The 14th National Winter Games (referred to as the "14th Winter") will open in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Winter Games is China's largest comprehensive winter sports event, with the most events and the highest standards.

More than 3,700 athletes are expected to participate. Skiing and mountaineering, a new event in the Milan Winter Olympics, will also make its debut at the Winter Games. Winter Olympic champions and other famous ice and snow athletes will appear again after the Beijing Winter Olympics.