China’s tech hub Shenzhen to get indoor ski resort as big as ‘11 football pitches’ by 2025
- The world’s largest indoor ski resort, Wanda Snow Park in northern China, is the size of about nine football pitches
- State of the art facilities at new Shenzhen snow park will include 83m ski drop and 441m single ski track, both records for China
Spread over more than 10 hectares (24 acres), Shenzhen’s Ice and Snow World resort will feature winter sports facilities across 8 hectares – “an area equal to 11 football pitches” – the Shenzhen city government said on its official WeChat account.
China is already home to some of the world’s biggest indoor ski facilities, including record holder Wanda Snow Park in northern Heilongjiang province, which covers an area equal to about nine football pitches.
State-owned Zhuhai Huafa Group has invested over 29.6 billion yuan (US$4.15 billion) in the Shenzhen project, which is expected to be ready by November 2025.
Located next to the Shenzhen World Convention and Exhibition Centre, the resort is expected to attract tourists from around the world, and compete with other mega theme parks such as Shanghai Disneyland and Universal Studios in Beijing, the Shenzhen government statement said.
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State of the art facilities at the Shenzhen snow park will include a ski drop of about 83m (272 feet) and a 441m single ski track, both records for China.
