China News Service, Beijing, December 31 (Xu Jing) On the 31st, the 8th Beijing Municipal Park Ice and Snow Garden Fair (hereinafter referred to as "Ice and Snow Garden Fair") opened.

The reporter learned from the Beijing Park Management Center that the snow sports projects in Taoranting, Zizhuyuan, and Yuyuantan municipal parks were the first to open today.

At present, the ice rink activities in Beihai, Taoranting, Zizhuyuan, and Yuyuantan Park have been prepared in an orderly manner. Depending on the thickness of the ice layer and weather conditions, they are expected to open in early January next year.

On the 31st, the 8th Beijing Municipal Park Ice and Snow Fair opened. The picture shows visitors at the Beijing Taoranting Park Ice and Snow Carnival.

Photo by Yi Haifei, China News Service

Municipal parks create space for winter sports

  On the morning of the 31st, there was a lively scene in the ice and snow sports field in Taoranting Park in Beijing.

The snow train, ice slide, snow carousel and other projects have attracted many children and parents.

Colorful flags and winter Olympic knowledge exhibition boards are also arranged around the sports venue and the park, creating a passionate atmosphere of "walking in the park, going on ice and snow, and welcoming the Winter Olympics" so that citizens and tourists can experience the fun of winter sports.

  "The granddaughter is one and a half years old this year. I took her to the park to feel the ice and snow today." Ms. Shang pushed her little granddaughter on a swing in the snow field to introduce to reporters. Although the child can't play some sports, she can walk and run in the snow. After exercising, you can also experience the fun of ice and snow parks, and feel the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics in advance.

  According to the person in charge of Taoranting Park, the snow sports field of this year's Ice and Snow Carnival is nearly 30,000 square meters. The main visual color of red and blue contrasts is adopted. At the same time, exhibitions of licensed products for the Winter Olympics, Antarctic penguin stars, and popular science of polar animals have been added to allow more citizens to learn about the Winter Olympics and fall in love with winter sports.

  On the same day, the 15,000-square-meter snow field in Beixiao Lake of Zizhuyuan Park was also open to tourists.

The 6-meter-high and 80-meter-long snowy mountain slide has 16 ski trails. Visitors can whizz down from the top of the slide while sitting on the snow circle. They can slide tens of meters away to experience the thrill of flying on the snow; snow tanks, motorcycles 8 classic snow fun entertainment projects including, karting, armored car, snow country train, dynamic zorb, and swing adventure are also presented one by one.

On the 31st, the 8th Beijing Municipal Park Ice and Snow Fair opened. The picture shows visitors at the Beijing Taoranting Park Ice and Snow Carnival.

Photo by Yi Haifei, China News Service

  The Yuyuantan Park Ice and Snow Carnival, which is open at the same time, highlights the four highlights of Winter Olympics, welcome, parent-child, and sports. The snow park with more than 8,000 square meters located in the west lake of the cherry blossom garden will be re-planned, and the entire event venue will be more open and comfortable for sports. An exclusive world suitable for children's activities.

The ice rink is expected to open in mid-January

  According to Pan Xianghua, deputy director of the Service Management Division of Beijing Park Management Center, the Municipal Park Management Center has set up four sections of activities including snow sports, traditional ice sports, Winter Olympics theme exhibitions, and ice and snow cultural and creative activities in the municipal parks. The resort and 4 ski resorts will be opened one after another.

  The 11 ice and snow play experience venues have a total area of ​​nearly 600,000 square meters, and provide more than 40 types of ice and snow activities, including traditional speed skating skates, figure skates, ice carts, ice slides, and ice bikes, as well as novel ice Drift cars, electric bumper cars, dragon boats on ice, etc.

The snow field area also carries out winter snow projects that are easy to participate in and experience, such as ice and snow mazes, snow treasure hunting, polar animal viewing, and snowmobiles.

On the 31st, the 8th Beijing Municipal Park Ice and Snow Fair opened. The picture shows visitors at the Beijing Taoranting Park Ice and Snow Carnival.

Photo by Yi Haifei, China News Service

  In the Winter Olympics theme exhibition area of ​​the park, the Municipal Park Management Center and Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center launched the Olympic cultural exhibition in municipal parks. "Etc., while displaying the history of traditional Chinese ice sports and garden sports culture, popularizing the knowledge of the Winter Olympics and spreading the Olympic culture.

  Pan Xianghua also revealed that in addition to the snow activities held in Taoranting, Zizhuyuan, and Yuyuantan Park, the Summer Palace ice and snow activities, as well as the ice rink activities in Beihai, Taoranting, Zizhuyuan, and Yuyuantan Park, have also been prepared in an orderly manner, depending on the thickness of the ice layer and the weather. It is expected to open in early January, and citizens can follow the park's Weibo and WeChat for open information.

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