2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Chinese Art Displayed at Museum in Lausanne

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We return in the Swiss city of Lausanne, where the Olympic Museum has been adorned with red lanterns and other traditional Spring Festival decorations. This display is pulling double duty, as it marks not just the Lunar New Year, but also the three year countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. Damion Jones has the details.

The "Chinese Red Light-On 2022" exhibition is the first international stop of the "Cheer for the Olympics" cultural exchange tour, with IOC President Thomas Bach among those attending this event in Lausanne, which features dozens of paintings by renowned artist Cui Jingzhe, as well as a prominent ink illustration titled "Olympic Spring."

CUI JINGZHE CHINESE ARTIST "As a Chinese painter, I feel very proud to display my 'Chinese Red' works at the famous Olympic Museum. The 2022 Beijing Olympics will open in three years' time, and I'm pleased to be allowed to represent my generation of Chinese traditional painters, as we express our best wishes for the 2022 Winter Games."

IOC and Chinese Olympic Committee vice president Yu Zaiqing adds that, as the preparations for the 2022 Winter Games continue to move forward, even more domestic artists are expected to be included in activities aimed at promoting the spirit and values of the cold weather multi-sport spectacle. And the administrators were especially excited about jointly lighting the countdown screen.

Bach also made sure to credit observing the Lunar New Year by displaying Chinese artwork to the continuing inspiration of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the IOC and father of the modern Games, saying this fully demonstrates "The Olympic Movement, comprising sport and culture, as its two founding pillars". DJ, CGTN.