Olympic search heads to 'Ice City'

China will widen its search for Olympic stars of the future at a six-day winter sports gala in the world famous 'ice city' of Harbin.

The 2018 "Future Star" National Sunny Youth Winter Sports Meeting will take place from Feb 5-10 in the capital city of Heilongjiang province, with around 2,000 students from 31 provinces and municipalities expected to compete.

"The event, organized by the General Administration of Sport of China, the Ministry of Education and the Communist Youth League, is aimed at promoting winter sports and Olympic education among Chinese teenagers and developing excellent athletes for winter sports," said Liu Fumin, the director of youth sports at China's State General Administration of Sport, at a media conference in Harbin on Wednesday.