Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
 The famous Jackson Hole arches - the take from Jackson Hole, China |  Getting ready to ski at the Shijinglong Ski Resort, Yanqing. |  The group taking in the sites in the build up to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics |  The chairlift ride up to the top of Shijinglong Ski Resort |  The group gets ready to hit the mountain |  Getting to know Yanqing District's Deputy Mayor, Wu Shijiang |
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 Enjoying the exceptional hospitality of the Yanqing Foreign Affairs Office. |  Lunch meetings to discuss Winter Olympics planning with the Deputy Secretary, Yanqing |  Enjoying the Yanqing Ice Festival spectacle - celebrated each year as part of the Chinese Lantern Festival |  Touring Yanqing's Wild Duck Lake Natural Reserve. |  Olympic planning on display at the Yanqing Planning and Exhibit Hall |  The Yanqing Planning and Exhibit Hall's Winter Olympic displays |
 Exchanging gifts and plans for collaboration with Yanqing District Secretary Li Zhijun |  Touring Jackson Hole, China |  Downtown Jackson Hole, China |  Two Mayors, Two Jackson Holes |  In parallel to the Jackson Hole Winter Olympics visit, the National Museum of Wildlife Art participated in plans to helpin the exhibit and the future development of a wildlife-art focused museum in China. |
With the conclusion of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, attention now turns to Beijing, location of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Yanqing, a mountainous area outside of Beijing, will host the alpine skiing events and in the Fall of 2017, representatives from the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries approached Jackson Hole through the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs to explore partnership opportunities in the build-up to Beijing 2022. China has never hosted a Winter Olympics before and the ski industry is in its infancy and there is strong interest in Jackson Hole ski expertise and building a ski culture in China.
In response, JHCGA organized a Jackson Hole fact-finding delegation. Led by Pete Muldoon, Jackson mayor, the delegation was in Yanqing and Beijing from February 27 – March 2nd.
During the weeklong trip, the delegation discussed opportunities around the Beijing Olympics and agreed to continue a cooperative dialogue, particularly related to winter sports exchanges and sustainability. As an initial step, JHCGA and partners will:
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Explore the potential to send ski instructors, ski facilities operators, and young people to Yanqing, and creating ski training opportunities for Yanqing’s young skiers in Jackson Hole.
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Work with partners such as NREL to explore developing an energy efficient - carbon free, “demonstration village”.
Other opportunities identified included the need for a broader U.S.-China dialogue about best practices in conservation, specifically related to visiting and developing National Parks, and sustainable destination management planning , a space where JHCGA has developed local planning alongside the Riverwind Foundation.