Beijing 2022 unveils plan for post-Olympics venue use

The 2022 Beijing Winter Games is striving to work out a solution to make sure win-win development between the Olympic Games and host cities, according to a legacy plan released recently.

The plan, called the "Strategic Plan for the Heritage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games", aims to help host cities incorporate lasting benefits before, during and after the Games.

As a city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, Beijing has rich Olympic legacies, especially in venue and infrastructure construction, Liu Yumin, director of the planning and construction department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organising Committee, said on February 19 when the legacy plan was released, according to the People's Daily of China.

Beijing 2022 will make maximum use of the venues and facilities for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Liu introduced, adding that there are 13 competition and non-competition venues in Beijing, of which 11 were previously used by the 2008 Games.

An "eco-friendly event" was set as the core design concept when building the Yanqing zone located on Xiaohaituo mountain in northern outskirt of Beijing, which will have five venues for alpine skiing, sleighing and luge, Liu said.

Upon completion, Yanqing Zone will be turned into a world-class ski competition centre and a leisure winter sports resort for the public. Facilities of three venues in the Yanqing zone will be reused after the games, he added.

According to its post-2022 plan, the alpine skiing centre will be the venue for training of the Chinese national team and other domestic and foreign professional teams, as well as for hosting international events.