Preparations For Beijing 2022 Continue
Despite the current Covid-19 outbreak, preparations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games continue and remain well on track with different milestones reached in the last few weeks.
Zhangjiakou plans to increase its annual hydrogen production
The co-host city of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Zhangjiakou, plans to increase its annual hydrogen production capacity to 10,000 tonnes prior to the event in two years’ time. Zhangjiakou has put two hydrogen generation projects into action. The construction of three other projects is due to be complete before June 2021. By then, Zhangjiakou will be able to produce 38.1 tonnes of hydrogen per day.
Additionally, the plan states a total of 16 hydrogen refuelling stations will be built in the city before the end of June 2021.
Located almost 200 kilometres northwest of the Chinese capital, Zhangjiakou will be a key hub for Beijing 2022. The city is scheduled to stage the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships.
More trains to run between Beijing 2022 host cities
More trains will run on the high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou in the second quarter of this year. The line, on which trains can reach speeds of 350kmh, went into operation at the end of December 2019 and reduces travel time between Beijing and Zhangjiakou to just 47 minutes. The 174-kilometre journey took more than three hours previously.
The demand for the route, as well as the lines linking Zhangjiakou to Hohhot and Datong, has been strong. and there are plans to operate 44 trains during the week, with an additional seven running on weekends.
The Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway is one of the key infrastructure projects for the next Winter Olympic Games, linking the two cities and running through Yanqing District, which will also host events.
New octagonal stamps released for Beijing 2022
China Post has released a unique set of stamps designed to celebrate the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing. They are designed not in the regular rectangular shape but feature distinctive octagonal angles and sides.
The two sets, one for the Olympic Games and the other for the Paralympics, are fashioned in an octagonal shape to resemble the look of a traditional Chinese palace lantern.
The design is set to deliver a festive mood as the Olympic Games are due to begin on February 4 during the normally week-long celebrations of the Chinese New Year that will fall on February 1 in 2022.
Each set of two stamps bear official emblems to represent the Games and Olympics volunteers.
