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The 34th ice and snow festival of Yanqing District of Beijing, capital of China, officially kicked off on Dec.10.

This year’s festival includes a total of 60 colourful events to help visitors experience and have fun, such as an ice and snow carnival, ice lantern-themed art festival, and ice and snow competitions.

At the opening ceremony of the festival, culture and tourism departments of China’s Beijing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality, and Hebei Province jointly signed and released a joint proposal for regional cooperation on promoting the development of culture-oriented winter tourism in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.

Yanqing District is one of the host sites for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The district boasts rich tourism resources of ice and snow.

By grasping the opportunity of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Yanqing District is geared up to improve its overall quality of tourism services and develop its own tourism model featuring the integration of culture, sports, agriculture and tourism.