He Zhenliang: The Road to the Five Rings

Author: Liang Lijuan
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Publish Date: 2005-05-10
Features: Written by the wife of He Zhenliang, this is the biography of Mr. China Olympics! We have experienced countless glorious moments in China's sports history together. He is a witness to China's sports journey to the world and has devoted a lot of effort to major events in China's sports exchanges with foreign countries. He served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (including vice chairman) for over ten years, becoming the first person from China to hold such an important position in an international sports organization. He made significant contributions to maintaining and enhancing China's role and status in international sports affairs. I believe readers can learn many important historical materials about China's sports diplomacy from this book, as well as gain valuable insights from He Zhenliang's personal growth journey. — A highly respected pioneer of China's new sports cause, Rong Gaotang
This book is written by Liang Lijuan, the wife of He Zhenliang, and a senior journalist from People's Daily. It is presented in the form of memoirs, focusing on the personal growth and sports diplomacy experiences of He Zhenliang, the Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, former Vice Chairman of the International Olympic Committee, and Deputy Director of the State General Administration of Sport. In fact, this is a biography of He Zhenliang, known as "Mr. China Olympics." It truthfully records his youth, family life, and romantic relationships. It delicately portrays his journey from a progressive youth to a leader in China's sports community, as well as his struggles to become a member, executive committee member, and vice chairman of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first person from China to hold such important positions in international sports organizations. For the first time, it reveals in detail the behind-the-scenes stories of major events in China's sports history, including opposing the "Two Chinas" issue in international sports organizations in the 1950s, founding the Games of the New Emerging Forces in the 1960s, striving to restore China's legal seat in the International Olympic Committee in the 1970s, and hosting the 11th Asian Games in 1990, as well as Beijing's bids for the 2000 and 2008 Olympic Games. It is worth mentioning that the book provides unique descriptions of breaking the barriers in sports exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.