Greek actresses light the torch Monday during the flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Ancient Olympia archeological site in southern Greece. Photo: VCG

Li Jiajun (right), a former Chinese short track speed skater, serving as the second bearer, lights the torch from the first bearer, Greek alpine ski racer Ioannis Antoniou, on Monday in Greece. Photo: VCG

The National Sliding Centre is one of the venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics located in Yanqing, a suburban district of Beijing. The venue featuring curves with varied angles and slopes will host bobsled, luge, and skeleton events during the Games. Photo: VCG

The Shougang Ski Jumping Platform, a newly built venue for the Winter Games located in Beijing’s Shougang park, is the world’s first permanent ski jump course. Photo: VCG

The National Speed Skating Oval, built on Beijing’s Olympic Green premises, will host the speed skating games of the Winter Olympics. The arena has an area of 12,000 square meters and can fit 12,000 viewers. Photo: VCG

The Water Cube that was used as a venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics has been transformed into an ice cube, which will host curling events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: VCG

Snow in Winter Olympic Village looks like sliver in March. The village located in the Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, North China’s Hebei province, has a total construction scale of 1.34 million square meters. Photo: Zhen Hongge

The National Ski Jumping Centre, located in Chongli, will host the ski jumping and Nordic combined events during the Games. The shape of the ski jump resembles Chinese talisman Ruyi, giving it another name of “Snow Ruyi.” Photo: VCG

The top of the National Ski Jumping Centre is composed of a round-shaped multi-functional structure. Photo: Zhen Hongge

Lights illuminate the Taizicheng railway station in Chongli at night. The Winter Olympics has changed the ice and snow town into a popular tourist destination. Photo: Zhen Hongge