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11:30, 01-Mar-2019
China opens first all-weather cross-country ski resort
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An all-weather cross-country ski resort, believed to be Asia's first of its kind, was put into use in northeast China's Jilin Province.
The Beishan All-weather Cross-country Ski Resort, with an investment of 990 million yuan (148 million U.S. dollars), has a 1,308-meter indoor ski run and a 1,616-meter outdoor ski run.
There are 45 snow sprays that will ensure all-weather service to the resort.
The resort will open facilities, including an ice and snow themed park, for recreational winter sports for the public, said Liu Yijun, a snow sports official in the city of Jilin.
The ski resort is one of many snow sports venues under construction in China as the country gears up for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Since Beijing won its bid in 2015 to host the event, tourism featuring winter sports has boomed, thanks to incentive policies in Beijing and provinces like Hebei, Jilin and Heilongjiang to promote winter sports.
The opening of the ski resort will also enable athletes from China and abroad to practice without seasonal restrictions.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency