Current location:Stellar Space news portal > style
Wondrous Xinjiang: Winter Sports Fever Boosts Ice
Stellar Space news portal2024-05-21 12:12:11【style】3People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Wondrous Xinjiang: Winter Sports Fever Boosts Ice-Snow Tourism
March 31, 2022Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2021 shows people having fun at Hualin Park in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Xinhua/Sadat] |
URUMQI, March 30 (Xinhua) — China's Xinjiang is riding the wave of winter sports fever ignited by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, attracting more visitors to enjoy its breathtaking winter scenery and top ski resorts.
Boasting mountainous landscapes and long winter seasons, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the far west of China is transforming itself into a winter sports paradise.
Earlier ski trips to the region's Altay City by star Olympians Su Yiming and Gu Ailing have brought renewed public attention to its ballooning winter sports industry.
Since a cave painting of people hunting on skis with poles, a work believed to be over 12,000 years old, was discovered in the region, Altay City in northern Xinjiang has been regarded by many as one of the birthplaces of skiing.
Local herders still preserve the traditional way of traveling with skis made of pinewood and horsehair.
Altay Prefecture, which administers the city, is known for its long winter season that can last up to eight months a year. Today it is attracting skiers worldwide with its vast area of natural powder snow.
Since March, the number of tourists traveling in chartered flights to ski in Altay has increased significantly, said Wang Xinhui, deputy director of the prefecture's bureau of culture, sports, radio, television and tourism.
Many tourists from China's warm southern provinces come to Altay specially to experience the charm of ice and snow, according to Wang.
"Altay's rich ice and snow resources are attractive to ski lovers," said Chen Jian'an, who runs a business offering ski lessons in south China's Guangdong Province.
The booming ice and snow tourism in Altay also offers a glimpse into Xinjiang's vigorous development of the winter sports industry.
Thanks to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Xinjiang's winter sports economy has gained momentum, with ice rinks, ski resorts, and ice and snow theme parks being built one after another.
During the weeklong Spring Festival holiday in February this year, Xinjiang received about 3.6 million tourists, with tourism income reaching some 2.6 billion yuan (about 400 million U.S. dollars).
"Currently, Xinjiang is striving to build a world-class ice and snow industry, and rolling out winter tourism activities such as winter fishing, hot springs, and snow jumping," said Hou Hanmin, deputy director of the regional culture and tourism department. "More fun for the tourists, more money for the local tour operators."
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Address of this article:http://www.afischerphasedrives.com/html-95c599807.html
Very good!(8543)
Related articles
- Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
- Prue Leith's recipe for seeing red... her husband's online shopping habit!
- Hurricanes overcome yellow cards to beat Fijian Drua 38
- Cloud seeding is used around the WORLD
- Jessica Biel CHOPS her long locks into a bob after book signing in Studio City
- Prue Leith's recipe for seeing red... her husband's online shopping habit!
- Rosie Huntington
- A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
- Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
- Scientists uncover missing link between junk food and cancer
Popular articles
Recommended
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
Cloud seeding is used around the WORLD
Travis Kelce's favorite songs on Taylor Swift's new album REVEALED
Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
Socialite Jasmine Hartin enjoys beach snuggle with electrician hunk
A Nigerian chess champion is trying to break the world record for the longest chess marathon
More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano
Exit polls show center
Links
- Partner of pregnant Hollyoaks star Frankie Jules
- Twins ambush Mariners ace Logan Gilbert with a 5
- AP Week in Pictures: Global
- Beach League: 5 NFL teams will hold training camp in Southern California this year
- Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa poses with sidekick Millie Gibson at US premiere for new season
- Tennessee State hires San Antonio assistant Candice Dupree as new women's coach
- SAMANTHA BRICK: I'm a brilliant driver
- Rafael Nadal shows he's not quite ready for retirement in a comeback win at the Italian Open
- How long will your cat live? Eerie charts predict the life expectancy of popular breeds
- Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico, home of the Preakness Stakes