◆346 million people across the country take part in winter sports

◆46 million of them are under18

A survey

China Youth Daily surveyed 1,212 people:

①Cheering for players at the Beijing Winter Games

②Trying out skiing (滑雪) or skating

③Buying winter sports clothes and tools

④Taking winter sports trips around China

⑤Taking part in winter sports training

Some Important years

1953: China's first National Ice Sports Games took place in Harbin.

1957: China's first National Ski Games were held in Tonghua, Jilin.

2002: China won its first gold medal (奖牌) in the Winter Olympics.3

2022: China held the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Zhangjiakou for the first time and won 9gold medals.