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A mural (壁画) dating back to more than 1,000 years ago was discovered in Altay city, northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 1 described a scene of hunting and skiing by ancient people, the 2 (early) record of human ice and snow activities ever found.
The development of ice and snow activities over the centuries has had 3 important effect on modern ice and snow sports. Since the 1950s, skiing and skating games 4 (hold) widely in northern China. In 1980, China took part in its first Winter Olympics 5 won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in 2015.
The Games started on February 4, 6 (last) for 17 days in three competition places in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. Nearly 3, 000 7 (athlete) from more than 90 countries and regions gathered under the banner of the Five Rings to share the passion, joy and friendship 8 (bring) by sports, build a bridge for understanding and communication, and unite people 9 all over the world. “Together for a Shared Future” is the 10 (office) motto (格言) for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which is also the attitude towards current difficulties.