Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province on Jan. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Xi inspected Zhangjiakou competition zone of Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the Zhangjiakou competition zone of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Xi arrived in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province by taking the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed rail. He inspected the Taizicheng rail station close to the competition venues and athletes' village, the National Ski Jumping Center, and the National Biathlon Center.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the Taizicheng rail station in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province on Jan. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Xi extended greetings to athletes, coaches and representatives of operation teams and construction staff in the Zhangjiakou competition zone.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, greets athletes, coaches and representatives of operation teams and construction staff at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou competition zone on Jan. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
The high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and its 2022 co-host Zhangjiakou, went into operation on December 30, 2019.
The Zhangjiakou zone will host 50 events of six disciplines across two snow sports during Beijing 2022. ■
