The Olympic flame has been extinguished, bringing down the curtain on the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, but the passion still lingers from the sports gala that has enlivened and inspired the world amid the pandemic.

Beijing 2022 has been a journey about both physical and human infrastructure: encompassing green construction and reuse of venues, and massive investment to fuel domestic participation in winter sports.

Here are some memorable moments on the closing ceremony.

Children perform during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 20, 2022.