In the humid and sweltering southern China, where snow is hardly seen, winter 
sports are not supposed to be a household activity.  

But skiing and other ice and snow sports are now embraced as both official and 
local recreation in south western China's Guizhou province.  The Yushe Snow 
Resort is already a name card of Guizhou unlike the impression from the outside 
on it.

Located in Guizhou's Liupanshui City, the Resort, also known as the Yushe 
National Forest Park has created a winter wonderland where there was none. 
The mountains in the area, which average around 2,250 meters in altitude, 
rarely see snowfall but are coated with freezing rain in winter. Sixty machines 
are employed in the Resort to transform a swathe of a national forest park into 
a professional skiing arena. 

"Few travelers visit a conventional southern China tourist site in winter," 
said the resort's manager Gao Song. "So, we provide new opportunities."  
The resort receives 20,000 visitors daily on average during the winter season. 
This January, the 11th Guizhou Provincial Games was hosted at Yushe Ski Resort, 
with winter sports included for the first time in its history.  

Italian vlogger Rachele, who has lived in China for years, looks to explore 
what the ski resort is like and how people like winter sports in south western 
China. She tries to learn and practice skiing in the resort, famous for its 
pink artificial snow. She also talks with young ski athletes about their 
expectation towards the Winter Olympics. 

Contact: Li Dixuan 
Tel: +8610-68996991
E-mail: lidx@cnmatters.com 

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What's so fun about the ski resort in Guizhou 

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Source: China Matters