Ice and snow activities boom during Spring Festival holiday

Children play at Yuehai ski resort in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Many people across China went outdoors and embraced the joy of various ice and snow-themed activities during this year's Spring Festival holiday.

Tourists have fun at Bailihuang Ski Resort in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Guorong/Xinhua)

Tourists ski at Yabuli Ski Resort in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 22, 2026. (Photo by Zeng Dong/Xinhua)

Children play at an ice and snow park in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 22, 2026. (Photo by Sun Wentan/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows tourists having fun at Yuehai ski resort in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Tourists have fun at Yuehai ski resort in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

A drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2026 shows tourists having fun at Yuehai ski resort in Yinchuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Actors perform at a promotion event featuring ice and snow sports in Xiangyang, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 22, 2026. (Photo by Wang Hu/Xinhua)

Tourists ski at Bailihuang Ski Resort in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 21, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Guorong/Xinhua)