MK sports North China's Hebei Province, assemble snow-making machines on Novermber 20, 2024. During the 2023-24 season, China's ice and snow tourism grew 38 percent year-on-year in terms of visitor numbers and 50 percent in revenue, according to the tourism authority. Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2024/2024-11-20/a016224c-b5de-43eb-a5ff-631771bab102.jpeg" />

Winter economy heats up Employees in an ice and snow park in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei Province, assemble snow-making machines on Novermber 20, 2024. During the 2023-24 season, China's ice and snow tourism grew 38 percent year-on-year in terms of visitor numbers and 50 percent in revenue, according to the tourism authority. Photo: VCG