Time and place of the 2022 Winter Olympics

The 2022 Winter Olympics will open in Beijing and Zhangjiakou on February 4, 2022.

The Olympic Center in the north of Beijing, the Capital Gymnasium and Wukesong Sports Center in the west will be the venues for the five water sports of the Winter Olympics, and the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the National Stadium.

Xiaohaituo Mountain in Yanqing County, located in the northwest of Beijing, about 90 kilometers away from the urban area, will build temporary venues and facilities for alpine skiing competitions of snowmobiles, sledges and skiing events based on the existing mountain topography.

Chongli Prince City is located in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, about 220km away from Beijing downtown and about 130km away from Yanqing Xiaohai Tuoshan. It will be rebuilt and expanded to hold all snow competitions except the above projects.

Mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics:

On the evening of September 19, 17, the mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at the National Winter Sports Training Center in Shougang Park, Shijingshan District, Beijing. The mascot of Beijing Winter Olympics is named "Ice Shield", and its image comes from the national treasure panda. The mascot of the Paralympic Winter Games is "Edelweiss", and its image comes from the red lantern, a symbol of China's traditional culture.

The ice shield is designed and created based on the panda. Combining the panda image with the super ice crystal shell embodies the characteristics of winter ice and snow movement and modern science and technology. Edelweiss is based on lanterns. Lanterns represent harvest, celebration, warmth and light.