Chongli competes for Asia s No 1 ski destination chinadaily.com.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chinadaily.com.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Where better for a Winter Olympic Games than famously arid north China?Drought and a fast growing economy have created water shortages so severe that China’s government has spent more than a decade, and up to U.S.$80 billion, constructing 2,400 kilometers of canals and tunnels to pump 45 billion cubic meters of water from the moist south to the parched capital and surrounding
Hurtling toward Olympic glory Share CLOSE A downhill racer speeds down the slope at the Changchengling ski resort in the Chongli district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, where athletes are honing their preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY
Despite a challenging year, Chinese athletes hit the overdrive button on their preparations for Beijing 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic rocked the sports world to its core this year, but failed to shake the resolve and determination of Chinese athletes preparing for their home Winter Olympics.
Ever since Beijing and Zhangjiakou were announced as the host cities of the 2022 Games on July 31,2015, China has been working tirelessly toward full participation in the 109 events and has targeted the country s best-ever medal haul at the Games.
China s national alpine skiing team trains in Chongli, Hebei en.people.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from en.people.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.