A girl learns to ski Monday at Shougang Park, one of the two main venues of the Winter Olympic Games, in Beijing’s Shijingshan district. Ice and snow sports have seen a spike in interest across China since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo: VCG

Participants try out snowboarding at Big Air Shougang stadium on Tuesday. The Shougang Park hosts a winter carnival starting Monday, which will last until Feb. 28. Photo: VCG

A girl rolls around inside a giant plastic ball on an ice rink in Beijing’s Taoranting Park on Dec. 28. As of that day, about 20 outdoor ice rinks were open to the public in Beijing, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. Photo: Du Yang/China News Service, VCG

A group of participants take part in an ice dragon boat competition Sunday in Daqing, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Photo: VCG

A skier weaves down a slope Sunday in Qinhuangdao, North China’s Hebei province, which boasts over 100 ski resorts and more than 200 ice rinks, local media reported. Photo: VCG

People take a joy ride Sunday at a snow and ice amusement park in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Photo: Wang Jianwei/Xinhua

Visitors take a walk through the ice formations at the Dadunxia scenic area in Linxia, Northwest China’s Gansu province, on Dec. 25. Photo: VCG

People ski at the Jinfoshan scenic area in Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality on Sunday. Photo: Liu Chan/Xinhua