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  Your (glasses) have a metal frame. Generally speaking, it is not recommended to wear them for skiing...

  [Explanation] On the first weekend in 2023, taking the C6031 Fuxing "Ice and Snow Theme" train departing from Guiyang North Station, passenger Long Ruifang couldn't hide her inner excitement, and took the lead in experiencing a pair of ski equipment on the train. wear.

During this trip, she and her friends went to Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province to start the long-awaited first ski trip.

  [Concurrent] Traveler Long Ruifang

  I wanted to go (skiing) in 2022, but I didn’t go because of the epidemic. This year, the (epidemic control policy) is just released, and the weather is better this week, so I made an appointment with two good friends.

I experienced the ski equipment and learned what we need to pay attention to in advance. I think it is very good.

Just warm up first, and you won't feel so novice in a while.

  [Explanation] Once upon a time, "Ice and snow sports can't pass Shanhaiguan", but now when it comes to ski tourism destinations, many tourists from southern provinces will first think of Liupanshui, Guizhou.

In recent years, Liupanshui, a small town in southwest China, has created and deduced a long-awaited "Frozen" by taking advantage of its unique climate resource advantages.

  [Explanation] Liupanshui City, with the largest coal reserves in Guizhou, is known as the "Jiangnan Coal Capital".

The average temperature here is about 19.7°C in summer, about 3°C ​​in winter, and around 0°C in high-altitude areas. It was awarded the title of "Cool Capital of China" by the Chinese Meteorological Society.

In recent years, in order to promote industrial transformation and upgrading, Liupanshui has made use of its unique geographical environment and climate resources to focus on summer tourism.

At the same time, seizing the opportunity of the country's promotion of ice and snow sports "expanding south, expanding west, and advancing east", three natural ski resorts in China's lowest latitude, Yushe, Wumeng, and Meihuashan, have been successively built, forming a "Southland Ice and Snow City".

  [Concurrent] Dai Donghui, director of Yushe Snow Mountain Ski Resort in Liupanshui, Guizhou

  Liupanshui is actually a more suitable main venue for promoting ice and snow sports in the Southwest. Our altitude is relatively high and our latitude is relatively low. Then we have really arrived in winter, and there is a northerly wind condition specially suitable for snowmaking.

We will use this snowmaking equipment to achieve this amount of snow and the opening of some ski resorts in the north at the same time.

That is to say, it can extend its ice and snow season in the south. As the difference between the northern and southern ski resorts, we conducted an analysis. The northern market is more dominated by this skiing sport, so the southern market may be more inclined to vacation. It is mainly to play in the snow, play in the snow and enjoy the snow.

  [Explanation] Yushe Snow Mountain Ski Resort is the first alpine ski resort in Guizhou. The ski resort has developed from the only ski trail in Yushe State-owned Forest Farm ten years ago to now covers an area of ​​126,000 square meters. High-level three-level ski trails, a multi-format integrated ski resort covering functional areas such as skiing, snow play, catering and shopping.

  [Explanation] The reporter at the Yushe Ski Resort saw that there were many tourists who came to experience skiing on weekends. Everyone wore ski suits and rode on snowboards to gallop on the snow track to their heart's content, feeling the happiness brought by ice and snow sports.

In the snow play area, some tourists are experiencing the "snow assault boat" project and having a great time.

  [Concurrent] Zhang Fei, a tourist from Qianxinan, Guizhou

  I feel very happy. I feel rolling, skiing, and soaring in the snow in the south, letting myself go.

  [Concurrent] Wang Qian, a tourist from Qujing, Yunnan

  It seems that it is much more convenient to drive here, so I just came here to skate here, and I hired a coach to take me to play here, which is still very exciting and fun.

  [Explanation] The Meihuashan International Ski Resort, which is only 12 kilometers away from downtown Liupanshui, also gained popularity this weekend.

As the largest ski resort in Guizhou, Meihuashan International Ski Resort covers an area of ​​1.093 million square meters. It also has three levels of ski trails: elementary, middle and high. It is equipped with 5,000 sets of ski equipment and can accommodate 5,000 people skiing at the same time.

The reporter arrived at the starting point of the intermediate ski run by taking the cable car of Meihuashan Scenic Area, and saw dozens of youths from the ski club competing in snowboarding here...

  [Concurrent] Ski Club Youth Kaka

  The temperature is relatively low, and the snow can freeze, so we will be able to slide more effectively.

If the slope is for this small section, it is very comfortable for us to slide.

  [Explanation] Liupanshui "post-90s" guy Ye Shuai has been working here since January 2016 when Meihuashan International Ski Resort opened.

He said that these years have witnessed Liupanshui skiing from cold to hot, and the vigorous development of the ice and snow industry.

  [Concurrent] Ye Shuai, manager of the promotion and marketing department of Liupanshui Meihuashan Scenic Spot, Guizhou

  Since the construction of our ski resort, after many tourists came to the ski resort, they have a sense of freshness and curiosity about this ice and snow sports. Now tourists have a response, that is, they may come three to five times in a snow season. experience, it also shows a positive trend of our ice and snow industry. Our tourist friend still likes this sport very much.

  [Explanation] After years of exploration and development, Liupanshui's winter ice and snow tourism market has gradually matured, and the scale of the ice and snow industry has basically formed, becoming a new growth point for Liupanshui's tourism economy.

Statistics show that during the "ski season" period from 2017 to 2019 alone, Liupanshui City received 300,000 ski tourists, and its operating income exceeded 70 million yuan.

  [Explanation] At the same time, Liupanshui City regards the ice and snow sports industry as an important carrier of national fitness and winter tourism. It has held a series of winter tourism and skiing seasons in Guizhou Province and the "Ice and Snow Sports Entering Campus" activity for six consecutive years, promoting youth ice and snow sports. Popularization and development have brought ice and snow sports into the homes of ordinary people.

  Reported by Pu Wensi and Tang Zhe in Liupanshui, Guizhou

Responsible editor: [Li Ji]