China News Service, Jilin, November 19 (Reporter Shi Hongyu) The 28th Jilin International Rime Ice and Snow Festival and the opening ceremony of the new snow season in Jilin City were held in Jilin City, Jilin Province on the 19th.
In recent years, as Jilin, an important ice and snow city, continues to promote the development of ice and snow economy, more and more southern tourists "fall in love" with the northern snow season.
Jilin rime, together with Huangshan sea of clouds, Taishan sunrise, and Qiantang tidal surge, are known as the four major meteorological wonders in China, and Jilin City is known as the "capital of rime".
The Songhua River meanders through the city. Affected by the temperature difference and the fog in the river, a dreamlike rime landscape is formed on both sides of the river every year.
In 1991, relying on this beautiful scenery, Jilin City held the first Rime Ice and Snow Festival.
After years of development, it has become a comprehensive festival integrating tourism, culture, sports, economy and trade, which is quite attractive to tourists from home and abroad.
The new snow season attracts tourists. Photo by Shi Hongyu
According to Cheng Zhu, deputy secretary of the Jilin Municipal Party Committee, the number of tourists received in the local snow season ranks among the top in the country. Although affected by the epidemic in the past two years, the number of skiers received by the local world-class ski resorts - Vanke Songhua Lake and Beida Lake is still steady Climb to new highs.
On the opening day of this year's Rime Ice and Snow Festival, more than 10,000 tourists participated in the warm celebration.
Jilin City officials also issued an ice and snow order. In the new snow season, a 3 million yuan ice and snow consumption subsidy will be issued. Special ice and snow activities will be launched around the four major sectors of ice and snow tourism, ice and snow culture, ice and snow sports, and ice and snow commerce. .
The current Rime Ice and Snow Festival will last until March next year.
It is reported that ice and snow enterprises in Jilin Province have been continuously promoting the construction of ice and snow projects.
This year, a number of projects such as "Reconstructing the Great Lakes" and the Songhua Lake West Expansion Sub-center have been implemented.
Jilin Beidahu Ski Resort has become the largest ski resort in Asia.
Vanke Songhua Lake has a reception capacity of more than 10,000 people.
The reporter learned from Jilin Beidahu Ski Resort that 50% of the tourists came from southern China provinces during the opening activities on that day.
In order to experience the "first ski after opening" of the new snow season, many guests arrived at the ski resort many days in advance.
"I used to go skiing in Japan often, but I didn't expect the ski resorts in northern my country to be so beautiful now." Sun Dong from Guangzhou said that under his suggestion, more than 40 members of the club will also come to Jilin to experience the new snow season.
Last ski season, Jilin Province received 2.18 million skiers, making it the second largest ski destination in China after Beijing.
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