Olympic facilities construction has been restarted in China’s Zhangjiakou

Beijing. May 4. Silkroadnews - Zhangjiakou, Beijing’s co-host city in Hebei Province for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, has restarted construction projects for the Games, People’s Daily reports.
During the 2022 Olympic Winter Games the competitions will be held in three cities - Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. In the Zhangjiakou zone there will be eight competition and other facilities built, two competitions (skiing and biathlon) hosted, and 50 events out of six disciplines (snowboarding, freestyle skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, cross-country skiing and biathlon) will be held there.
On May 1, work on 27 projects has been restarted earlier suspended due to weather conditions. In addition, seven new projects have been launched, including the Zhangjiakou Olympic Village, the helicopter parking apron and various utilities projects.
The design of the competition venues in Zhangjiakou reflects Chinese traditions. For example, the ski jumping course at the Nordic Center is designed as Ruyi, an S-shaped Chinese traditional ornamental object and a symbol of good luck, the report reads.
The construction will also take into account measures to protect the environment and provides for the subsequent use of venues and facilities after the end of the Olympic Games.