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109-461: In 1946, the first Chinese ceremonial unit was formed in Yan’an to welcome the visit of General George Marshall , the special envoy of US President Harry Truman . The 500-member honor guard was commissioned by Eighth Route Army Commander-in-Chief Zhu De and rehearsed the day before the visit at Yan'an Airport . The unit would later serve under the newly formed PRC as Mao Zedong 's protocol unit for

218-527: A People's Liberation Army commander well known in China for his involvement in the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes , as one of 1,200 torchbearers have been controversial, with India launching a diplomatic boycott of the Games as a result. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in changes in the qualifying process for curling and women's ice hockey due to the cancellation of tournaments in 2020. Qualification for curling

327-403: A birth rate of 9.80‰ ( per thousand ), and a death rate of 5.97‰, giving the city a rate of natural increase of 3.83‰. This is a slight decrease from 2018, when the rate of natural increase was 4.30‰. In 2019, urban households earned an average disposable income of 34,888 RMB , an 8.3% increase from the previous year. Rural households earned a lower average of 11,876 RMB, reflecting

436-423: A 10.1% increase from the previous year. Like much of China , Yan'an's economy has rapidly developed in the 21st century. Yan'an's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 stood at 166.389 billion RMB , more than ten times its GDP in 2000, which stood at just 13.063 billion RMB. Yan'an recorded a 6.7% increase to GDP in 2019, down from the 8.9% growth recorded in 2018, and below the peak of 19.6% annual GDP growth

545-542: A distaste for collective labour". Subsequently, these types of large-scale labor projects would be handled by the army. In 1941, Mao Zedong put special influence on a series of training programs to "correct unorthodox tendencies" and essentially mold the peasantry to the communist model. One of the first CCP programs launched was the Yan'an Rectification Movement . During the Second World War almost all buildings, except

654-716: A joint project by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology . The torch relay started on 18 October 2021 in Greece. On 20 October 2021, it was announced that the local leg would start on 2 February and end on 4 February 2022 during the Opening Ceremonies. The local leg only visited two cities: Beijing and Zhangjiakou . Activists staged a protest at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece. The inclusion and television appearance of Qi Fabao,

763-537: A new mixed team event in short track speed skating . In biathlon , a single mixed relay was proposed by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to complement the four-person mixed relay that featured at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Also, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) proposed a new team event, but there was no plan to introduce a four-woman bobsleigh event despite

872-567: A number of observers found it to be worse in the region than elsewhere in rural China. In 1934, two regional soviets were established. In October 1935, following the Long March , forces of the Chinese Red Army arrived in the area from Jiangxi . The following month, communist forces established a regional government in Wayaobao and re-organized regional soviet administrations. In May 1936,

981-520: A pagoda, were destroyed by Japanese bombing, and most inhabitants took to living in yaodongs , artificial caves or dugouts carved into hillsides which were traditional dwellings in Shaanxi . While Yan'an was the center of Chinese communist life many prominent Western journalists including Edgar Snow and Anna Louise Strong met with Mao Zedong and other important leaders for interviews. Other Westerners, such as Hsiao Li and Michael Lindsay , were part of

1090-553: A planned attack in advance and decided to pull out. From then until their capture of Beijing they were usually based somewhere else, often with a mobile headquarters. In May 1950, under the People's Republic of China , Yan'an was re-organized as Yan'an District, and was further re-organized as a special district ( Chinese : 专区 ) in October. Yan'an was later established as an area ( Chinese : 地区 ). On November 5, 1996, Yan'an Area

1199-418: A population of 51,000, but only 170 remained in 1868; while Yan'an (present-day Baota District ) had 61,200 inhabitants in 1823, but only about 10,000 in 1930. One account from a British traveler in 1911 described Yan'an as "a city of pretentious Government Offices long fallen into decay...Gazing down a vista of dim distant years one caught a glimpse of past splendour; but the living forces of which it had been

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1308-677: A protocol adopted for the 2020 Summer Olympics before they were moved behind closed doors , the IOC also announced that only residents of the People's Republic of China would be permitted to attend the Games as spectators. On 23 December 2021, the United States' National Hockey League (NHL) and its labor union, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), announced that they had agreed to withdraw their players' participation in

1417-407: A record 109 events over 15 disciplines in seven sports. There are seven new medal events, including men's and women's big air freestyle, women's monobob , mixed team competitions in freestyle skiing aerials, ski jumping, and snowboard cross, and the mixed relay in short track speed skating. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each discipline. In October 2016,

1526-509: A renewed focus on the principles of Marxism–Leninism , Mao Zedong Thought , and the party's revolutionary tradition. Yan'an is located in northern Shaanxi on the Loess Plateau , with a latitude spanning from 35°21′ to 37°31′ N, and a longitude spanning from 107°41′ to 110°31′ E. The city is bordered by Yulin to the north, Xianyang , Tongchuan , and Weinan in the Guanzhong region to

1635-499: A sign that the PLA is becoming more and more open". The State Honors Salute Battery of the PLA ( Chinese : 中国人民解放军陆海空三军仪仗队礼炮中队 ) is the battalion's ceremonial salute artillery battery , being the only salute unit in the PRC. In August 1949, at the preparatory meeting for the proclamation ceremony of the PRC , Chairman Mao proposed that a salute should be fired at the ceremony, which endorsed by

1744-668: A single Winter Olympics. The host nation China finished fourth with nine gold medals and also eleventh place by total medals won, marking its most successful performance in Winter Olympics history. The bidding calendar was announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October 2012, with the application deadline set for 14 November 2013. The IOC Executive Board reviewed the bids from all applicant cities on 7 July 2014 and selected three cities, Oslo (Norway), Almaty (Kazakhstan), and Beijing (China), as

1853-563: A specific country. Russia later filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the WADA decision. After reviewing the case on appeal, CAS ruled on 17 December 2020 to reduce the penalty WADA had placed on Russia. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate in the Olympics and other international events, but for two years, the team cannot use

1962-465: A western democracy; Slate described the IOC as a "notoriously ridiculous organization run by grifters and hereditary aristocrats." Ole Berget, deputy minister in the Finance Ministry, said "the IOC's arrogance was an argument held high by a lot of people." The country's largest newspaper commented that "Norway is a rich country, but we don't want to spend money on wrong things, like satisfying

2071-473: Is 183.30 thousand hectares , of which, 72.79 thousand hectares are used for growing maize . Sizable tracts of land in Yan'an are also used to grow vegetables and soybeans . Yan'an has the second largest cotton production out of all the prefecture-level cities in Shaanxi , behind just Weinan . The city also grows a large amount of rapeseeds , peanuts , apples , jujubes , and apricots . Yan'an

2180-451: Is a major center for Red tourism in China, with facilities such as the Yan'an Revolution Memorial Hall attracting Chinese citizens and Communist Party cadres seeking to learn more about the Party's history. Red tourism to Yan'an significantly increased in the years following Xi Jinping's 2015 visit, with 40.25 million tourist visits in 2016 and 73.08 million tourist visits in 2019. In 2021,

2289-408: Is a major oil and gas center in China. In 2018, 15,292,400 tons of crude oil were extracted from the city. Of this, 8,565,800 tons were extracted by Yanchang Petroleum , and the remaining 6,726,600 tons were extracted as part of CNPC 's Changqing Oil Field . The Changqing Oil Field, part of the wider Ordos basin, one of China's main petroleum-producing regions, has been home to oil extraction since

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2398-482: Is also the second largest honey producer in Shaanxi, behind Hanzhong . As of 2019, the city's industrial output is worth 96.510 billion RMB, a 6.4% increase from the previous year at constant prices. In 2018, the petroleum industry alone accounted for 54.419 billion RMB of output. In addition to oil and natural gas, major industries in the city include coal mining, power generation, and cigarette production. Yan'an

2507-543: Is home to 251 standard primary schools and 112 standard secondary schools , enrolling 218,100 and 129,900 students, respectively. The city also has 556 kindergartens, enrolling 119,500 students. The city also has 5 special education schools, serving 372 disabled students. As of 2019, Yan'an has 13 public libraries. Yan'an is home to 2,631 healthcare institutions as of 2019, which contain 14,560 medical beds, and are staffed by 24,298 employees. 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics , officially called

2616-523: Is largely reliant on its secondary sector , which comprises the majority of its GDP as of 2019. As of 2019, the city's output in the fields of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing totals 26.107 billion RMB. Of this, farming accounted for 21.798 billion RMB, animal husbandry accounted for 2.987 billion RMB, forestry accounted for 621.17 million RMB, fishing accounted for 72.82 million RMB, and agricultural services accounted for 628.32 million RMB. The total area of Yan'an's farmland in 2019

2725-670: The 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer Paralympics 2010 Asian Games 2010 Asian Para Games 2022 Winter Olympics 2022 Winter Paralympics . Members of the BGHGB raised the Chinese national flag in Hong Kong in 1997 and in Macao in 1999. It also has since 1984, been the first unit to be inspected and parade on Tiananmen Square for the National Day of the People's Republic of China , having taken part in

2834-591: The 35th , 50th , 60th and 70th anniversaries of the PRC . They have also taken part in the 2015 China Victory Day Parade . It also takes part in international obligations, such as the September 16 military parade in Mexico City in 2010 and 2013, the 2015 and 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade as well as the 2015 and 2017 Pakistan Day parade. Moreover, it also has participated in the 2011 Caracas Independence Day Parade ,

2943-571: The Beidi people . During the Western Wei the area was organized as Yanzhou  [ zh ] . Under the Sui dynasty , the area was re-organized as Yan'an Commandery  [ zh ] , and a military base was established. The area became an important defensive outpost for the subsequent Tang dynasty , which renamed the area Yanzhou in 758 CE. Yanzhou was a location of strategic military importance for

3052-690: The Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China at the invitation of Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov , the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia . In April 2001, Gabonese Defense Minister and future President of Gabon Ali Bongo was invited to visit China. After reviewing the honor guard upon arrival, he proposed to his Chinese counterpart Chi Haotian , that members of

3161-578: The Communist Party's Yan'an period presented with a light show on the mountains and an audio-visual projection on Baota Mountain. Shortly before the Centenary of the Communist Party, Yan'an launched the "Red Stars Flying Me to Yan'an from Thirteen Cities" imitative, which sought to promote tourism to Yan'an for the study of revolutionary history, including with drastically reduced airfare. Yan'an

3270-640: The International Ski Federation (FIS) announced plans to begin permitting women's competitions in Nordic combined , to contest the discipline at the Olympic level for the first time in Beijing. In November 2017, a further three events were put forward by the FIS for possible Olympic inclusion: a ski jumping mixed team competition and men's and women's big air in freestyle skiing . At their May 2018 Congress at

3379-482: The Omicron variant in Beijing, it was announced that ticket sales to the general public were cancelled, and that limited numbers of spectators would be admitted by invitation only. These, therefore, became the second Olympics in a row that were closed to the general public. In the lead-up to the Games, organizers stated that they had aimed for at least 30% capacity at each venue, divided equally between spectators from within

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3488-605: The Russian Anti-Doping Agency being reinstated. As a result of the ban, WADA planned to allow individually cleared Russian athletes to take part in the 2020 Summer Olympics under a neutral banner, as instigated at the 2018 Winter Olympics , but they were not permitted to compete in team sports. WADA Compliance Review Committee head Jonathan Taylor stated that the IOC would not be able to use " Olympic Athletes from Russia " (OAR) again, as it did in 2018, emphasizing that neutral athletes cannot be portrayed as representing

3597-533: The Water Cube , was the venue for Curling competition. In the 2022 Winter Olympics, the National Aquatics Center became the first Olympic venue to incorporate a curling track in the swimming pool. The Shougang Big Air (首钢滑雪大跳台中心 Shǒugāng Huáxuě Dàtiàotái Zhōngxīn /shoh-gung hwaa-sshwair daa-tyao-teye jong-sshin/) was a newly constructed site for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Shougang Big Air hosted

3706-608: The XXIV Olympic Winter Games ( Chinese : 第二十四届冬季奥林匹克运动会 ; pinyin : Dì Èrshísì Jiè Dōngjì Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì ) and commonly known as Beijing 2022 ( 北京 2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing , China, and surrounding areas with competition in selected events beginning 2 February 2022. It was the 24th edition of the Winter Olympic Games . Beijing

3815-518: The Xinjiang autonomous region ( cross-country , and the first Chinese cross-country skier to win a medal in an ISF event). For the first time in Olympic history, the final torchbearers did not light a cauldron: instead, they fitted the torch into the centre of a large stylised snowflake , constructed from placards bearing the names of the delegations competing in the Games. Three similar snowflakes were also erected as public flames, with one outside of

3924-469: The freestyle skiing and snowboarding events. The Wukesong Sports Centre (五棵松体育馆 Wǔkēsōng Tǐyùguǎn /woo-ker-song tee-yoo-gwan/) was under an 8-month renovation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. In February 2022, the Wukesong Sports Centre hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics Men's and Women's ice hockey tournaments. The National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆 Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn /gwor-jyaa tee-yoo-gwan/)

4033-522: The presentation of credentials . On 16 October, 16 days after the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China , members of the unit provided honors to incoming Soviet ambassador Nikolai Roshchin . In June 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai ordered to create an official battalion on the unit's basis. Around that same time, the battalion was tasked with guarding the Korean War negotiations. In its early stages, it

4142-517: The "closed loop" (including dignitaries, delegations, and the press), and invited guests from outside of it (including local residents, school students, winter sports enthusiasts, and marketing partners). At least 150,000 spectators from outside the "closed loop" were expected to attend. Spectators were only present at events held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou; all events in Yanqing were held behind closed doors with no spectators permitted. Everyone present at

4251-509: The 2015–16 winter season for a 31.6% growth over the previous season. In 2016, it was announced that Chongli received 2.185 million tourists, an increase of 30% from the previous season, during the first snow season after winning the Olympic bid. The snow season lasted for five months from November, during which Chongli has hosted thirty-six competitions and activities, such as Far East Cup and Children Skiing International Festival. A total of twenty-three skiing camps have also been set up, attracting

4360-618: The 2018-19 Minsk Independence Day Parade and the 2011 Festa della Repubblica Parade in Rome, Italy . During the Moscow parade, the contingent led by Li Bentao surprised hundreds of locals by singing the wartime Katyusha song during their march back to their living quarters during a nighttime rehearsal. In September 2015, the drill team of the battalion took part in the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo with

4469-580: The 2022 Winter Olympics, each respectively known as the Beijing Zone, the Zhangjiakou Zone, and the Yanging Zone. Venues in the Beijing Zone exist in different conditions; some were recently constructed exclusively for the 2022 games, while the rest were renovated from the 2008 Summer Olympics or other existing sites. The Beijing Zone of the 2022 Winter Olympics consisted of six competition venues and

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4578-707: The Capital Gymnasium, was a venue adapted from the 2008 Summer Olympics and was reconstructed for short-track speed skating and figure skating competitions in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Yanqing District is a suburban district localized at the Beijing 's far north. Competitions for luge , skeleton , bobsleigh and alpine skiing were held in Xiaohaituo Mountain area in the West Dazhuangke village of Zhangshanying in Yanqing District , northwest of

4687-485: The Capital International Airport due to its smaller size and the fact that it is closer to the city center and Olympic Green and has specific isolation areas and a better health protocols. The original estimated budget for the Games was US$ 3.9 billion, less than one-tenth of the $ 43 billion spent on the 2008 Summer Olympics. Although there were reports that the games might cost more than US$ 38.5 billion,

4796-557: The Chinese People's Liberation Army has lined up for your inspection", which is still used today. One of its first major state visits that the battalion was tasked with its presence was the Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China , which set the precedent for PLA protocol on state visits. The battalion was given the responsibility in May 1977 to raise the national flag on Tiananmen Square . This

4905-571: The Chinese empire and Tanguts of the Western Xia dynasty. It was once successfully defended by the Song dynasty era Chinese scientist, statesman, and general Shen Kuo . However, it was eventually taken over by the Tanguts in 1082 once Shen's defensive victories were marginalized and sacrificed by the new chancellor Cai Que (who handed the city over to the Tanguts as terms of a peace treaty). In 1089, under

5014-849: The Communist forces politically and militarily include John S. Service of the United States Department of State , and Colonel David D. Barrett of the United States Army . The mission explored possible plans for cooperation against the Japanese. The Americans had a presence in Yan'an from 1944 to 1947. Yan'an was briefly captured in the Battle of Yan'an by the Kuomintang forces in the Chinese Civil War . The Communist leadership learned of

5123-656: The Communists and the generals who later staged the Xi'an Incident . Snow actually met Mao at Bao'an (Pao An). Having rebelled against Chiang, the local warlords decided to hand over Yan'an to the Communists, who were now allies. They pulled out, and in January 1937, the Red Army entered Yan'an, without a fight. This is described by Agnes Smedley in her book Battle Hymn of China . She was in Xi'an at

5232-538: The Costa Navarino resort in Messenia , Greece , the FIS submitted several additional events for consideration, including a proposal to make telemark skiing an Olympic discipline for the first time in Beijing, with proposed competitions to include the men's and women's parallel sprint and a mixed team parallel sprint. The Congress also approved to submit the aerials mixed team event, and several new snowboarding events:

5341-510: The Games' men's hockey tournament, citing concerns over COVID-19 and the need to make up games that had been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak As part of their latest collective agreement with the NHLPA, the NHL had agreed to accommodate a break for the Olympics and player participation for the first time since 2014. On 17 January 2022, amid increasing lockdowns across China and the first detected case of

5450-538: The Games, IOC president Thomas Bach instructed athletes to "show how the world would look like, if we all respect the same rules and each other", and pledged that "there [would] be no discrimination for any reason whatsoever." The final seven torchbearers reflected multiple decades of Chinese athletes, beginning with the 1950s, and concluding with two skiers competing in the Games—21 year-old skier Zhao Jiawen from Shanxi (the first Chinese athlete to compete in Nordic combined ), and 20-year-old Dinigeer Yilamujiang from

5559-434: The Games, including athletes, staff, and attendees, were required to use the My2022 mobile app as part of the biosecurity protocols, which was used for submissions of customs declarations and health records for travel to the Games, daily health self-reporting, and records of COVID-19 vaccination and testing. The app also provided news and information relating to the Games, and messaging functions. Concerns were raised about

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5668-418: The Games, with Haiti and Saudi Arabia making their Winter Olympic debut. Beijing's hosting of the Games was subject to various concerns and controversies including those related to human rights violations in China , such as the persecution of Uyghurs in China , which led to calls for a boycott of the games. Like the Summer Olympics held six months earlier in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in

5777-431: The Games; all athletes were required to remain within the bio-secure bubble (referred to as a "closed-loop management system") for the duration of their participation, which included daily COVID-19 testing , and only being allowed to travel to and from Games-related venues. Unless they are fully- vaccinated or have a valid medical exemption, all athletes were required to quarantine for 21 days upon their arrival. Mirroring

5886-401: The PRC occurred at the founding ceremony, the telephone command: "Salute!" was given to signal the firing of the gun salute. On 13 June 1961, President Sukarno visited China on a second trip, during which the guns were sounded once again during the welcoming ceremony held at the airport at the request of the Indonesian government . On 1 August 1963, the Yilu Camp Salute Company (formally known as

5995-417: The People's Liberation Army Salute Company) was formally established in Nanyuan and was given the task of acting as a salute battery by Premier Zhou Enlai. Shortly after the start of the Cultural Revolution , the gun salutes stopped occurring. This practice was revived in March 1984 by the People's Armed Police as a separate unit from the original PLA unit and in December 2017, the two units merged to become

6104-493: The Royal Palace with drinks paid for by the royal family. The IOC also "demanded control over all advertising space throughout Oslo" to be used exclusively by IOC's sponsors, something that is not possible in Norway because the government doesn't own or control "all advertising space throughout Oslo" and has no authority to give a foreign private organization exclusive use of a city and the private property within it. Several commentators pointed out that such demands were unheard of in

6213-488: The Song dynasty, Yanzhou was renamed to Yan'an, and was promoted to a fu ( Chinese : 府 ). Yan'an and the whole of Shaanxi were taken over by the Mongols in the late 1220s, only after their leader Genghis Khan had died during the siege of the Western Xia capital in 1227. The demographic impacts of this was felt for decades, as the local economy cratered, and insufficient government support hindered recovery efforts: In 1823, Bao'an (present-day Zhidan County ) had

6322-596: The Summer and Winter Olympics. The venues for the Games were concentrated around Beijing, its suburb Yanqing District , and Zhangjiakou , with some events (including the ceremonies and curling) repurposing venues originally built for Beijing 2008 (such as Beijing National Stadium and the Beijing National Aquatics Centre ). The Games featured a record 109 events across 15 disciplines, with big air freestyle skiing and women's monobob making their Olympic debuts as medal events, as well as several new mixed competitions. A total of 2,871 athletes representing 91 teams competed in

6431-516: The Yellow River flowing through Yan'an, the city's major rivers include the Yan River and the Luo River . Yan'an has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dwa ) that borders on a steppe climate (Köppen BSk ), with cold, dry, and moderately long winters, and hot, somewhat humid summers. Spring and autumn are short transition seasons in between. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −5.5 °C (22.1 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and

6540-405: The addition of six new events, including natural track luge (men's and women's singles), a women's doubles competition on the artificial track, and sprint events (men, women, and doubles) on the artificial track. The International Skating Union (ISU) continued to campaign for the addition of synchronized skating as a new event within the discipline of figure skating . The ISU also proposed

6649-692: The annual mean is 9.90 °C (49.8 °F). The area receives 511 millimeters (20.1 in) of precipitation, 47% of which falls in July and August. Yan'an averages around 300 days of sunshine per year. As of 2019, Yan'an has approximately 2,255,700 permanent residents, a slight decrease from the 2,259,400 recorded in 2018. As of 2019, there are 2,336,587 people with a Yan'an hukou registration. This discrepancy reflects China's system of internal migration , as many hukou holders in more rural areas migrate to larger and more developed cities. Approximately 674,700 people lived in Yan'an's two districts ( Baota and Ansai ) as of 2019. In 2019, Yan'an recorded

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6758-403: The area was re-organized by communist forces as Shaan-Gan-Ning Province ( Chinese : 陕甘宁省 ). In December 1936, at the start of the Second United Front , Yan'an was taken over by the Chinese Communists. When Edgar Snow went there in 1936, it was under Kuomintang control and a Red army siege had recently been lifted. Unknown to him at the time, there had also been contacts there between

6867-415: The artillery salute battery of the PLA, which reports to the BGHGB headquarters. Today, the battery is armed with the Type 60 122 mm field gun converted to the ceremonial role. From its founding to 1955, the battalion did not have an official ceremonial uniform and just wore overcoats captured from the Japanese Army after World War II . From 1955, the battalion used Chinese made ceremonial uniforms for

6976-422: The battalion will go to Gabon to help set up and train professional ceremonial units in the Gabonese Armed Forces . In March 2003, after just under three years, the Ministry of National Defense agreed to Bongo's request and sent four officers led by Lieutenant Colonel Wang Yuanjing to Libreville by the end of November of that year, after which they stayed to train Gabonese troops for more than 6 months. This marked

7085-399: The battalion, with some news stations including ABC having done reports on it. China's Ceremonial Soldiers (中国仪仗兵), a TV series premiered on CCTV in 2001 on National Day. The eight-episode series was directed by Zeng Xiaoxin and stars soldiers Yan Fan, Pan Yaowu and Li Bentao. The show focuses on the history and style of the honor guards in the PLA, as well as the tough training regimen of

7194-404: The bid. The city withdrew its application for government funding after a majority of the Norwegian parliament had stated their intention to decline the application. In the days before the decision, Norwegian media had revealed the IOC's "diva-like demands for luxury treatment" for the IOC members themselves, such as special lanes on all roads only to be used by IOC members and cocktail reception at

7303-428: The city achieved in 2004. The GDP per capita of Yan'an totals 73,703 RMB as of 2019, a 6.9% increase from the previous year. Of Yan'an's county-level divisions , Baota District recorded the largest GDP in 2019, totaling 36.391 billion RMB. Baota District is followed by Luochuan County and Huangling County , which recorded economic outputs totaling 24.387 billion and 18.593 billion RMB, respectively. Yan'an

7412-570: The crazy demands from IOC apparatchiks. These insane demands that they should be treated like the king of Saudi Arabia just won't fly with the Norwegian public." Beijing was selected as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics after beating Almaty by four votes on 31 July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. In February 2021, Beijing announced that the 26 venues (including training venues) for these sports would be running on entirely renewable energy . There were three different clusters of venues designed and constructed for

7521-423: The development project Golden Yan'an opened as part of the Holy Land Valley Cultural Tourism Industrial Park. This tourist town is branded as the "new landmark of Red Tourism in China" and features old-fashioned Chinese streets and shops in the style of the 1930s Yan'an Soviet . The major attraction of Golden Yan'an is "The Ode of Yan'an" nightlight show. The free show depicts a series of historical moments from

7630-408: The drapery and symbols had long since died out, leaving stagnation, corruption and decay to reign in its halls". After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the city became part of the newly created Republic of China , and was reorganized by the Republican government in 1913 under Yulin Circuit  [ zh ] . Throughout the Republic of China, feudal -like landlordism persisted in Yan'an, and

7739-482: The early 1970s. The total retail sales of consumer goods in Yan'an totaled 41.113 billion RMB in 2019. The majority of these retail sales took place in Baota District, which recorded 24.000 billion RMB of sales that year. The Erdao Street Night Market ( Chinese : 二道街夜市 ; pinyin : Èrdào Jiē Yèshì ) is a street market in Baota District which features many of the hallmarks of Shaanbei culture, including local cuisine, décor, and folk music. The city

7848-676: The end of 2009, the Beijing Olympic Village apartments on the Olympic Green had been transformed into a residential area. There was therefore a need to build another Olympic Village on a smaller scale for the Winter Olympics. These new buildings are located in the southern area of Olympic Green on the neighbourhood of the National Olympic Sports Center and will serves as Chinese Olympic Committee residential complex for those athletes who will undergo training sessions at

7957-409: The final candidates. Several bid cities withdrew their bids during the process, citing the high costs or the lack of local support and funding for hosting the Games. The Oslo bid , considered the clear frontrunner, was canceled in the wake of a series of revelations about the IOC's demands for luxury treatment of IOC members that strongly turned public opinion and the parliamentary majority against

8066-570: The final official budget was US$ 2.24 billion and turning a profit of $ 52 million, of which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) donated $ 10.4 million of that surplus to the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) to help with the development of sport in China. The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February 2022 at Beijing National Stadium . Amid the political controversies and tensions impacting

8175-565: The first time that any member of the PLA Guard of Honor had trained a foreign ceremonial unit. It would later visit other countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo , Rwanda , Mauritania and Qatar train their honor guards as well as active duty soldiers for parades. During the annual National Day parade in Qatar in 2017, the soldiers on parade adopted the Chinese marching style which

8284-432: The first time. They would continue to use these uniforms until June 1, 1965, when they reverted to using regular infantry uniforms for the next 20 years. In 1987, Central Military Commission of China ordered a reform of army uniforms, ordering the battalion ceremonial uniforms once again, and on October 1, 1992, the battalion gained ceremonial sabres which it first used during the visit of President Nelson Mandela . Today,

8393-692: The guards for their ceremonial duties. The miniseries was co-produced by the Arts Department of the PLA and CCTV. In July 2016, the unit launched a special report called Telling Stories of Powerful Armed Forces on state television . The battalion often holds Media Days, during which journalists have access to its training quarters. During a media day in August 2011, Yang Caiwei of the Sanlih E-Television cable TV network in Taiwan described Media Days as "really

8502-549: The honorary title of the "Jiangsu Model of the Yilong Brigade " to the battalion. In December 2017, the BGHGB officially attached the Beijing Garrison Color Guard Company as part of the battalion, formerly under the People's Armed Police , which had been responsible for flag raising ceremonies for 35 years. On May 13, 2015, 13 female Chinese soldiers who were added to the battalion made their debut during

8611-404: The implementation of health and safety protocols, and, for the second Games in a row, the Games being closed to the public (with selected events open to invited guests at a reduced capacity). Norway finished at the top of the medal table for the second successive Winter Olympics, winning a total of 37 medals, of which 16 were gold, setting a new record for the largest number of gold medals won at

8720-474: The leader of the World Cup ranking, and Russian skeletonist Nikita Tregubov , silver medalist of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The new Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway opened in late 2019, starting from Beijing North railway station and ending at Zhangjiakou railway station . It was built for speeds of up to 350 km/h (220 mph); with this new road system, the travel time from Beijing to Zhangjiakou

8829-503: The men and women's snowboard cross team event; a mixed team alpine parallel event; the men's and women's parallel special slalom; and a mixed team parallel special slalom event. The individual parallel special slalom events were featured at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia , but were dropped from the Olympic program in 2018 to make way for the snowboarding big air competitions. The International Luge Federation (FIL) proposed

8938-527: The mixed relay in short track speed skating. Women's Nordic combined was not added; Nordic combined remains the only Winter Olympic sport only contested by men. On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for four years, after the Russian government was found to have tampered with lab data that it provided to WADA in January 2019 as a condition of

9047-544: The nearby venues. The Beijing National Stadium was an iconic venue in the Beijing Zone, and it is also known as the Bird's Nest (鸟巢; Niǎocháo ). The Beijing National Stadium was the site that hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics, but it was no longer a venue for any competition in 2022. The National Aquatics Center ( 国家游泳中心 Guójiā Yóuyǒng Zhōngxīn /gwor-jyaa yoh-yong jong-sshin/), also known as

9156-449: The northeast, which was a significantly more densely populated area. Many farmers from the region were attracted to Yan'an for the prospect of working more land, as well as the Communists' land and tax reforms. From 1937 to 1939, over 1,500,000 mu of previously unused land was cleared for agriculture. During this time, the large drive for intense rural labor earned its detractors, and was publicly criticized by some for "giving people

9265-621: The participants. According to international practice, the highest specification is a 21-gun salute , however, Mao proposed increase this to 28 as to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949. After the meeting, Mao asked Tang Yongjian, director of the Training Division of the North China Military Region to draft a description of the sound of the salute. Tang quickly submitted

9374-633: The participation of 3,800 youths. All the venues construction started in November 2016 and was finished by the end of 2020 to enable the city to hold test events. The design for the Games' medals was unveiled on 26 October 2021. The concept is based on the 2008 Summer Olympics medals and Chinese astronomy and astrology as the games were held coinciding with the Chinese New Year festivities. The uniforms for medal presenters at medal ceremonies were unveiled in January 2022. The uniforms have been designed in

9483-532: The recommendation from the federation's executive board to propose such an event in the interests of gender equality. In July 2018, the IOC announced changes to the program for the 2022 Winter Olympics as part of a goal to increase the participation of women, and appeal to younger audiences. Seven new medal events were added (expanding the total program to 109 events), including men's and women's big air freestyle, women's monobob , mixed team competitions in freestyle skiing aerials, ski jumping, and snowboard cross, and

9592-550: The report to Mao who signed it immediately. Gao Cunxin, commander of the special forces of the North China Military Region was tasked with dispatching 108 mountain light guns from Zhangjiakou , which were mainly mountain cannons seized from the Imperial Japanese Army and were converted to the ceremonial role. The salute was later referred to as the "first generation salute". After the official announcement of

9701-536: The resistance movement in Yan'an. Beginning in 1944, Yan'an played host to the United States Army Observation Group , also known as the Dixie Mission. This group sought to establish relations with Chinese Communist forces, investigate the Communist Party politically and militarily, and determine whether the United States should back Communist forces. Prominent Americans tasked with evaluating

9810-484: The security of the My2022 app and how information collected by it would be used, so several delegations advised their athletes to bring burner phones and laptops for the duration of the games. Because of the strict COVID-19 protocol, some top athletes, considered to be medal contenders, were not able to travel to China after having tested positive, even if asymptomatic. The cases included Austrian ski jumper Marita Kramer ,

9919-648: The south, Linfen and Lüliang of Shanxi to the east across the Yellow River , and Qingyang of Gansu to the west across the Ziwu Ridge ( Chinese : 子午岭 ). The city's elevation is hilly, and is higher in the northwest, and lower in the southeast, ranging from 388 to 1,809 metres (1,273 to 5,935 ft) above sea level in elevation. The average elevation of Yan'an is approximately 1,000 m (3,280 ft), and Yan'an's urban core has an elevation of about 960 metres (3,150 ft) above sea level. In addition to

10028-559: The stadium lit by a volunteer, one in Yanqing District lit by speed skater Yu Jongjun , and the third in Zhangjiakou lit by skier Wang Wezhuo . The closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at Beijing National Stadium on 20 February 2022; it included a cultural presentation, closing remarks, and the formal handover to Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics . The 2022 Winter Olympics included

10137-490: The strategic location, it would be the main focus for the arrival and entry of delegations on Chinese soil. Chinese officials had hoped that this airport would replace Beijing Capital International Airport as the country's main hub for arrivals and departures between its opening and the Winter Games and reduce the international and domestic demands of the older airport. This airport replaced the old Beijing Nanyuan Airport which

10246-552: The time and got to Yan'an shortly after the take-over. On September 6, 1937, Yan'an became the seat of the communist government of what became known as the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region . It became the center for intensive training of party members and army troops. Thousands of intellectuals traveled to Yan'an from all over the country. From 1937 through 1941, the Communist government organized large-scale migrations to Yan'an, predominantly from Suide to

10355-478: The unit utilizes the pan-PLA Type 07 uniform. Yan%E2%80%99an Yan'an is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi province , China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several counties, including Zhidan (formerly Bao'an), which served as the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) before the city of Yan'an proper took that role. Yan'an

10464-717: The urban area of Beijing, 90 kilometres (56 miles) away from the city center of Beijing and 17.5 kilometres (10.9 miles) away from the town of Yanqing , using artificial snow because of the rarity of natural snow in this region. All other skiing events were held in Taizicheng Area in Chongli District , Zhangjiakou city, Hebei province . It is 220 km (140 mi) from downtown Beijing and 130 km (81 mi) away from Xiaohaituo Mountain Area . The ski resort earned over ¥ 1.54 billion (US$ 237.77 million) in tourism during

10573-520: The welcoming ceremony for the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan . Since then, female soldiers have stood shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts in the battalion on state occasions and in parades. In June 2018, the battalion created a separate female detachment composed of 55 female honor guards from the PLA as a result of the reforms in the ceremony of military honours for foreign leaders. This detachment

10682-598: Was among its list of duties until December 1982. In September 1983, it was renamed to the Honor Guard of the 1st Guard Division of the People's Liberation Army . In January 1986, with the approval of the Beijing Military Region headquarters, the unit was renamed for the final time to its current name. On 2 March 1992, Jiang Zemin , Chairman of the Central Military Commission , signed an order to award

10791-575: Was based in Yilong Camp and only conducted small arrival ceremonies such as the one for Indonesian President Sukarno in 1956 and North Korean leader Kim il-Sung and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1959. In 1956, the battalion became a tri-service unit and in September 1957, Premier Zhou personally changed the report of the guard commander to: "Comrade [title of visiting leader], the Honor Guard of

10900-428: Was based on placement in the 2021 World Curling Championships and an Olympic Qualification Event that completed the field (in place of points earned across the 2020 and 2021 World Curling Championships). The IIHF based its qualification for the women's tournament upon existing IIHF World Rankings , without holding the 2020 Women's World Championship . On 29 September 2021, the IOC announced biosecurity protocols for

11009-576: Was decreased to around 50 minutes. A dedicated train for the Winter Olympics began to run on this line in January 2022, featuring a mobile television studio that supports live broadcast on the train. On 31 December 2021, the Beijing Subway reached the planned 783 km (487 mi) at the bid book. Planned before the city was awarded the rights to the Games, the Beijing Daxing International Airport opened in 2019, and due to

11118-558: Was first reviewed by Russian President Vladimir Putin , Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov , and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev , during their visits to the capital that month. Its missions include: It performs the Changing of the Guard on Tiananmen Square and the raising of the Flag of China as well (from 1977-1982 and starting 2018). It has also performed at social events such as

11227-569: Was near the endpoint of the Long March , and became the center of the Chinese Communist Revolution from late 1935 to early 1947. Chinese communists celebrate Yan'an as the birthplace of the revolution. As of 2019, Yan'an has approximately 2,255,700 permanent residents. Yan'an was populated at least as early as the Xia dynasty . During the Spring and Autumn period , the area was inhabited by

11336-506: Was out of date and was on the list of the most dangerous airports in the world because of its location and since its opening, it has been sharing the local and international demands of the city and the country with the older Beijing Capital International Airport . However, according to the COVID-19 pandemic security protocol manual issued by BOCWOG and International Olympic Committee, all foreign delegations could only enter and leave Beijing via

11445-469: Was revoked and established as a prefecture-level city . Yan'an's experienced fast-paced urbanization during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period (2006–2010). From 2011 to 2015, it underwent a red tourism -oriented beautification project. Xi Jinping visited Yan'an in 2015. During the visit, he emphasized the importance of studying the Communist Party's history in Yan'an and called for

11554-646: Was selected as host city on 31 July 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, marking its second time hosting the Olympics, and the last of three consecutive Olympics hosted in East Asia following the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Having previously hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics , Beijing became the first city to have hosted both

11663-629: Was the result of the training by members of the battalion. Similarly, during the parade of the Rwanda Defence Force in honor of the 25th anniversary of the end of the Rwandan genocide , Chinese-trained RDF soldiers marched in a goosestep style for the first time as well as shouted commands in Mandarin to which the soldiers respond with "One! Two!", which is done similarly in the PLA honor guard. Several news reports as well as films have been focused on

11772-433: Was the second venue for the ice hockey tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics, besides the Wukesong Sports Centre. The National Speed Skating Oval (国家速滑馆 Guójiā Sùhuáguǎn /gwor-jyaa soo-hwaa-gwan/) has the nickname "Ice Ribbon" due to its exterior design. The National Speed Skating Oval was the venue for speed skating in the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Capital Indoor Stadium (首都体育馆 Shǒudū Tǐyùguǎn), also known as

11881-721: Was where the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, for both the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, would take place. Five ice events were held at the Olympic Green , the Capital Indoor Stadium and the Beijing Wukesong Sports Center , which had been some of the main venues of the 2008 Summer Olympics . The Big Air snowboarding and freestyle skiing events were held in a former industrial area in Shijingshan District , at Western Hills area. Since

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