The opening ceremony of the "Fourteenth Winter" is approaching.
It was a real cold day.
Under the cold wave, in Inner Mongolia, the ice and snow "opened", and the waves were hot.
Ice and Snow Carnival 2023-2024 Hohhot Ice and Snow Festival Winter Ice and Snow Activities, across Chinese New Year's Eve, Ice and Snow Festival, temple fairs to the day of the winter solstice, have been launched;
On December 15th, the "Ice and Snow Qingcheng - Yuedong Northern Xinjiang" - Beijing-Hohhot "ski special train debuted, carrying skiers from all over the country to start a direct ice and snow journey to Qingcheng;
On December 16, a tour group from Guangdong received a welcome ceremony with national characteristics at Hulunbuir Hailar Airport. This group of guests from the south will watch and participate in a series of winter tourism activities such as ice and snow Naadam in the ice and snow tourism city of Hulunbuir. In this industry, how many people will realize the dream of "rolling on the snow"?
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
On December 17th, "Welcome the 14th Winter, Meet Naadam", the 20th Ice and Snow Naadam of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was grandly opened in Hulunbuir City. More than 10,000 tourists from Russia, Mongolia, Malaysia and China enjoyed the hot event while experiencing the charm of the ice and snow in the Hulunbuir Snow Field. It is reported that 15 unique activities such as the Hulunbuir (Hailar) Winter Heroes Meeting, the Genhe Cold Pole Marathon, and the Oroqen Ice and Snow "Isaren" were launched. Among the many activities of Naadam, Erguna, located at the northwest foot of the Great Khing'an Mountains and the northeast end of the Hulunbuir grassland, is the venue for this year's ice and snow Naadam ice fishing project.
On December 17, at the 20th Ice and Snow Naadam in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the runners were racing camels.
The 18th Arshan Ice and Snow Festival allows you to see the "fairy tale Arshan, ice and snow Xing'an";
The 2024 "Ice and Snow Love" campaign season Ulanqab Volcano Photo Contest Exhibition is soliciting works;
In the countdown to nearly 100 days of the "14th Winter", Hulunbuir City, one of the locations of the "14th Winter" competition, held the 2023-2024 Winter Cultural Tourism Product Launch Conference. The press conference launched 10 Hulunbuir tourism winter boutique routes and 2 cross-border tourism routes, such as the "Ice and Snow Riding and Crossing Xing'an" Ice and Snow Hulunbuir Tour, the "Extreme Snow Field, Colorful Folk Customs" Hulunbuir Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Tour, and the Sino-Russian "Ice and Snow Silk Road, Challenging Bipolarity" Cross-border Extreme Cold Experience Tour, which are mysterious and interesting, and make people yearn for it.
"Rhyme" moves ice and snow, just like a picture scroll.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
On January 12, 2022, the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Welcomes the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - Fine Arts Photography Exhibition and Lang Lixing Ice and Snow Photography Exhibition" jointly sponsored by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultural Center and the Hulunbuir Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television opened at the Hulunbuir Cultural Center. The exhibited works fully demonstrate the gorgeous projection of Hulunbuir's ice and snow industry in the professional field, and comprehensively demonstrate the profound accumulation of the ice and snow industry and the rich winter tourism resources of the whole region, which is of great significance for promoting the leapfrog development of the ice and snow industry, promoting the transformation of "cold resources" into "hot industries", and increasing the in-depth and green development of winter tourism resources. At this moment, the countdown to the opening of the "Fourteenth Winter" has begun, and the famous ice and snow photographer Lang Lixing was interviewed by reporters a few days ago. This photographic artist from Hulunbuir, the city of ice and snow, talked about "ice and snow resources", "ice and snow sports" and "ice and snow thinking" with great interest, and loved and embraced the magnificence of the ice and snow world with a heart that loves ice and snow photography, and also thinks about the far-reaching future of ice and snow.
Between the ice and snow, Lang Lixing's "lens" is a full field of vision
What is snow and ice?In fact, ice and snow are the friends of mankind.
Ice and snow are also Lang Lixing's "small hair" and favorite.
As a member of the China Photographers Association, vice chairman of the Chinese Portrait Photography Society, honorary chairman of the Inner Mongolia Photographers Association, and president of the Inner Mongolia Portrait Photography Society, Lang Lixing, who has traveled to the north and south and the north and south, and has seen the two largest ice and snow on the earth.
He said: I have a passion and respect for snow and ice, and ice photography is a part of my life.
Ice and snow are important components of the earth, the source of water, and the source of human beings and all life. Glaciers are the largest reservoirs of fresh water on Earth, with 70% of the world's freshwater stored in glacial snow-capped mountains. The North and South Poles, the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Alps are the main distribution areas of glaciers and snow-capped mountains, and China's mother rivers, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, both originate from the iceberg system, and human survival is inseparable from glaciers and snow-capped mountains. Observing the ice and snow world from an aesthetic perspective is an excellent place for photographers.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
Inner Mongolia's Xing'an Meng's Arshan is located in a volcanic landform environment, and the combination of geothermal venting and freezing temperatures makes the ice and snow scene here change.
Arshan is also the source of Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography enlightenment. If a person's life is also counted as "forever", love and love are his most far-reaching feelings for the Arshan ice and snow world.
The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of snow drifting. Arshan actually has a magical river that does not freeze. In the ice and snow, there is an unfrozen river about 20 kilometers long. It flows in the freezing cold of minus 30-40 degrees, and there are more than one meter of green aquatic grass growing in the river, which has become the favorite feed for cattle in winter. Lang Lixing was attracted. In the photograph of a herd of cows gnawing on green aquatic plants in the ice and snow, it is very conspicuous and very photogenic, and you can also see cows bathing in warm water from time to time. So this ice-free river brings a strong vitality and vitality to the freezing cold. Along this 20-kilometer-long ice-free river, both sides are covered with volcanic rocks, and water, ice, and snow form a strange and gorgeous picture here. Although more and more people are taking pictures of this river, there are still few people who can take pictures of this river from upstream to downstream. Lang Lixing said that this is a challenge to the limits of a photographer's life. He once found that in the lower reaches of the Frozen River, in December, when it was freezing at minus 30 degrees Celsius, willow trees actually sprouted and buds bloomed, which was incredible. Therefore, the ice and snow resources of Arshan are the most attractive to photographers is this ice-free river. The most imposing and charming thing to shoot is also this ice-free river. The Frozen River is the river of life in Arshan in winter, and it is a place where photographers burst out of passion.
The ecological structure of the unfrozen river reaches the photographer's spiritual world - the scenery of nature is colorful and magical!The home of mankind is harmonious and beautiful!
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
The second wonder of Arshan is the snow chimneys, also known as snow mushrooms. As the Halaha River flows down from the upper reaches of the river, it passes under the volcanic rock in the area of the stone pond forest, forming a huge underground river with an area of more than 300 square kilometers. After heavy snow cover in winter. There are dozens of square kilometers of dark rivers that are filled with heat gushing out of the volcanic voids, alternating between hot and cold air, and countless snow chimneys grow on the snow. From time to time, there is also heat rising from among them, and these snow chimneys created by nature have strange shapes.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
The third miracle of Arshan is that there are thousands of miles of rime. On both sides of the unfrozen river, places such as the White Wolf Ridge are all places where rime gathers. The snow on the ground is too much, the branches are frosty and the sky is full of silver snow, which is a true portrayal. Such a large area of rime distribution is rare in China. Due to the effect of geothermal heat, the birch, pine, poplar and other plants here become outstanding when they are covered with rime. Some condense on the branches or trunks of trees, which are very thick and thick, and do not disappear for a month or two;Some change into new clothes every now and then;The frosted thatch is also crystal beautiful. Therefore, it is another great pleasure to shoot rime here.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
The charm of ice and snow is vast, but the art of ice and snow is instantaneous, and it has a kind of ephemerality, which makes people feel particularly sorry. In Lang Lixing's narration, through his works, our vision is extended—a primeval forest dozens of kilometers around the Daxing'an Mountains. The trees look very short, but they are actually more than 30 meters tall and this primeval forest is no longer there. Lang Lixing was taken at the end of April 2007 **, on May 27 of that year, a fire turned this beautiful primeval forest into a dead wood, and now this forest is completely gone, this ** is the out-of-print of this primeval forest**.
Photography is a story and a history in itself.
On October 23, 2011, "Ice Light and Snow Shadow - Lang Lixing Ice and Snow Photography Art Exhibition" opened in the hall of the National Art Museum of China. More than 60 works, including documentary ice and snow, as well as figurative and abstract ice and snow, with light and shadow flowing and vivid charm, bring the audience into a magical, pure and gorgeous ice and snow world.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
In addition to the shock of art, it is the shock of Lang Lixing's "point of view" - in today's global warming and the rapid melting of ice and snow, most of the works on display have become disappearing "out-of-print moments".
In 2009 and 2011, Lang Lixing's thematic album "Ice Light and Snow Shadow" was published in color printing and black and white respectively. It pushes the art of ice and snow photography to a new point of quality, and also leads the attention to rethink the melting of ice and snow and the close relationship between environmental changes and our living home due to the visual impact.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
We live in the world, and the natural world is our home for survival, if our home is destroyed, how can we survive?Therefore, I want to resolve the awareness of environmental protection in my photography, which is the theme that I pay great attention to in the later stage, so that more people can see the value of life, the dignity of survival, and the crisis of environmental protection through my works. ”
Between the ice and snow, Lang Lixing's "lens" is a full field of vision
Yuan Yiping, a consultant to the Chinese Photographers Society, commented on Lang Lixing's work: "The majestic momentum is amazing, and the rushing glacier and the mighty atmosphere are amazing. Ice and snow not only enable photographers to be tempered and tested in their will, but also to purify their souls and sublimate their spiritual realm. The jade dragon is flying, the sky is cold, and the shapes of glaciers and snow-capped mountains are in various shapes, which makes people revere the creation of nature, and makes people feel the preciousness and beauty of the earth's glacier water resources.
Yang Enpu, a professor at Beijing Film Academy and vice president of the Chinese Portrait Photography Society, said: Nowadays, landscape photography is unprecedentedly prosperous, but there are not many people who specialize in ice and snow, and even fewer creative people who attack ice and snow, which is precious. Human survival is inseparable from glaciers and snow-capped mountains, and Mr. Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography creation expresses the natural emotions of the people who are grateful for ice and snow and are friendly to ice and snow.
Ice and snow have gods, and great beauty is speechless.
Just like ice and snow sports, in fact, it can best embody the spirit of Mongolian horses
Inner Mongolia is a province rich in ice and snow resources, and ice and snow have always been deeply related to sports, tourism, photography, economy and culture. During this period, the core consciousness is to understand that ice and snow are a treasure trove, and truly understand the value of ice and snow. Lang Lixing said that among these ice and snow themes, ice and snow photography has a leading characteristic of a single flower, and also has a deep and extended thinking meaning. Inheriting multiple thinking, inheriting cultural, artistic, aesthetic attitudes, and historical attention to life in the natural world. It is a reaction of life and temperament. The work is not only an expression of form and color, but also an observation and perception of burying the body in ice and snow, and the result of a dialogue between psychology and nature. Photography is only a record and display, but the works reflect the passion and spirit of the years, just like ice and snow sports, in fact, the best embodiment of the spirit of the Mongolian horse.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
In today's normalization of tourism and sports, ice and snow tourism and ice and snow sports are even more attractive. Lang Lixing said that he was born in a snow country and has a natural affinity for ice and snow. There are about 7 months of ice and snow in my hometown of Manchuria every year, and I have lived or played in the ice and snow since I was a child, skating, playing ice cars, playing poles, spinning tops, playing sleds, etc., which are the happy times of childhood. It can be said that the unique Hulunbuir is the birthplace of ice and snow competition.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
Ignite the passion of ice and snow and bloom the Chinese dream. ”
Cold resources, heat effects. The '14th Winter' has become an opportunity for everyone to learn about ice and snow sports, fall in love with ice and snow sports, and participate in ice and snow sports. Hulunbuir is being built into an international ice and snow sports city and a fashionable ice and snow tourist resort. Go to the ice and snow appointment and share the ice and snow feast. Lang Lixing is very proud of the important sporting events held in his hometown.
Of course, ice and snow activities also need innovation and creativity, and there is no vitality without creation. Lang Lixing said that ice and snow tourism and related industries are being integrated and innovated. Ice and snow tourism has integrated with cultural industries, agriculture, industry, finance, forestry, and high-tech industries, and has achieved business innovation. This is the prospect and future of the ice and snow industry.
Ice skating photo by Zhang Xin.
According to the China Ice and Snow Tourism Development Report (2022), a new spatial pattern of the ice and snow tourism market has been formed: "three legs, two belts, and full flowering". Among them, the Northeast region contains the ice and snow tourism market potential of 300 million ice and snow tourists and 500 billion yuan of income at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in 2025, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region contains 100 million ice and snow tourists at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in 2025, and the ice and snow tourism market potential of 250 billion yuan of super consumption at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" in 2025. 200 billion yuan of revenue of ultra-fast development of ice and snow tourism market potential. The "rise of the two belts" refers to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ice and snow sightseeing tourism belt represented by Qinghai and the ice and snow leisure tourism belt in the central and western regions represented by Sichuan, Guizhou and Hubei provinces, both of which contain the huge market potential of 50 million ice and snow tourists and 100 billion yuan of income at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan". "Full flowering" refers to the fact that whether it is the north with four distinct seasons, the warm south or the far west, the supply of ice and snow leisure tourism products has been realized to varying degrees through a combination of science, art, sports, tourism and other means.
The opening ceremony of the 18th Arshan Ice and Snow Festival according to Xinhuanet.
Lang Lixing said that it is necessary to tell the world the development story of "ice and snow is also a gold and silver mountain", and tell the world the tourism and sports story of "300 million people on ice and snow".
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
Lang Lixing's ice and snow photography works provided by the interviewee.
The ice and snow scenery is attractive, and the ice and snow stories are moving. There is light in the eyes, and there is a shadow in the heart. The moment of light and shadow is the golden years, in which tangible and intangible values are deposited. Lang Lixing, who has been exploring ice and snow photography for 30 years, is qualified to experience it this way.
The heat of ice and snow, the beauty of ice and snow, the covenant of ice and snow
Celebrate the New Year, on the snow and ice;Welcome the winter and show your style.
This season, what makes the best people forget to return must be ice and snow. "Love and pride, Lang Lixing's original heart is abundant.
(Reporter Huiping).