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One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

STORY: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter sports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist at ski resort in Zhangjiakou 3. various of ski resorts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO LIANSHENG, Official in Pingxiliang Village, Urumqi, Xinjiang 5. various of Harbin Ice and Snow World 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUAN ZETING, Tourist from Hebei Province 7. various of ski resorts STORYLINE: One year after Beijing hosted the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, enthusiasm among Chinese people for winter sports shows no sign of abating, and the Games' legacy has created lasting benefits for local communities. During this year's Spring Festival holiday, a high-speed railway linking Beijing with Zhangjiakou, two co-host cities of the 2022 Winter Olympics, saw rising passenger numbers. Many were heading to ski resorts along the rail line. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Tourist at a ski resort in Z

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy skating at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People practice curling at National Aquatics Center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy creative ice-and-snow activities at Big Air Shougang in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers take the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway at Beijing North Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks illuminate the night 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/Li Ga)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children practice skiing at the Aoshan Ski Resort in Taibai County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 11, 2023. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 2, 2023 shows the view of National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People have fun at the Silkroad Resort in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Xinhua Headlines: One year on, Beijing Winter Olympics leaves lasting imprint on Chinese society

(230204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 2, 2023 shows people enjoying themselves at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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Japan's women's short track team practices at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ayuko Ito (front) and other members of Japan's women's short track speed skating team test the ice during practice for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Baseball, softball may return to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Softball Association Vice President Taeko Utsugi (L) and Baseball Federation of Japan Vice President Yoshinobu Suzuki look happy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, after the International Olympic Committee's recent approval of a reform for the framework of the Olympic program which paves the way for a possible return of the two events in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Female workers plant rush seedlings by hand in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, in November 2013.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Rush farmer Minoru Tabuchi works planting seedlings in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture in November 2013.

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Kumamoto thrilled by possible use of tatami in Olympics

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Female workers plant rush seedlings by hand in a field in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, in November 2013.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (C) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games. To the right is Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling gold medalist at the London Olympics.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games. Seated next to Fukuda are Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (C), the men's 66-kilogram freestyle gold medalist at the London Olympics, and Shinichi Yumoto, the men's 55-kg freestyle bronze winner in London.

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Wrestling dropped for 2020 Olympics

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge (R) is pictured before an IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 12, 2013. The meeting dropped wrestling from the Summer Olympic program from the 2020 Games.

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IOC panel chief arrives in Japan to inspect Tokyo Olympics bid

TOKYO, Japan - Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee, waves as she arrives at a hotel in Tokyo on April 14. Moutawakel and other members are in Tokyo in connection with Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Takanashi promises best performance at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, promising to give her best performance and aim for gold at the Winter Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7.

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Sochi Olympics snow sculpture lit up in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture representing the Sochi Winter Olympic Games is lit up in Sapporo's Odori Park, Hokkaido, for the Sapporo Snow Festival, on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual event.

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Olympics ticket office at Sochi train station

SOCHI, Russia - Customers purchase tickets for the Winter Olympic Games at a ticket office inside Sochi train station in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, a week before the Games begin.

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Athletes' village for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows national flags flying in the village for ice sports athletes in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, the opening day of the facility eight days before the start of the Winter Games.

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Athletes' village for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Volunteers take part in a ceremony to open the village for ice sports athletes in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, eight days before the Olympics begin.

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Japan vs Vietnam in Beijing Olympics qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan U-22 defender Naoaki Aoyama celebrates after opening the scoring during the first half of a Beijing Olympics qualifier against Vietnam at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Japan vs Vietnam in Beijing Olympics qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan U-22 defender Naoaki Aoyama celebrates after opening the scoring during the first half of a Beijing Olympics qualifier against Vietnam at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Japan vs Vietnam in Beijing Olympics qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan U-22 forward Sota Hirayama (R) in action during the first half of a Beijing Olympics qualifier against Vietnam at National Stadium in Tokyo. At left is Vietnam U-22 defender Mai Xuan Hop.

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Japan vs Vietnam in Beijing Olympics qualifier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan U-22 midfielder Koki Mizuno (L) and Vietnam U-22 player battle for the ball during the first half of their Beijing Olympics qualifier match at National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Special Olympics flame ignited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Special Olympics flame is ignited in Tokyo in a ceremony held in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office on Aug. 22. The flame, ignited in Athens June 29, was carried to Tokyo via Seoul. The Special Olympics will be held in Shanghai Oct. 2-11 with about 7,000 people from 169 countries and regions participating.

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'Nadeshiko' Japan book berth for 2008 Olympics

HAIPHONG, Vietnam - Members of the Japanese women's national soccer team rejoice in Haiphong on Aug. 4 as they booked their ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympics after an 8-0 drubbing of Vietnam in the final Asian qualifier.

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Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - A Tokyo Olympic countdown clock set up near JR Tokyo Station shows on March 30, 2020, the number of days remaining until the games. The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 in 2021, the organizing committee said the same day.

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Japan, IOC agree to postpone Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, March 24 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on March 24, 2020, after holding telephone talks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach. Abe said they agreed to postpone this summer's Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fate of Tokyo Olympics during coronavirus crisis

TOKYO, Japan, March 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in January 2020 shows Tokyo's new National Stadium. Norway's Olympic committee said on March 20 that it has asked the International Olympic Committee not to hold the Summer Olympics in Tokyo until the new coronavirus pandemic is under control.

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Marathon: Ichiyama secures spot at Tokyo Olympics

NAGOYA, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Mao Ichiyama wins the Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 29 seconds on March 8, 2020, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. With the win, she secured a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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200 days to Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori (front C) raises his fist with employees of the organization in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2020, exactly 200 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics.

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2 years until Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower being lit up in the five colors representing the Olympic rings on July 24, 2018, marking the start of the two-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Venue staff members pose for a photo at the women's figure skating short program event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 18 Kyodo - A bus stop is crowded with people in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 9, 2018, after the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic opening ceremony. ==Kyodo (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 24 Kyodo - Members of the South Korean women's curling team (front) celebrate after winning their semifinal game against Japan at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 25, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Olympic figure skating silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan speaks to the press after practice for the exhibition gala in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japanese snowboarder Reira Iwabuchi smiles after finishing her second run in the women's big air qualifying round at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 19, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 20 Kyodo - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air in the first round of the men's ski jumping team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 19, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Ayana Onozuka competes in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round in Pyeongchang, South Korea, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 19, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Nao Kodaira of Japan competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 18, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 17 Kyodo - Men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) of Japan, silver medalist Shoma Uno (R) of Japan and bronze medalist Javier Fernandez of Spain pose during the medal ceremony at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 17, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 18 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu smiles at a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb. 18, 2018, a day after winning the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 16 Kyodo - Esmee Visser of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 5,000-meter speed skating in Gangneung, South Korea, at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Feb. 16, 2018.