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THE PRELUDE TO THE PAGEANT

On February 2, the second day of the Chinese New Year, the flame of the Beijing 2022 Games arrived at Beijing Winter Olympic Park in Shijingshan District, Beijing. There torchbearer No.277, He Jun, was ready to go.

He, chief translator at China International Communications Group (CICG) and a senior translator with Foreign Languages Press, waited his turn, torch in hand.

“It felt like a dream when the previous bearer came running up to me,” He told , adding he was so focused on his own

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