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With the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics on the 24th (February 4th) ahead of the 11th, China has entered a full-fledged preparation for welcoming guests.
According to Shinhwa News, the Main Media Center (MMC), which will serve as a base camp for reporters around the world during the tournament, started trial operation on the 4th and will operate the operating system for 24 hours from the 24th.
National Stadium (aka Nyaoqiao) where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held<鳥巢·새둥지>), the MMC is located at the National Conference Center (Chaoyang District, Beijing). The total area of use reaches 211,000 square meters, including the Main Press Center (MPC), which will be mainly used by print media reporters, and the International Broadcasting Center (IBC), which will be used by broadcast media.
About 15,000 media workers around the world are expected to work at MPC and IBC.
In addition, the athletes’ villages in the three regions where the Olympic Games are held – Beijing, Zhangjiakou (張家口) and Yanqing (延慶) were scheduled to officially open on the 27th, but welcomed delegations from each country who arrived in advance on the 23rd.
At the Beijing Athletes’ Village, delegations from 21 countries including China and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) entered the village, and at the Yanqing Athletes’ Village, 13 delegations from six countries including the United States, England, Australia, Canada, France, and Brazil each entered the camp. reported by the people.
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