Big Air Shougang
Site in Beijing, China.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not the End of the World | Hannah Ritchie | backdrop | At the 2022 Winter Olympics the media showed a closed, abandoned steel mill behind every ski jump. |
Not the End of the World — Hannah Ritchie (2024)
Source: Not the End of the World · Readwise highlight
Instead, it focused on the unique backdrop to the ski-jump venue: a closed and abandoned steel mill, one of the casualties of the ‘war on pollution’.
- Role: backdrop
- In the book: At the 2022 Winter Olympics the media showed a closed, abandoned steel mill behind every ski jump. The text treats it as a symbol of China’s shift away from polluting industry.
- Why it matters: A small but vivid image of the change; the text does not name the venue, so the identification is left to the reader.