BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 31, 2015, becoming the first city to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games.
Seven years later, after staging a streamlined, safe and splendid Games, China is basking in the lasting legacy of the Games, which is highlighted by post-Games utilization of the venues and nationwide participation in winter sports.
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach announces that Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the 128th International Olympic Committee session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 31, 2015. (Xinhua/Gong Lei)
Artists perform before the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Artists perform before the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
The Olympic delegation of the People's Republic of China parade into the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2022 shows a cauldron holding the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Gold medalist Gu Ailing shows her medals after the awarding ceremony of freestyle skiing women's freeski halfpipe at Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Su Yiming of China celebrates after the men's snowboard big air final of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Gold medalist Ren Ziwei of China reacts during the awarding ceremony of men's 1000m of short track speed skating at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Gao Tingyu of China celebrates after the speed skating men's 500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Gold medalists Sui Wenjing (L)/Han Cong of China celebrate after the figure skating pair skating free skating of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ga)
Tourists skate at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2022. The National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the "Ice Ribbon," opened to the public on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
A tourist poses for photos at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
People visit the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Tourists skate at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
People visit the Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2022. The Big Air Shougang, a Beijing 2022 venue which was repurposed from a steel mill, reopened to visitors on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
People visit the Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
An instructor teaches a kid to ski at a ski resort in Qingzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 25, 2021. (Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua)
Skiers enjoy the sport at Changbaishan Ski Resort in northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
A skier participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
A skier from Heilongjiang Province participates in a training session at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
