A flame exhibition tour of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 is held in Yili Group on Dec 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A flame exhibition tour of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was held in Yili Group – headquartered in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Dec 16.

The exhibition was opened to the public, allowing more people to have a closer look at the flames of the Winter Olympics from Olympia, Greece. The flame lamp design was inspired by the Changxin Palace lanterns of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24).

The successful holding of the exhibition marks the 50 days countdown to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which is scheduled to be held on Feb 4-20, 2022.

It also marks the 17th year of cooperation between Yili Group and Olympic Games.

Pan Gang, chairman of Yili Group, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the flame exhibition tour of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In November 2005, Yili became the only dairy company in China that met the Olympic Games standards and provided services for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In August 2017, Yili Group joined hands with the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee to become the official and only dairy product partner for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

So far, Yili is the only dairy company in China to serve both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

Over a 17-year period, Yili fully supported the long-term training and preparations of nearly 40 national Olympic teams to help Chinese athletes shine in the international arena.

Meanwhile, Yili and the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee co-founded the Yili Winter Olympics Academy, bringing ice and snow sports to its roots in 26 provinces and 75 cities across the country.

The flame from Olympia, Greece is installed in a lamp inspired by the Changxin Palace lanterns of the Western Han Dynasty. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]