Wonderland for winter sports
BEIJING AND ZHANGJIAKOU ARE TO HOST THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES in 2022, boosting the popularity of winter sports not only in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning - the three provinces in Northeast China that have long winters and which have produced the majority of China's winter sports champions - but also in other places where winter is a lot shorter, such as Shandong province in East China and Henan province in Central China.
The State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a winter sports development plan (2016-25) in 2016, and experts say that the next six years will be a golden era for the winter sports in China thanks to the government's support.
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Two leading sportswomen demonstrate the correct ski posture to kids in Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Dec 14. Li Jing / Xinhua |
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Young kids enjoy their time in Chongli Ski Resort in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province, on Dec 17. Feng Yongbin / China Daily |
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Primary school students learn to skate under the guidance of a coach at Yangsong in Huairou district, Beijing, on Dec 15. Bu Xiangdong / For China Daily |
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Winter swimmers take a cold dip in a lake in Beiling Park, Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Dec 9. Cai Jingyu / For China Daily |
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Members of a Tibetan ski team approach the summit of Luodui Mountain in the Tibet autonomous region on Nov 7. Jigme Dorjee / Xinhua |
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Local residents play ice hockey on the frozen Songhuajiang River in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Dec 8. Tao Zhang / Getty Images |
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Eight ballet dancers perform Swan Lake on a frozen lake in Baiyun Mountain of Songxian county, Central China's Henan province, on Dec 23. Wang Zhongju / China News Service |
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People skiing at Xueye Ski Resort in Laiwu, East China's Shandong province, on Dec 9, the day the resort opened. Li Jianhui / For China Daily |
(China Daily 12/30/2017 page6)
