Upping the energy

Winter Olympic venues in Beijing's Yanqing district and co-host city Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, have also opened to the public, allowing visitors the chance to experience the competition and living environment of the world's top athletes at Beijing 2022.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the promotion of winter sports leading up to Beijing 2022 resulted in 346 million Chinese taking part in ice and snow sports and related leisure activities. This year's National Fitness Day will keep that momentum going.

"The opening of the Beijing 2022 venues is a promise we made even before the start of the Games," said Ding. "Actually, not only the Beijing 2022 venues, we are also facilitating the opening of all top winter sports venues to the public across China … We hope ice and snow sports can reach more cities and become part of even more people's lives."