"The seventh national popular ice and snow season" the first happy ice and snow season in Gansu Province and the series activities of Jiayuguan ice and snow sports entering the campus were launched, and the seventh national popular ice and snow season "gliding China" mother river relay race (Gansu station) and the first happy ice and snow season Jiayuguan ice and snow Carnival series activities in Gansu Province were opened In recent years, Jiayuguan City has made full efforts in ice and snow sports and held a series of ice and snow events one after another. The "cold resources" of ice and snow have rapidly become "hot economy".
Let more people participate in ice and snow sports
Liu Hebin, 53, has been skating for 20 years, witnessing the development of ice and snow sports in Jiayuguan.
"After the East Lake of Jiayuguan froze, my friends and I went to the skating rink to experience the passion and happiness brought by ice and snow." Liu Hebin said that more than a decade ago, there were few people skating. In recent years, with the completion of the East Lake eco-tourism scenic spot and the four seasons ski resort of the hanging wall great wall, various winter ice and snow projects such as dragon boat, ice sled and bumper car have been launched one after another, and an endless stream of people have been visiting.
Jiayuguan great wall four seasons ski resort was built in 2012, with ice and snow culture as the theme and Great Wall culture and sports culture as the industrial development background. It is a comprehensive cultural tourism park integrating snow entertainment, youth ice and snow sports teaching and other outdoor sports leisure and entertainment.
"Since 2015, Jiayuguan cultural tourism ice and Snow Festival (snow project) has been held for five consecutive times, with more than 70 youth Winter and summer camps. Tens of thousands of young people have participated in ice and snow sports. Now it has become an important resource for winter ice and snow entertainment and self driving Tourism in Jiujia area, receiving about 65000 tourists annually." Ni Xueqing, head of the great wall four seasons ski resort, said.
From competitive events to mass sports
On December 26, 2020, the launching ceremony of the first ice and snow happy season of Gansu Province, the seventh national mass ice and snow season, and a series of activities of Jiayuguan ice and snow sports entering the campus, was held in Jiayuguan.
"I'm a beginner. After falling down and getting up, I finally finish the whole course. At that moment, I was very proud. " Student Wang Xinyao said after experiencing ice and snow sports.
On January 10, the opening ceremony of "gliding China" mother river relay race (Gansu station) and Jiayuguan ice and snow Carnival series activities was held in East Lake of Jiayuguan. The competition events include "sliding China" speed skating competition, "sliding China" roller skating speed over pile competition, around pile competition; land curling competition, 5-man snowball football competition
Ice and snow association helps ice and snow sports take off
In August 2020, Jiayuguan ice and snow sports association was established.
"After the establishment of the association, it will strengthen the construction of winter sports venues and facilities, strengthen professional guidance and training of ice and snow sports, and support qualified enterprises and individuals to set up ice and snow sports clubs and training schools." Jiayuguan ice and Snow Sports Association official said, in addition, actively create "national popular ice and snow season" and "youth ice and snow sports popularization" and other mass brand ice and snow activities, hold figure skating, ice hockey, curling and snowboarding and other events, and actively promote ice and snow sports into the campus.
At present, Jiayuguan ice and Snow Sports Association has held a number of ice and snow activities, including speed skating, roller skating, skiing, curling competition, etc.
