China’s ski enthusiasts hit the pistes as the nation cosies up to winter sports
Chongli will be the stage for the Winter Games’ skiing events
Clad in neon-green from head to toe, Wu Jinjing is part of a growing group of middle-class ski enthusiasts in China, a country with little tradition of winter sports but that will host the Winter Olympics in 2022.
The 32-year-old escapes her office job in the Chinese capital for the skiing mecca of Chongli, nestled in mountains near the Great Wall which will stage skiing events of the 2022 Winter Games.
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“I bought an apartment in Chongli in 2010, so it's very convenient for my family to enjoy skiing in winter,” said Wu. “I usually spend one or two months living here every ski season.”
Wu and her seven-year-old daughter spent more than five hours in the nearby ski resort on holidays.
“Ski helps build my daughter's physique as well as her mentality,” she said.
