Hohhot, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- At the end of the day's fierce competition, Yangge team members dressed in festive and colorful costumes, accompanied by cheerful gongs and drums, sang and danced through the Liangcheng competition area of the 14th National Winter Games, greeting athletes, coaches and staff. People at the scene raised their mobile phones one after another to record the lively scene in front of them.
The "Fourteenth Winter" coincided with the Spring Festival holiday, and the event was in full swing, with various winter sports elements and a strong New Year's flavor decorating the competition areas, and "China Red" and "Ice and Snow White" collided with each other.
On February 14, the picture shows the Yangge team performing New Year's greetings at the Liangcheng Division of Ulanqab City in the "Fourteenth Winter". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Enhao.
Athletes: Fight hard in the New Year blessings.
As soon as Tang Jialin, a player from the Liaoning team who participated in the biathlon competition, arrived at the station, she received the host's warm New Year greetings. "During the Spring Festival, the staff did not go home for the New Year like us, and did their best to provide us with service guarantees, which made me feel the enthusiasm of the people of Liangcheng, as warm as at home! Tang Jialin said that she will try her best to play her best in the arena and live up to expectations.
Many athletes and coaches arrived in the competition area in the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the county specially organized a special evening party for them, and also prepared a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, so that everyone can feel the strong taste of the year in the competition area. Zhang Xiaofei, director of the Liangcheng County Bureau of Culture and Tourism, said.
On the 14th, the "Fourteenth Winter" curling (open group) competition officially started, and the host Inner Mongolia team, which has attracted much attention, made a "good start", and they defeated the Chongqing team 10:5.
During the Spring Festival, the team is full of New Year's flavor. In addition to the intense preparations, we made dumplings together and set off fireworks. Hao Zhaohui, a male member of the Inner Mongolia team, said after the game that day, "We will fight hard one by one and play the best results at home." ”
On February 16, Inner Mongolia player He Dan (center) rubbed the ice during the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xinbo.
With family and friends looking forward to the New Year, the athletes fought the field. For many athletes, good results are the best New Year's gift for themselves and all their supporters.
I want to get a medal and take it back to my grandparents. Snowboard halfpipe athlete Zhou Yizhu told reporters.
The 12-year-old skiing supernova has often trained abroad during the Spring Festival in previous years. This year, she happened to take the opportunity to participate in the "14th Winter" and returned to China for the Spring Festival, and she was very satisfied: "In the past few days, I can accompany my parents, my sister and ski together, and we will reunite together." I hope to be on the podium in the race to thank everyone who has supported me. ”
Staff: Stand on the post with the "New Year's flavor" in each shift.
On the information display board of the ice hockey curling hall of the Inner Mongolia Ice Sports Training Center in Hulunbuir City, a soaring dragon is depicted, which is reflected in the back, and the portrait of the ice hockey player holding a club and his eyes like a torch complements each other.
I wanted to add some color to the display board, so I integrated the dragon element with curling and ice hockey, so that the venue would have a little more New Year's flavor and let the big guys work happily. The author, Yang Yufei, is a volunteer of the publicity department of the ice hockey curling hall, and during the event, he and his volunteer partners undertook 11 tasks such as venue equipment maintenance, medical and health care, and market development. As a senior majoring in fine arts at Hulunbuir College, he also seized the opportunity to show his expertise here.
In order to create a New Year's atmosphere in the competition area, Liangcheng County organized 13 Yangge teams to tour in the streets of the city and the stations of the competition area, and will continue until the 15th day of the first lunar month. Zhang Xiaofei told reporters: "We set the Yangge performance every afternoon when there is no competition, so as not to disturb the athletes' recovery and rest. ”
This is a night view of the speed skating hall taken on February 14. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wenzhe.
The staff and volunteers who stayed at their posts also had an unforgettable experience.
Li Yuying, an 18-year-old girl from Shandong, is a freshman at Hulunbuir Vocational and Technical College, and this year's Spring Festival is the first time she has left home for the New Year. "The dumplings for our Chinese New Year's Eve dinner are filled with pork sauerkraut, which I haven't eaten in my hometown in the past, and this year I feel that the dumplings with this filling are really fragrant." Li Yuying said, "I also ate a dumpling wrapped in red dates, which was shared with my sister next to me, and she said it was called 'blessing and sharing'." ”
Although she couldn't go home for the New Year, Li Yuying didn't feel regretful. "I'm proud to be able to volunteer at major events during my time at university. Li Yuying said, "Everyone calls the volunteers 'Little Snow Tuan', and as a new 'Inner Mongolian', I and the 'Little Snow Tuan' welcome everyone to see the wonderful '14th Winter' in Hailar." ”
Citizens and audiences: Feel the hot Spring Festival atmosphere in the ice and snow.
At night, the lanterns in the Suspension Bridge Park, a landmark attraction in Zhalantun City, are lit up. Under the background of various lights, a row of ice sculptures showing the emblem of "14th Winter" and 7 events in the Zhalantun competition area attracted many onlookers.
Zhang Qi, deputy director of the Zhalantun Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television, said: "We have launched a series of Spring Festival cultural season activities with the theme of welcoming the '14th Winter' and 'Winter Rhyme Zhalan New Year Lantern Festival', including a variety of lanterns and ice lantern displays, combined with the elements of the Winter Games, to fill the atmosphere of the Spring Festival." ”
In addition to the dazzling array of lanterns, the "Fourteenth Winter" intangible cultural heritage paper-cut works displayed on the booth also attracted the attention of reporters. Pang Quanhe, a 79-year-old craftsman, used festive red colored paper to create vivid images of skiers and mascots of the "Fourteenth Winter". "These works not only attract the attention of citizens and tourists, but also sell well! Pang Quanhe said with a smile.
On February 14, citizens and tourists enjoyed the lanterns in the Suspension Bridge Park of Zhalantun City, Hulunbuir City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Beihe.
In the "Fourteen Winters" franchised retail cultural and creative store in the ancient city of Hulunbuir in Hailar District, the mascots "Anda" and "Sainu" and blind boxes with "Fourteen Winters" elements, figurines and other cultural and creative products are popular with people, and the hut is crowded with people. Walking out of the hut, red lanterns can be seen everywhere on the streets of the ancient city, and people holding rock sugar gourds and relatives and friends take photos and check in, which is a lively scene.
I came from Chifeng City to watch the game, and it arrived on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. I just bought a few souvenirs, and I feel that the atmosphere of the Spring Festival here is very strong. Tourist Zhang Zhang said.
The Year of the Dragon's badge is especially popular. In the "Fourteen Winters" official licensed merchandise retail area of the ice hockey curling hall, salesman Chen Jiajia introduced that the badge combines the "Fourteen Winters" emblem with the dragon pattern, with the red words "Year of the Dragon", reflecting a strong New Year's flavor. "The two elements are concentrated in a small badge, which can still recall the ice and snow sports feast held during the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon after the game. Reporter: Zhang Wuyue, He Shuchen, Zhu Wenzhe, Enhao, Wang Jing, Liu Yichun, Dai Jinrong, Wang Junbao, Li Chunyu, Wei Jingyu).
On February 14, volunteers displayed the "Year of the Dragon" badge in the "14 Winters" official licensed merchandise retail area of the ice hockey curling hall. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Wenzhe.
*:Xinhua.