Hohhot, 25 Feb (Xinhua) -- At present, the 14th National Winter Games are being held in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. As one of the sub-divisions of the "14th Winter", although the wonderful events in the Karaqin Division of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia were completed ahead of schedule, the "heat effect" emitted by the "14th Winter" is still spreading.
On January 25, in the men's parallel giant slalom competition of the snowboard open group of the 14th National Winter Games held in the Karaqin Banner of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia team player Ban Xuefu won the gold. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Lei.
On January 25th, after the final gold medal was determined in the "14th Winter" snowboard parallel giant slalom competition, the venue of the event, Meilin Valley Ski Resort, was opened to tourists, showing a hot scene: during the Spring Festival, it attracted thousands of tourists every day to experience the "14th Winter" track, at the beginning of the first month.
On the third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year, there was a phenomenon of empty ski equipment rental for 2 consecutive days. "After the '14th Winter', I feel that the hardware facilities here have been significantly improved, and the services are more thoughtful. Tourist Tong Yujin said with satisfaction.
The "hard to find" of Merrill Valley Ski Resort is just a microcosm. Chifeng City is located at the intersection of the northern foot of the Yanshan Mountains and the southern foot of the Daxing'an Mountains, where the winter ice and snow resources are abundant, the snow quality is pure, and there are unique conditions for the development of ice and snow economy. Huang He, director of the Chifeng Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, introduced that in this ice and snow season, Chifeng City seized the opportunity of holding the "14th Winter", deeply integrated ice and snow resources with folk culture, sports and leisure, and launched 63 wonderful ice and snow activities such as Dali Lake Winter Fishing Tourism Season and Urban Ice and Snow Naadam, so as to create a full-factor ice and snow tourism system, make the ice and snow "industrial chain" and "market" bigger and bigger, stimulate the growth of the ice and snow economy, and actively create a strong atmosphere of "no off-season for all-for-one tourism".
It has the reputation of "China's first dragon", the Neolithic Hongshan cultural jade dragon. Xinhua News Agency.
In the past Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the "dragon content" of the cultural tourism market in Chifeng City is very strong. In 1971, Chifeng City unearthed the "C" shaped jasper dragon of Hongshan culture, which has the reputation of "China's first dragon", making it known as the "hometown of Chinese jade dragon". Enjoy lanterns, go on ice and snow, travel in the desert, go to the grassland, watch winter fishing, watch intangible cultural heritage, and taste the ...... of the New YearChifeng City has launched 306 wonderful activities in combination with the theme of the Year of the Dragon, allowing tourists to spend an unforgettable Spring Festival in the "hometown of the Chinese Jade Dragon".
Chifeng City is a transportation hub connecting North China, Northeast China and the east and west of Inner Mongolia, and has been known as the "dry wharf" since ancient times. The convenient transportation conditions have attracted many foreign tourists to gather in various ski resorts and ice and snow parks in Chifeng City to enjoy the ice and snow during the Spring Festival. Liao Zhiyong, the project leader of the "Chifeng Bird's Nest Ice and Snow Carnival", introduced that the Ice and Snow Carnival has more than 20 amusement projects, including curling challenges, ice bikes, ice climbing plows, etc., which are quite popular. Chifeng also launched the urban ice and snow Naadam activity, creating a rich format such as high-quality ice sculpture landscapes, traditional lanterns, and snow town streetscapes, and becoming an Internet celebrity check-in point.
A dragon dance event held in Chifeng City (photo taken on February 6). Xinhua News Agency.
When the "Chinese Dragon" and "Ice and Snow White" meet, the Spring Festival cultural tourism market in Chifeng City can be described as "hot and hot": according to the tourism data of the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, during the Spring Festival holiday, Chifeng City received 3.31 million tourists and achieved tourism income of 22800 million yuan, which is 21x and 48 times.