Winter chills can t cool players passion China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-27 09:41 Share CLOSE
TAIYUAN, Shanxi province－As the first whistle sounds on a soccer match at the provincial fitness center in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, the pitch again becomes a familiar scene of hustle and bustle.
With the temperature dropping to minus-10 degrees Celsius, it s best for the players to keep moving as much as possible. It s colder than usual this winter, but people have never stopped coming to play, says Ren Bing, the game s organizer and referee.
The participants are all members of a WeChat group that Ren formed three years ago, whose numbers have since swelled to 500.