On January 4, 2015 (November 14, 2014 in the lunar calendar), He Zhenliang, the honorary president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, passed away. Mr. He Zhenliang, a huge contributor to China's Olympic movement and a decisive figure in China's first successful Olympic bid, passed away due to illness on the afternoon of the 4th at the age of 85. The farewell ceremony of the body is scheduled to be held at 10:00 on January 10, 2015 in the East Auditorium of Babaoshan Funeral Home in Beijing. After the death of He Zhenliang, the "godfather of the Olympic Games" in China, yesterday afternoon, International Olympic Committee President Bach expressed his condolences on He's death through the official website of the Olympic Games. "He was a true advocate of the social value of sports, and the Olympic Movement has lost one of its best ambassadors." At the same time, Bach also said that the International Olympic Committee will fly the flag at half-mast for three days to mourn He Zhenliang's death. He Zhenliang has participated in many major events in the foreign relations of sports in New China. He was one of the main participants in Beijing's two Olympic bids, and experienced our country's process from failure to success. Some people call him "the father of China's Olympic bid", but he prefers to be called "China's oldest Olympic volunteer". "The death of He Zhenliang is a major loss for the development of China's sports and Olympic sports," Ren Hai, director of the Olympic Research Center of the General Administration of Sport of China and a professor at Beijing Sports University, told reporters. He Zhenliang is the first member, executive committee and vice-chairperson of the International Olympic Committee of New China. He is also the first generation of sports diplomats who have closely linked New China with the international Olympic family. What most Chinese people know about He Zhenliang is also related to the Olympic Games. "The merits of Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games" is the deepest impression of He Zhenliang by people. So how did He Zhenliang play his unique role in Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games? As early as 1979, Deng Xiaoping revealed China's desire to host the Olympic Games in the future in an interview with Japanese reporters. In 1981, He Zhenliang was elected to the International Olympic Committee. In the memoir "Experiencing the Olympic Bidding" written by He Zhenliang's wife Liang Lijuan, Liang Lijuan wrote, "Zhenliang is a man with a heart. He did not passively wait for the decision to bid for the large-scale games, but took advantage of his favorable conditions as a member to actively observe and collect information about the bid and the holding of large-scale games. "Zhenliang knows that sooner or later our country will bid for the Olympic Games, so he has always paid attention to observing the relevant rules and'culture 'in the process of work and activities, and always tried to keep all kinds of documents and materials, even a small notice and invitation, and did not discard them at will. He not only studied them carefully at that time, but also kept these documents for reference when his work needs them one day." When China first proposed the Olympic bid in 1992, He Zhenliang was already the vice president of the International Olympic Committee. At this time, in addition to using his knowledge to guide Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games, he also had an important job to canvass votes for Beijing. "After the founding of New China, He Zhenliang was the first to play such an important role in international sports organizations." "In his position, he can influence many people on the IOC and the international sports community. In fact, it is through his knowledge of He Zhenliang that many people explore China and understand China's attitude towards the Olympics," said Mr. Ren. "The members of the IOC are all individual members. Although each member has his own country, the influence of intimacy or alienation between members is not entirely due to the relationship between countries. The key is personal morality and prestige." Ren Hai said that He Zhenliang's ability to build a wide network of people in the IOC has a lot to do with his personal influence. "I believe that He Zhenliang's integrity and one-hearted spirit for the country are the key to impress foreign friends," Ren Hai said. In "Experience the Olympic Bidding", Liang Lijuan wrote that He Zhenliang not only has good personal relations with members of the International Olympic Committee in Asia, Africa and Latin America, but also some members of Western countries have deep friendship with He Zhenliang. Caral, the former director-general of the International Olympic Committee, once said, "After 1993, I saw Mr. He in the International Olympic Committee build a great wall leading to the victory of the Olympic bid, brick by brick." Rogge, the former president of the International Olympic Committee, also said: "One of He Zhenliang's most outstanding achievements was to successfully win the right to host the Olympic Games for Beijing, which was his lifelong dream." As a sports diplomat, He Zhenliang thinks about the interests of the country. He once said: "I am not representing myself in international organizations, but the country. The interests of the country are always the first." At the International Olympic Committee, many members value the treatment of members, especially after the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games bribery scandal broke, the International Olympic Committee investigated a group of bribery members. "He Zhenliang has been in the IOC for 16 years and has always been known for being clean. Because he will never damage the image of the country because of personal interests," Ren Hai said. " On some major issues of the International Olympic Committee, such as ethnic integration, gender equality, regional balance, etc., He Zhenliang has always had a decent attitude, reflecting the demeanor of a big country, which is another reason why He Zhenliang was able to build a wide network of contacts in the IOC. "Ren Hai, who attended an IOC meeting, noticed that" when He Zhenliang spoke, all the members of the various countries who were originally whispering to each other quieted down and listened carefully, which reflects He Zhenliang's prestige in the IOC from one side. "He Zhenliang graduated from the science and engineering department of Shanghai's famous university and worked in the Communist Youth League in his early years. Later, due to the needs of the country, he devoted himself to sports at the age of 26." Lifetime is how the country needs to work, and what work you dedicate to the last moment of your life, "Ren Hai said. He Zhenliang embodies the selfless spirit of the older generation of Chinese sports people who are dedicated to the country. By 2001, when Beijing's second bid for the Olympic Games was finally successful, He Zhenliang, who was already in his 70s, had already retired, but he was still on the front line of the Olympic bid. He used his connections and influence in the International Olympic Committee to canvass for Beijing's Olympic bid and eliminate the negative voices of the international community against China. In June 2009, the International Olympic Committee held a grand party on the lawn in front of the headquarters to bid farewell to He Zhenliang. Rogge's message in the commemorative book is "I would like to express my respect and gratitude to my colleague and friend Zhenliang for his important achievements for the International Olympic Committee and his country." Samaranch said He Zhenliang has "unswervingly served your country and the Olympic Movement with your passion and experience" for nearly half a century. This is undoubtedly the most pertinent and sincere evaluation of He Zhenliang. In the last years of his life, He Zhenliang had hoped to write a book of his life's Olympic experience and leave another legacy to China's sports industry. He also hoped to see China successfully bid for the Olympic Games for the second time. But because a serious kidney disease dragged down his body, Mr. He Zhenliang left this world with two unfulfilled wishes.