Flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade held in Changchun, China's Jilin

A performance is staged during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

A flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade is held in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Gu Gang, president of the Executive Committee of the Changchun Winter Universiade, presents the torch during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Yang Zhanshan (L), a delivery worker, passes the flame latern to Zhou Yang, Chinese Olympic champion in short track speed skating, during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Zhou Yang, Chinese Olympic champion in short track speed skating, presents the flame lantern during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

The flame cauldron is seen during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Hu Yuting (C), executive president of the Organizing Committee of the Changchun Universiade, ignites the flame cauldron during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)