Kids from all over China now have a chance to pursue winter sports, thanks to indoor ski slopes, skating rinks, snow simulators and other attractions that are popping up, even in some of the country's warmest climates.
Eric Zhang was born in Chongqing, in southern China, and grew up enjoying warm-weather activities. But when he went to graduate school in New York City, he began to understand the allure of snow.
Now, unlike in years past, kids from all over China might have a chance to pursue winter sports, thanks to indoor ski slopes, skating rinks, snow simulators and other attractions that are popping up, even in some of the country's warmest climates. Zhang is one of them. In the past, he visited Sapporo, Japan and Lake Tahoe in the United States to ski on his holidays. Last year, though, he went to Songhua Lake, a resort in far north Jilin province, near the border with North Korea.
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