Hohhot, 13 Feb (Xinhua) -- Zhalantun City, Inner Mongolia, is backed by the Daxing'an Mountains, a small city with a population of just over 300,000 that should have been quiet and deserted after the winter. People are talking about the snow sports competition of the 14th National Winter Games to be held here, and the participation of star athletes such as Su Yiming and Xu Mengtao will add more heat to this ice and snow town.
During the "14th Winter", the Zhalantun competition area will hold snow events such as freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard halfpipes. Earlier this month, the "14th Winter" ski mountaineering project ended at the Jinlongshan Ski Resort in Zhalantun City, which was the first appearance of the project in the National Winter Games, and a total of three gold medals were produced.
The scene of the ski mountaineering mixed relay competition taken on February 1 (drone**) Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter He Shuchen.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the town is still in full swing. In order to do a good job in the service guarantee of the event, many "14 Winter" staff stayed in Zhalantun City and ushered in the Lunar New Year in labor. At six o'clock in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, before the sun crossed the ridge of Zhalantun City, Chunhua, a forecaster of the "14th Winter" meteorological forecast service support team, was already sitting at his desk, analyzing and judging the weather trend in the next few days, and making meteorological service forecasts.
The Zhalantun competition area is located on the leeward slope of the east side of the Daxing'an Mountains, and under the prevailing winter monsoon conditions, the climate becomes complicated after passing the mountain, and it is difficult to find systematic rules. Chunhua said that in order to find out the "strange temper" of the mountain climate in the Zhalantun competition area, the team members hiked the mountain every day to feel the difference in the elements of the track points.
We have followed the model of the Beijing Winter Olympics and established an efficient and coordinated forecasting mechanism in accordance with the principles of 'one policy per game' and 'one policy per event'. Wang Ying, the team leader, introduced that there are 16 members of the on-site weather forecast service guarantee team in the Zhalantun competition area, including five experts who have participated in the service guarantee of the Beijing Winter Olympics, as well as three provincial and municipal chief forecasters, and eight grassroots forecasters who are familiar with the local situation. Not only this Spring Festival, but also many holidays in the past, the team members have devoted themselves to this work to provide accurate weather service guarantee for the scientific arrangement of the event.
Also providing meticulous service guarantee for the event is the volunteer team, who warms up the cold of the stadium with considerate and thoughtful service. There are volunteers in all corners of the airport, railway station, hotel, stadium, ** workshop, etc., 350 volunteers are both students and young teachers, they are wearing white and blue coats, with smiles on their faces, and are affectionately known as "Little Snow Group", which means that the young volunteers of the "14th Winter" event are united and cooperative, and provide warm, thoughtful and high-quality services for the competition.
In the U-shaped field of the Zhalantun competition area, volunteers helped carry equipment and set up the venue. **Provided by the respondent.
Inside and outside the stadium, you can always see "small snow groups" carrying hot water bottles, and when you see athletes and staff rubbing their hands to keep warm, volunteers take the initiative to send a cup of hot water. In the ** workshop, on the busy reporter's workstation, there is always steaming instant noodles brought by "Xiaoxuetuan".
We have conducted more than 100 special trainings for volunteers in various aspects such as emergency rescue, general etiquette, ice and snow knowledge, and event services. Zhao Yue, deputy director of the executive committee of the volunteer service working group of the Zhalantun competition area, said that the local volunteers were also specially trained on the food, beauty and local characteristics of Zhalantun City, and distributed guide manuals.
Our enthusiasm is the epitome of Zhalantun, and we hope that our hospitality can give you a more comprehensive understanding of the customs of this small ice and snow city. Volunteer Chen Pingping said.
During the Spring Festival holiday, the Jinlongshan Ski Resort, the venue of the "14th Winter" competition, was very lively, and skiing enthusiasts from all over the country flocked to it. On the ski slopes, navy blue figures on snowboards are busy, and the "Snow Police Force" established a month ago has become a beautiful scenery here.
The warning mark on the slope under the No. 4 lift has fallen, please re-erect it" "Someone on the slope is suspected of being injured on the slope, please go and check it quickly" "There is a child trapped in the middle of the slope, please escort him down the mountain" ......Chen Chuang, the youngest member of the Snow Police Force, always pays attention to the instructions on the walkie-talkie, and together with the 20 members of the team, he shoulders the responsibilities of emergency rescue, dispute resolution, safety prevention and control of the ski resort.
The "Snow Police" in Zhalantun is undergoing training. **Provided by the respondent.
Jinlongshan Ski Resort covers a large area, has many competition venues, and has complex mountain terrain, so we train the people's auxiliary police who have mastered skiing skills, and use the mobility of snowmobiles and snowboards to improve the efficiency of safe disposal. Captain Wang Chao introduced that as a number of competitions approached, the team members carried out high-frequency snow training, practiced long-distance snow running, lifting tires and other projects despite the severe cold weather, and made every effort to ensure the smooth operation of the event.
Zhang Hongyang, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Zhalantun Municipal Party Committee, said that the winter in Zhalantun is long and sunny, the snow conditions are good, the snow period is long, and the effective snow storage period in winter can reach an average of 130 days. In 2013, Jinlongshan Ski Resort was named the national team training base by the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, and has hosted national high-level events for many years. In 2022, Zhalantun City will be listed in the first batch of "National Ski Tourism Resorts", and winter sports such as winter swimming, ice hockey, and skiing have become the new business card of this small ice and snow city, driving more than 1 million people to participate in ice and snow sports.
When the "14th Winter" event kicks off, the ice and snow sports boom in Zhalantun will continue to exude a unique charm.