(Beijing Winter Olympics) China's "black technology" and "folk tricks" appear together in ice and snow sports, not "cold"

  China News Agency, Urumqi, February 12 (Hu Jiachen) The curling competition seems to be very "cold". With the holding of the Beijing Winter Olympics, "everything can be curled" is becoming more and more popular.

  Xinjiang girls challenged with tambourines, and teachers made curling competitions with cucumbers and ice cubes.

Similarly, dry snow blankets like enoki mushrooms are also put into use in cities in southern China.

The popularity of "black technology" and "folk tricks" full of wisdom reflects the growing enthusiasm for ice and snow sports in Chinese society, and also makes ice and snow sports closer to the public, no longer "cold".

  Compared with the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics seem to have a much higher threshold for the public.

In addition to the professional equipment and equipment required from head to toe, natural conditions are also factors that affect the development of ice and snow sports enthusiasts. There was a saying in China that "ice and snow sports can't be found in Shanhaiguan".

With the advent of a number of "black technologies", the warm climate of southern China can also enjoy ice and snow fun at any time.

  In a dry snow field in Chengdu, Sichuan, "snow" is in the shape of clusters of neatly arranged buds, shaped like enoki mushrooms, and is made of special plastic.

It is reported that its touch, sound and sliding experience can achieve 90% imitation of real snow.

This dry snow blanket has now been exported to more than ten countries and regions such as the United States, Japan, and Austria, and has been put into use in many four-season ski resorts such as Nanjing and Foshan in China.

  Another "black technology" is that the scientific research team of Chinese universities has developed a new material - gel ice and snow, and used it to create "never melt" ice.

It is reported that more than 90% of the composition of gel ice and snow is water, which has almost the same visual and tactile sensation as natural ice and snow.

The gel ice and snow at room temperature is a kind of hydrogel material, which can be bent and easy to carry.

  Put a layer of ice on the gel ice and snow, add a refrigeration unit, and it becomes ice that does not melt.

The raw materials are low in price, the preparation method is simple, no expensive large-scale instruments are required, and maintenance is easy in the use process, and the cost can be greatly reduced compared with the artificial ice making technology.

  If "black technology" can meet the needs of more people for ice and snow sports, then "folk wisdom" such as homemade curling reflects the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for ice and snow sports.

The basin was filled with water, a cucumber was hung, and it was frozen outside. After the homemade "curling" was formed, Xinjiang man Liu Pin had a great time with his family...

  Liu Pin is a teacher at the Senior High School of the Fifth Division of the Xinjiang Corps. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, he watched the Chinese team's curling competition and came up with the idea of ​​​​making curling.

"The cost of this 'curling' is about 3 yuan (RMB, the same below), which is mainly the money to buy cucumbers." Liu Pin said with a smile in an interview that he was not satisfied with the game, and he had to do more "curling" and Play with friends.

  Recently, on Chinese social media, netizens from Inner Mongolia, Fujian and other places have posted videos of homemade curling, which have become a hot topic on the Internet.

The "cold" Winter Olympics project has been played with various "folk tricks".

It can be seen that the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for ice and snow sports is growing.

  According to public data, since Beijing successfully bid for the Winter Olympics in 2015, as of October 2021, the number of people participating in ice and snow sports in China has reached 346 million, and the participation rate of residents has reached 24.56%.

China proposes that by 2025, the total scale of the domestic ice and snow industry will reach 1 trillion yuan.

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