Editor's note: To mark the convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China Daily has selected 10 sets of photo stories that illustrate various aspects of the country's development during the past decade. The photos, posters and videos showcase the achievements and experiences of the Party's cause, and the country under Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. This is the 10th in the series.

The official emblems of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are announced at a ceremony held in Beijing on Dec 15, 2017. (CUI JUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

On July 31, 2015, Beijing officially won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, putting the Chinese capital on the road to become the only city to host both the Summer and Winter Games in the 120-year-plus history of the modern Olympics.

Thanks to the successful hosting of the Winter Games, Beijing became the world's first "dual-Olympic city", and displayed its strength and vitality to the world.

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In a series of pictures taken over a span of eight years, photographers Cui Jun and Hu Jinxi documented the city's tremendous efforts to stage a "green, inclusive, open and clean" Winter Games.

President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach announces that Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou city in Hebei province, has won the bid to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31, 2015. (CUI JUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Athletes compete in a cross-country skiing race held by the International Ski Federation at the Shougang Big Air venue in Beijing on March 2, 2019. (CUI JUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Skiing enthusiasts take to the slopes at the Genting Resort in Chongli, Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, on March 9, 2014. (CUI JUN / FOR CHINA DAILY)

The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is held at National Stadium in the Chinese capital on Feb 4. (HU JINXI / FOR CHINA DAILY)

Volunteers take a group photo at the China National Convention Center, which served as the main media center during the Winter Games, on Feb 20, 2022, the day the event closed. (CUI JUN/FOR CHINA DAILY)