This winter, Yinchuan, Ningxia is particularly cold.

The low temperature for many days has turned this "City on the Lake" into a "City on the Ice".

With the holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Yinchuan's large and small lakes became more and more lively: one-legged ice bikes, ice hockey confrontations, ice dragon boats...

　　At the Yuehai Lake Center in Yinchuan, the "Eighth National Popular Ice and Snow Season" Ningxia Ice and Snow Sports Series is in full swing.

I saw the contestants throwing away their arms and waving the sled, or stepping on the skates and moving forward rapidly, the surrounding audience kept waving their flags and shouting, and the scene was hot.

　　Ningxia has the foundation and tradition of mass ice and snow sports.

In 1958, winter events such as speed skating and ice hockey were spontaneously organized locally.

Yinchuan City has also vigorously developed the ice dragon boat project, formulated the rules of the ice dragon boat competition, and became the birthplace of the ice dragon boat project.

　　"Dad, teach me to skate!" a seven- or eight-year-old boy shouted.

The reporter followed the sound and saw that a man had even legs and a light body, and the ice skates slipped out several graceful curves.

"Since junior high school, my father often took me skating on this lake, and I don't know how many falls. Now, inspired by the Beijing Winter Olympics, my baby called me to take him to skating." The little boy's father, Li Liang, told reporters.

　　"My heartbeat is a bit fast, it's very exciting." Li Ming, 34, from Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, slipped down a snow slope more than ten meters high. This was the first time for him.

　　There are Helan Mountain in the north of Ningxia and Liupan Mountain in the south. The average winter temperature is about minus 10 degrees Celsius, and there are 4 months of ice and snow periods every year. It is an innate advantage to carry out ice and snow sports.

At present, both Helan Mountain and Liupan Mountain have built ice and snow sports venues, which are suitable for alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.

　　The person in charge of Ningxia Yahao International Ski Resort told reporters that in recent years, there have been more and more "snow friends", both from locals and from other provinces.

At present, the winter tourism format with Yahao Ski Resort as the main line has helped Jingyuan County in Ningxia get out of the predicament of "hot summer and cold winter" in tourism development, and realized the transformation of the county's tourism from "half-year leisure" to "year-round tourism".

　　As ice and snow sports become a "hot economy", in recent years, Ningxia has guided social forces to build ice and snow sports venues, increase service supply, and meet the needs of the masses for ice and snow sports.

At present, there are 14 ski resorts in the region.

Under the call of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", Ningxia has a strong atmosphere to participate in ice and snow sports.

　　(Economic Daily reporter Xu Ling)