At the closing ceremony for the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea’s Pyeongchang 2018 on Sunday, Pyeongchang will hand over the Olympic flag to Beijing.

Beijing is ready for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games and is focusing on welcoming the world as a central theme in its eight-minute performance.

“We will be welcoming all the friends from all corners of the world, including the athletes, to the Olympic Winter Games 2022,” said Beijing 2022 Closing Ceremony Director Yimou Zhang, who is a celebrated film director who also directed the Beijing 2008 ceremonies, according to Olympic website.

“It will be unique. The internet will also be used for the interactions between the Chinese people and the rest of the world. Chinese culture and the essence of our traditions will be included,” he said.

Beijing is prepared to continue the excitement for Olympic winter sport, with its vision of producing a “Joyful Rendez-vous upon Pure Ice and Snow” for its Olympic project. As a part of its journey to hosting the Winter Games, the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has set out to encourage 300 million people in China to participate in winter sports.

With four years still to go, Beijing 2022 is already on its way to delivering on that vision. Last year, more than 20,000 Chinese citizens from nine provinces took part in Olympic Day celebrations alone, while Beijing 2022 also organised “Olympic culture camps”, which allowed participants to practise both summer and winter Olympic sports.

The efforts are already proving successful, with a 30 percent increase in participation in winter sports and 150 new winter events in the Beijing area.

Beijing 2022 is also committed to hosting sustainable Olympic Winter Games that will benefit the region for years to come.  Among the 12 competition and non-competition venues in the Beijing zone, 11 are legacies from Beijing 2008, while all new venues will be constructed in accordance with best sustainability practices.