A person moves over snow on a snowboard in Yabuli Ski Resort in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. The resort, which has been listed as one of the national ski resorts, contains 17 slopes for both beginner and professional skiers and serves as the primary training venue for China’s national team. Photo: VCG

An overview of Qishan Ski Jumping Hills in Laiyuan of Baoding in North China’s Hebei province. Surrounded by mountains, the resort has a maximum altitude of 1,180 meters and a vertical drop of 300 meters. It is also the home of the national alpine ski jumping training and scientific research base. Photo: Courtesy of Qishan Ski Resort

Featuring diverse snow amusement activities like hot air balloon riding, the Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort in southwest China’s Sichuan province has become the country's only southern ski resort on the list. Photo: Courtesy of Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort

The ski resort near Haituo Mountain in Yanqing of Beijing contains China’s National Alpine Ski Center, which is one of the venues for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: VCG

Skiers slide on a trail in the ski area in 2017 in Chongli district, North China’s Hebei province. The district is home to seven ski resorts. Photo: VCG

Skiers descend from the west slope of the Changbai Mountain Ski Resort in 2009 in Northeast China’s Jilin province. Photo: VCG

A cable car is seen in the Songhua Lake Ski Resort in Northeast China’s Jilin province. The resort covering a ski area of 1.75 square kilometers, was built in 1962. Photo: VCG

A person skies in the Nanshan Silk Road Ski Resort, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, in November 2021. Covering an area of 12 square kilometers, the resort is one of the largest ski resorts in China, which can accommodate 10,000 people for skiing at one time. Photo: VCG

A resident performs skiing on ancient skis in 2019 in General’s Mountain Ski Resort in Altay Prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The resort opened in 2017 is Xinjiang’s first primitive skiing area without artificial snow. Photo: VCG

The Jinlongshan - Zhalantun Ski Resort is located in North China’s Inner Mongolia, which contains 3.8 kilometers of slopes. Photo: Courtesy of Jinlongshan - Zhalantun Ski Resort

The Tianqiaogou Ski Resort is located in the Tianqiaogou National Forest Park in Northeast China’s Liaoning province. The park, which used to be a royal hunting ground in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), was listed as a national forest park in 1992. Photo: Courtesy of Tianqiaogou National Forest Park

An overview of the Ao Shan Ski Resort in Taibai, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province. Photo: Courtesy of Ao Shan Ski Resort