With the Opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Nanning is also igniting a fiery ice sport. Kids enjoy ice sports at a large indoor skating rink on Feb. 1. Photo by reporter Zhou Jun
Nanning: Ice and snow sports are popular
On February 1, at 2 p.m. on the first day of the Chinese New Year, the skating rink of The MixC in Nanning was full of people, and hundreds of people were immersed in the fun of ice and snow sports.
With the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, this real ice skating rink with a total area of about 2200 square meters is full of a strong Winter Olympic atmosphere, and the activity of "Blood Green City Burning Love Winter Olympics" was launched from January 20, according to reports, the recently opened skating winter camp registration quickly filled, and the total number reached more than 290 people.
"I've been here to skate before, and this time I want to learn more systematically." Gong Sirui, an 8-year-old Nanning boy, is a student at the skating winter camp. He told reporters that he was looking forward to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, because there were top skaters from all over the world competing for medals.
Liu Weixuan, a 10-year-old girl living in Guangzhou, returned to her hometown with her parents for the Spring Festival, and she used the Spring Festival holiday to come to the skating rink and think about skating on her own. "Skating on real ice is so much fun! I love snow sports and especially watch speed skating. ”
According to preliminary statistics, in January this year, the Nanning MixC Ice Rink welcomed more than 23,000 people to skate, an increase of nearly 50% year-on-year. "The upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics has played a positive role in promoting the popularization of ice and snow sports in Nanning." Chen Xiang, head of operations at the ice rink, said.
In recent days, at the Jeonju County Sky Lake Ski Resort, many tourists are experiencing ice and snow fun. Photo by Tang Guangdong
Guilin: Skiing has become fashionable for the New Year
"I didn't expect guangxi to have such a good ski resort, and I can experience skiing at my doorstep, which is amazing!" The Spring Festival coincides with the Winter Olympics, and the people's enthusiasm for skiing is unprecedented. At the end of January, the Jeonju Sky Lake Ski Resort, where the temperature is as low as 2°C-5°C, is very lively.
"With the Winter Olympics approaching, skiing has become everyone's most concerned and favorite sport, and it is expected that about 1,000 ski tourists will enter the field every day during the Spring Festival." Yang Jun, the relevant person in charge of the Jeonju Tianhu Ski Resort, said that the ski resort officially started construction the year after the beijing Winter Olympics bid and began to operate in 2018, and is the first alpine outdoor ski resort in South China, which currently receives nearly 200,000 tourists from all over the world.
The reporter saw that the ski resort entertainment area is equipped with more than 10,000 square meters of snow activity area, a 150-meter-long and 80-meter-wide beginner ski trail, three rainbow slides of different difficulties and an adventure-themed unpowered park, which allows visitors to experience the fun of alpine outdoor skiing. Before the arrival of this cold wave, many tourists have gone out of their homes to the ski resort to feel the passion and joy brought by ice and snow sports. "It was my first time skating, and I fell a lot, but I wasn't afraid at all, I fell down and got up and continued to slide." "I hope everyone will try the sport." ...... A lot of tourists are excited.
Yang Jun said that they will continue to carry out outdoor skiing experience + indoor Winter Olympic knowledge popularization to attract more people to participate in ice and snow sports.
A ski hall in Wuzhou held the "Love Ice and Snow, Welcome the Winter Olympics, Cheer for the Winter Olympics" Ice and Snow Fun Games, creating an atmosphere in which the whole society participates in ice and snow sports and supports the Winter Olympics. Photo by He Huawen
Wuzhou: Skiing is within reach of your doorstep
"Today, for the first time, the whole family is in such a big ice and snow field, and the world is happy!" During the Spring Festival, walking into the Wuzhou City Qidi Hongxing Snow Cube Ice and Snow World Ski Hall, although it is cold, but it is very lively, many people after a short period of study, immediately become "snow friends", in the circle of friends a show, attracted a lot of praise.
On February 1, the first day of the Chinese New Year, early in the morning, ski enthusiasts came to the ski hall with full armament, under the introduction of the staff, selected and put on ski equipment, and when they were ready, they entered the ski hall and began to learn from the instructor.
"Many people have never seen snow in their lives, and friends from out of town come, in addition to introducing food, also bring them here to experience it." "Snow friend" Zhu Jun has always felt that skiing is a very "tall" sport in the past, and now after the venue is opened in front of the house, skiing can be both expected and reached.
"There are already 60,000 tourists who come here to ski, including many tourists from other provinces." Zhu Yu, head of Ice and Snow World, said that the snow field covers an area of 25,000 square meters, which is the first large-scale indoor ice and snow stadium in Guangxi with all-weather weather in all seasons, which can accommodate 600 people to ski at the same time.
Feng Jianzhong, deputy director of the Wuzhou Guangdong Sports Tourism Bureau, said that for more than a year, Wuzhou has actively created a strong atmosphere for the whole society to participate in ice and snow sports and support the Winter Olympics, and held the first Lingnan Ice and Snow Fun Games and other activities in this large ski hall.
Yulin: Accelerated construction of indoor ski halls
On January 29, the reporter saw at the construction site of the Darong Mountain Alpine Dayuan Scenic Area project in Rong County, Yulin City, that tower cranes were lined up, workers were grasping the construction, and the sparks of welding steel bars flashed from time to time.
According to reports, the scenic construction project includes a design for the largest alpine indoor ski hall in Guangxi. Located in The Darongshan National Forest Park, with a total investment of about 850 million yuan, a land area of about 495 mu and a construction area of about 68,300 square meters, it is planned to build tourism projects such as alpine indoor ski halls, space theme hotel areas and space theme amusement parks.
"The main structure of the ski hall of the project has been completed, and the snowmaking equipment has been installed." Li Jian, director of the Planning and Marketing Center of Yulin Jiaotong Travel Group, told reporters that at present, the curtain wall installation project, mechanical and electrical installation engineering and thermal insulation installation project of the project have been basically completed; the hotel area and outdoor development area have completed the site clearance, geological exploration and advanced drilling data collection, of which most of the foundation engineering piles in the hotel area have been completed.
"We will build the project into a southern ice and snow world that integrates ice and snow sports, forest exploration, and space research, and soon visitors will be able to enjoy playing in the ice and snow world." Li Yuedong, head of the marketing department of Leyuan Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Investment Company, said. The completion of the project will also drive the development of the local economy, indirectly or directly drive about 1,000 jobs, and enhance the tourism brand influence of Darong Mountain.