Xinhua News Agency, Hohhot, May 1 (Reporter Zhu Wenzhe) on the 1st, the holy fire of the 14th Winter Games of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “the 14th Winter”) was successfully collected at the “May 1st meeting site” in wulanhaote city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the “14th Winter” torch relay was officially opened.
The collection of the holy fire and the torch relay ceremony of the “14th Winter” take the synchronous way of the main venue and the sub-venue. The collection of the Holy Fire is carried out at the “May 1st meeting site” of the sub-venue, and the torch relay ceremony is held in May 1st square of the main venue.
At 09:30 A.M., the Holy Fire collection ceremony officially began. Under the witness of 14 Mongolian Holy Fire Girls, a Mongolian boy held a fire-picking stick to the concave mirror and successfully collected the holy fire at the “May 1st Meeting Site. Later, a Mongolian holy fire girl saved the holy fire in the fire lamp. Under the escort of four Mongolian wrestling hands, she took a float to Wuyi Square.
After the Holy Fire reached Wuyi Square, Gao Zhidan, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, lit the holy fire basin with fire lights. Buxiaolin, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and chairman of the autonomous region, handed it to the first torch bearer after lighting the torch in the holy fire basin, olympic champion Zhang Xiaoping, the “14th Winter” torch relay officially began.
31 torchbearers passed the torch on the 4.7-kilometer urban road at the Hinggan League station of the 14th Winter, passing through the former office site of Inner Mongolia autonomous government, the former office site of Inner Mongolia Party Committee, the sculpture of “flame red Xing’an” finally reached the end of the torch relay, ulanmu riding Palace Square.
The successful collection of the “14th Winter” flame marks that Inner Mongolia has officially entered the “14th Winter” time. The torch will start from Xing’an League and be transmitted in 12 Alliance cities in the region, setting off the winter heat, blow the winter transportation LaCorne.
“I am very excited to participate in the torch relay in my hometown. I wish this winter games will be held smoothly.” Torchbearer Shi Yudong expressed his hope that the convening of this event will drive the development of China’s ice and snow sports.
During the torch relay at Hinggan League station, 200 Mongolian Primary school students dressed in costumes and greeted the holy fire with cheerful songs and dances; 70 Old, Middle and young people, three generations of ulanmu riders, performed “The sun rising and falling in the grassland” affectionately; Nearly 1,000 middle school teachers and students jumped up aerobics in the melody of “standing on the grassland looking at Beijing…… The performance matrix around both sides of the road not only reflects the integration and connection of the cultures of all ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia, but also shows the era style of Inner Mongolia’s children of all ethnic groups in the new era.