Why is the National Ski Jumping Center called Snow Ruyi?

The design of the National Ski Jumping Center was inspired by the traditional Chinese mascot "Ruyi". From the top of the ski jump ring, to the profile line and the bottom of the grandstand, and the traditional Chinese mascot "Ruyi" S-shaped curve perfect fusion, known as "snow Ruyi", in the embodiment of sports architecture based on dynamic modeling, but also highlights the Chinese elements

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been working on this project.

The National Ski Jumping Center*** is designed with two tracks, consisting of a big jump track with a drop of 136.2 meters and a standard jump track with a drop of 114.7 meters. (The grandstand area at the bottom of the hill is also a major highlight of the "Snow Ruyi," which is equivalent in size to a standard soccer field).

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Featured design of the National Ski Jumping Center:

The National Ski Jumping Center is the first ski jumping venue constructed in China, and is also the world's first all-reinforced concrete frame ski center, and the first ski jumping venue to set up a large-scale building in the top departure area. building in the top departure area.

"The project consists of the main building, training jumps and a comprehensive area covering about 62 hectares. The main building consists of a clubhouse at the top of the hill, a stadium at the bottom of the hill, and a competition area between the two. The Peak Club has three main floors, namely the standard ski jump departure floor, the big ski jump departure floor, and the sightseeing and conference function floor, which adopts a shaped steel frame structure with a top ring diameter of 80 meters, and calculates a total steel consumption of about 1,800 tons." Zhang Yu, chief engineer of the project of China Railway Construction Engineering Group, said.

The designers said that the previous snow road on the ridge, pile of soil molding. The "Snow Ruyi" is a fully reinforced concrete frame structure erected between the valleys, using 136 piles and columns to set up the concrete slide. On both sides of the mountain shelter, forming a natural wind barrier, allowing athletes to fly in the wind, feel a better competition environment and a more comfortable experience.

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