More Hulunbuir students skate into winter sports with boost from city

For fifth-grader Sun Luwei from Hulunbuir, eastern Inner Mongolia autonomous region, skating is not something new.

Sun, 11, found his passion for the ice sport four years ago, when he was admitted to a local elementary school.

The first two semesters of skating classes — widely available at the city's primary and secondary schools — had intrigued him, and later emboldened him to seek more advanced private classes.

"I love the excitement associated with the sport," said Sun, while having a training break at a new sprawling skating center in the city's Hailaar district.