Winter sports take off with gusto nationwide

Public participation growing dramatically around the capital well ahead of Games

With about seven years to go before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, public enthusiasm for winter sports has already taken off in China, highlighted by bustling scenes at ice rinks and ski resorts around the capital.

As the temperature dropped to around-15 C, with strong winds blowing, the Genting Resort Secret Garden ski complex in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, welcomed a strong customer flow on Saturday, as it has every weekend since it opened in early November.