2015年CRI 滑雪度假村证明北京可以举报冬季奥运会

 

The host city of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be revealed on July 31st. The bid from Beijing and Zhangjiakou, which have jointly¹ applied² to host, is one of the frontrunners. Our reporter Doris Wang takes a closer look at Chongli county in Zhangjiakou, where some major venues³ are located.

In the northwest of China's Hebei province and between the North China Plain and the Inner Mongolian Plateau lies Chongli County, a part of the city Zhangjiakou. The wintry climate of the area makes it ideal in hosting cold weather sports such as skiing.

Wei Qinghua is a specialist in China's ski industry and has over 13 years of experience in designing and operating ski resorts in China. He says Chongli's climate is the most attractive quality to national and international skiers.

"Chongli is a special place, where cold wave from the Northwest and thaw⁴ from the Southeast merge⁵ in winter. We have lots of snow there. The average total snowfall is around 1 meter, and there is always at least 80 cm of snowfall. It starts to snow in late September, and people have to get their padded jackets ready for use in October. The ski resorts are open to the public in November."

The natural weather condition of Chongli makes the area a suitable place for training and perhaps, hosting international games. Wakatsuki Hitoshi, the director of Ski Association of Japan and the assistant general of the Department of Alpine⁶ skiing, agrees.

"Japan does have heavy snowfall but the snow isn't suitable for professional training. It's too soft for the standard of the International Ski Federation⁷. We could only travel to America or Europe to practice in the past. But the conditions there aren't better than those in Chongli. In fact, Chongli is one of the best ski resorts around the world in November."

Having suitable condition for skiing in November is not the only advantage that Chongli has over other cities in the race to host the Olympics. It also has abundant water resources and has favorable conditions for snowmaking.

As many other host cities have done in the past, Beijing and Zhangjiakou would probably need a huge amount of artificial snow to create conditions that meets the Olympic standards for winter sports. Mojca Ogris is the vice-president of Demaclenko Snowmaking, which has worked for Winter Olympics in the past. She believes that the climate in Beijing and Zhangjiakou is ideally suited by snowmaking.

"According to the standard of the ISF (International Ski Federation), density⁸ of the snow used in Winter Olympics must reach 600. But the density of natural snow is far below 600, so the snowmaking system provides a strong support for Winter Olympic Games. Take the downhill as an example. We need more snow in other ski resorts because we need to consider the melting rate of snow. But this is not a problem for Beijing. Beijing has a cold and dry winter."

With many professionals and athletes optimistic about the long term development of the ski industry in Chongli and China, being able to host the winter Olympics is no longer a shadowy dream but a dream that could be realized in the near future.

1 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

4 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

5 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

6 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

7 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

8 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。