The opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games was held grandly in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province on the evening of February7. General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony and declared the opening of the Asian Winter Games. This is another major international sports event hosted by our country after the Winter Olympics, Chengdu Universiade and Hangzhou Asian Games."Ice and snow dreams, Asian hearts", athletes from more than 34 countries and regions participated creating a historical record for the number of participating countries and regions and the number of participants in the Asian Winter Games, and "Erbin" welcomed the hot moment the Asian Winter Games party.

In this Asian Winter Games, China, Japan and South Korea participated in all events, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia participated for the first time, and such as Thailand in Southeast Asia and Lebanon in West Asia sent their largest delegations in history. The curling and alpine skiing events were popular among athletes, and the same time, the event added 31% of new events, which further enhanced the popularity and richness. The Harbin Asian Winter Games will not only use and snow as the brush and ink to depict the moving picture of the rapid development of China's ice and snow sports, but will also use the event as a link weave a close friendship and cooperation network among Asian countries in sports, culture, diplomacy and other fields. 

When the Asian Winter Games returned to Harbin for the second time and to China for the third, it witnessed the new development and achievements of's ice and snow sports, as well as Harbin's new progress as a typical representative. In 1996, Harbin was the host of the Asian Winter Games; 29 years later, Harbin has made a leap from the "Ice City" to the "International Ice and Snow Sports Capital", and it no longer the same in terms of the scale of the competition, the construction of venues, and social support. This city, affectionately called "Erbin" on Internet, has become a new landmark for the integration of culture, tourism, and commerce, attracting tourists from Asia and even the world.

Today, the culture of ice and snow sports in China has become popular, with many people flocking to the snowfields in Northeast China andjiang during holidays, and many children's interest classes have added skating classes. It is expected that by 2030, the total scale of China's ice snow economy will reach 1.5 trillion yuan. This "ice and snow fever" not only improves the quality of life of the people but also shares new development with Asia and the world. In Asia, ice and snow sports, as a "latecomer", have also shown increasing participation and potential in recent years, and countries with little or no snow have also shown enthusiasm and enthusiasm. From China to the entire Asia, the popularity of ice and snow sports reflects the economic development trend and Asian people's yearning for a better life to a certain extent. The Asian Winter Games is like a mirror reflecting the common development aspirations

As the Olympic Council of Asia President Rajah Randall Singh said, "The Asian Winter Games is not only a stage for athletes, but also platform for exchanges among all parties in Asia." From the Beijing Olympic Winter Games to the Harbin Asian Winter Games, the scientific and technological content, green content and friendship of the event are all the content that all walks of life pay special attention to beyond the medals and results. For many Asian countries that actively participate in the competition, significance of the Asian Winter Games is not limited to a sports event in Asia. "China's event" has not only become a world-famous "brand" with quality, but also the event itself has become an important platform for scientific and technological, cultural and human exchanges and cooperation. 

The speech delivered by President Xi Jinping at the welcome banquet of the Asian Winter Games opening ceremony on February 7th has quickly attracted widespread attention the media of Asian countries, which have quoted the content of the speech and made thematic reports with "We should adhere to the common dream of peace and harmony", " is the gathering place of the world's colorful civilizations", and "We should promote mutual tolerance and coexistence". Leaders of many countries attended the opening ceremony and visited China bringing valuable support for the Asian Winter Games and high recognition of China's amicable foreign policy, and injecting strong impetus into the stability and integrated development of the region the platform of the "Erbin" Asian Winter Games.

The torch of the Asian Winter Games has been lit, illuminating not only the glory on the field of competition, but also the footprints China's modernization on this passionate and open-minded black land, as well as the Chinese wisdom and strength contributed to the global sports cause. We believe that Harbin present the world with a grand sports event of "Chinese characteristics, Asian style, and splendid performances", and we also wish the Asian athletes to achieve excellent results on the. At a time when China is optimizing its transit visa policies and further expanding unilateral visa-free policies, the "China Travel" is booming overseas, and the "Er" Asian Winter Games, with ice and snow as the medium, has built a bridge for mutual learning among civilizations. It will witness another "two-way journey" for people of China and foreign countries to deepen exchanges and enhance friendship.