Having won the bid for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games on July 31,2015,Beijing is set to become the first city in the world to have hosted both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.

With a vision of''Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow,Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games will build on the legacies of the landmark Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and expects to encourage millions of people across China to embrace winter sports.

The 109 events in seven Olympic winter sports will be held in the three competition zones of central Beijing,Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

Three Competition Zones

Beijing will host all the ice events(curling,ice hockey and skating)and four snow events,making full use of the legacy venues of Beijing 2008 in the spirit of Olympic Agenda 2020.

Yanqing,a suburban district of Beijing(80km to the northwest)and home to the famous Badaling and Juyongguan stretches of the Great Wall,is to host the alpine skiing and sliding events.

Zhangjiakou,further to the northwest in the neighboring Hebei province,will host all the other snow events in its Chongli district,a popular skiing destination.

Seven new events

The addition of seven new events—women's monobob,freestyle skiing big air(men's and women's)and mixed team events in short track speed skating team relay,ski jumping.Freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard cross-to Beijing 2022's sports programme will bring about the most gender-balanced Winter Olympic Games to date,with more female athletes(45.44 percent)and women's events than at any previous Games.

Spring Festival(Chinese New Year)

2022 Olympic Winter Games will take place in February 2022,coinciding with the Chinese New Year,the most important holiday in China.Local residents are looking forward to welcoming athletes from around the globe to enjoy the Chinese New Year festivities,the majestic landscape and the rich cultures of central Beijing Yanqing and Zhangjiakou,as they charm the world with the beauty of winter sports.