China News Service, Changchun, December 7 (Tan Weiqi) A reporter learned from the press conference of the 25th Changchun Ice and Snow Festival on the 7th that since statistics (2005-2006 snow season), the Changchun Ice and Snow Festival has received 230 million visitors. Realized tourism income of 374.7 billion yuan.
The Changchun Ice and Snow Festival was founded in 1998 and has been successfully held for 24 sessions.
The 25th Changchun Ice and Snow Festival started with the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics and lasted 120 days.
The reporter was informed that the theme of this year’s Changchun Ice and Snow Festival is "Changchun Ice and Snow·Welcome to the Winter Olympics." The quality of economic development.
(Data map) Changchun ice and snow landscape.
Photo by Zhang Yao
During the Changchun Ice and Snow Festival, 187 ice and snow activities were planned and carried out, including 35 key activities, 24 ice and snow experience activities, as well as public ice and snow sports activities, business conferences and exhibitions, special research activities, etc.
During the 2021-2022 snow season, 34 ice and snow venues (sites) will be built in Changchun City. Four major ski resorts including Tianding Mountain, Miaoxiang Mountain, Lianhuashan Shimao, and Jingyuetan will be opened one after another. The total number of ski trails exceeds 40. The total area of the road exceeds 1 million square meters.
At the same time, Changchun Ice and Snow Xintiandi has created more than 160 ice and snow landscapes, and more than 1,500 ice and snow performance activities are planned throughout the ice and snow season.
The Changchun Sculpture Ice and Snow New Park, Jingyue Snow World and other projects also highlight the integration of business formats and have built an integrated ice and snow entertainment experience project.
Yuan Jiye, deputy director of the Changchun Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism stated that in recent years, Changchun has seized the “window period” of the Beijing Winter Olympics, grasped the “golden opportunity period” for the development of ice and snow economy, and successively won the title of “Top Ten Cities for Ice and Snow Tourism”. The festival has become an important carrier supporting the development of the local ice and snow economy.
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