women’s Group B. She was also the first national champion after Hebei Province resumed speed skating. Other athletes also achieved good results. The skiing team won the second prize in the “Hebei Youth Ski Championship”. Our talent cultivation in skating and skiing is on the top of Hebei province and even the whole country.
3. Full coverage of the Ice and Snow Games
In accordance with the unified arrangement of the provincial leadership group of snow and ice sports, Qinhuangdao City has held the 2nd snow and ice games and the snow and ice games of primary and secondary schools on September 5, to cooperate with holding the snow and ice games of Hebei province, which was carefully planned with scientific organization.
The 2nd snow and ice games covered all the items in the 2nd Hebei Province snow and ice games, with characteristic items such as roller skating hockey and snow marathon, comprehensively improving the coverage of the snow and ice games and stimulating people’s enthusiasm.
According to the results of the municipal snow and ice games, all outstanding athletes and coaches will be selected to participate in the provincial snow and ice games for excellent results.
An snow and ice sports organizing committee was established with deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Ding Wei as the director, deputy mayor Feng Zhiyong as the deputy director, and the heads of the counties, districts, and related municipal departments as committee members. Implementation plans and competition rules were distributed to schools, government departments, and enterprises to combine the municipal snow and ice games with the primary and secondary school students’ snow and ice games. Up to now, the competitions of roller skating, skating, roller, land curling and ice hockey in Qinhuangdao snow and ice games have been concluded, with a total of 797 contestants; the non-real ice and snow events of the snow and ice games in each county and district have been basically completed, with a total of 2,200 participants. We have won 11 golds, 4 silvers and 5 bronzes in the second provincial snow and ice games, temporarily ranking first in the province’s gold medal table.
4. Full coverage of snow and ice sports training
In order to eliminate the impact of the normalization of the epidemic prevention and control on the promotion of snow and ice sports, solve the problem of “who will teach”, meet the needs of the masses for snow and ice sports fitness, and realize the goal of 1 million people participating in snow and ice sports in the 2020-2021 snow season, and prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympics, Qinhuangdao City has launched the promotion and training of snow and ice sports, and increased the intensity of snow and ice sports training through the “online + offline” approaches. 21 lecturers were selected to train 300 municipal-level social sports instructors for ice and snow events, so that the total number of social sports instructors at all levels in the city reached 1,000.
4 levels of promotion and training activities have been carried out throughout the city: A. 10 lectures for government departments of counties, districts and the city, the sports system, the education system, and the enterprise system on the knowledge of snow and ice sports and the development of the snow and ice industry, and 8 lectures have been finished. B. 100 online courses on snow and ice sports. We will make teaching videos on the new media platforms focusing on snow and ice sports in schools, snow and ice sports events, snow and ice sports fitness guidance, etc., to improve the scientific fitness ability of the masses and encourage them to participate in snow and ice sports. C. 1,000 extra classes on snow and ice sports. Government departments of counties, districts and the city, work places, enterprises, and primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities should carry out training on snow and ice sports. D. Practicing classes for 10,000 primary and middle school students. This year, we will continue to organize 10,000 primary and middle school students to experience the real ice and snow.
At the same time, we are compiling a handbook of snow and ice sports knowledge, which will be printed and distributed in the classes, and the primary and secondary school students will learn it in the special class meetings or parent meetings. We have launched the “network contest of snow and ice knowledge”, and obtained excellent results, 3 schools entered the top ten in Hebei province, and Shanhaiguan Nanyuan Primary School ranked first in the province in the primary school group.
5. Full coverage of snow and ice sports publicity
In order to give full play to the role of various media at all levels, do a good job in the publicity and public opinion guidance for the promotion of snow and ice sports in Qinhuangdao City, and combine the publicity of snow and ice sports with promoting snow and ice sports, driving the development of the snow and ice industry, and showing the charm of the city, Qinhuangdao has formulated the “Implementation Plan for Snow and Ice Sports Publicity in the 2020-2021 Snow Season”, established the publicity platforms of Qinhuangdao’s snow and ice sports promotion and training, such as Qinhuangdao Daily, Qinhuangdao Radio and Television Station, Xinhua News Agency, and Hebei Daily, aiming to promote the achievements of snow and ice sports training, expand the coverage of publicity, and create a strong atmosphere for the nationwide snow and ice sports.
We have produced the videos and micro-films for snow and ice sports promotion, carried out selection and display of the “Public Ice and Snow Stars”, strengthened the training of snow and ice sports through the “online + offline” approaches, registering official accounts of “Port City Ice and Snow” for Qinhuangdao’s snow and ice sports promotion, offered training courses, and launched online education, to guide the general public to master snow and ice sports skills, understand Beijing Winter Olympics, grasp knowledge of snow and ice sports, and ensure 1 million people to participate in snow and ice sports.
6. Full coverage of public events
We will launch a variety of snow and ice events during this snow season. A. Various public skating and ice hockey events and exhibitions will be launched in indoor skating rinks that has been built and put into use to stimulate people’s enthusiasm for snow and ice sports. B. The fifth Snow and Ice Carnival Launching Ceremony and Mass Snow and Ice Games will be held from December 26, 2020 to February 28, 2021, covering snow football, snow marathon, snow tyres, ice sledge, ice gyros, and fun games. Each county and district should cultivate at least one brand of snow and ice sports, and hold 3 snow and ice games. The municipal government departments, sports, education, trade union, women’s federation, Communist Youth League, and disabled people’s federation should carry out various forms of snow and ice events, to promote snow and ice sports to schools, government departments, communities, rural areas, and enterprises, and integrate snow and ice sports and tourism as well as health care industry, so as to truly build snow and ice sports as a new engine to drive the development of winter related industries. C. Grand celebration will be held for the one-year-countdown of the Winter Olympics on February 4, 2021, to polish the brand of the first stop of snow and ice sports promotion in Guannei and the brand of Olympic city, and prepare for the Winter Olympics by relay. D. The Spring Festival celebrations integrating snow and ice sports, traditional customs, lantern festival, and temple fairs will be launched to play the leading role of snow and ice sports in winter tourism. These activities will promote the snow and ice sports in Qinhuangdao, attracting people’s attention, and create a strong atmosphere for the nationwide snow and ice sports.
Qinhuangdao City will actively promote the popularization of snow and ice sports, achieve the goal of 1 million people in the 2020-2021 snow season and 1.5 million people in the 2021-2022 snow season to participate in snow and ice sports, build a national sports consumption pilot city and a national fitness sports model city, and create a strong sports city, support Hebei and the Beijing Winter Olympics, and empower the construction of a “first-class international tourist city”.
Zhang Jianjun, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of Municipal Government:
Now it is time for asking questions, please.
1. Reporter: What are the boutique tourism routes for snow and ice sports in our city? What are the characteristics of each?
Zhang Jiangyan, deputy county leader of Qinhuangdao Sports Bureau:
We have built 3 boutique tourism routes for snow and ice sports in this winter.
The first route is mountainous snow and ice route in the Liujiang Basin Great Wall in Haigang District, starting from the Tiannv Town Ski Resort, via Bangshuiya Ski Resort, Laojunding Ski Resort, and ending at Ziyunshan Ski Resort, with a total length of 30 kilometers. This route passes through 4 ski resorts that can carry out dozens of snow and ice sports, with a carrying capacity of more than 20,000 people per day, which can meet the public’s expectations for snow and ice sports.
The second route is Beidaihe icy sea and hot spring route, starting from Pigeon Nest Park in Beidaihe District, via Biluo Tower Park, Tiger Rocks Park, Jifa Agricultural Dream Kingdom Ski Resort, and the Seatopia, Heart Paradise, Grape Island, Rongsheng Arcadia Hotel, Aranya Community, and Golden Coast, ending at the Fisher Island Ocean Hot Spring in Beidaihe New District, with the total length of 41 kilometers. This route is jointly built by Beidaihe District and Beidaihe New District, covering all the scenic spots open in winter in these two regions. In particular, the Bohai Bay in winter will bring you a different winter experience.
The third route is Qicai Qinglong snow and ice route, starting from the Qicai Qinglong Abuka Town and ending at the Helan Villa Ski Resort. It is about 10 kilometers. This route is a poverty alleviation tourism route of snow and ice sports, which features the unique winter scenery of Qinglong and the charm of snow and ice sports that will surely attract you. You can also buy some agricultural products to support the poverty relief.
2. Reporter: You mentioned that 1 million Qinhuangdao people will participate in snow and ice sports. What are your plans?
Zhou Yongxin, deputy director of Qinhuangdao Sports Bureau:
22 million people will participate in snow and ice sports in the 2020-2021 snow season in Hebei Province, including 1 million in Qinhuangdao. The number of people directly participating in snow and ice sports will no less than 30% (300,000) of that, the number of people participating in real snow and ice sports will no less than 15% (150,000) of that. The 2020-2021 snow season is from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021.
According to the proportion of the number of permanent residents in counties and districts, the Municipal Leadership Office of Snow and Ice Sports has decomposed the number of people participating in snow and ice sports in each county and district, including 265,540 in Haigang District, 47,850 in Shanhaiguan District, 39,947 in Beidaihe District, 103,594 in Funing District, 172,003 in Changli County, 129,386 in Lulong County, 160,440 in Qinglong County, 54,904 in the Development Zone, and 26,336 in Beidaihe New District. At the same time, 367,375 students from 8,574 classes in 568 primary and secondary schools will participate in snow and ice sports.
The goal of one million people participating in snow and ice sports will be achieved through series of activities mentioned above in counties and districts, work places, and primary and secondary schools, to improve Qinhuangdao’s snow and ice sports and winter tourism, and support the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
3. Reporter: As an Olympic city, will Qinhuangdao hold related celebrations in this snow season on the occasion of one-year-countdown to the Winter Olympics?
Zhang Jiangyan, deputy county leader of Qinhuangdao Sports Bureau:
The Winter Olympics will be grandly opened on February 4, 2022, the Olympic flame will once again be lighted on the land of China, driving the development of snow and ice sports across the country, and flying the dream of snow and ice sports for 300 million people. As the first stop for the promotion of snow and ice sports in Guannei, and a co-host city for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Qinhuangdao has a strong heritage of Olympic culture. In order to greet the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, share the passion for snow and ice sports, and inherit the Olympic dreams, Qinhuangdao City will hold the celebration with the theme of “passing the torch of snow and ice, inheriting the Olympic dreams”, launching activities such as snow football, skiing, and skating games, to create a strong atmosphere for the whole society to care for, participate in and support the Beijing Winter Olympics, further promote the brand of Olympic city, and build a strong sports city.
Zhang Jianjun, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Party Committee and director of the Information Office of Municipal Government:
So much for the press conference, thank you!
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