Wang also noted that the government has expanded public access to winter sports facilities, introducing cross-country ski tracks on the Songhua River and developing 3,000 community-accessible ice and snow facilities.
Harbin plans to host several cultural events to welcome participants and showcase the unique heritage of Heilongjiang, deepen intercultural exchanges between athletes, and promote mutual understanding across the continent, Wang added.
These will include immersive experiences in the province's intangible cultural heritage, acrobatic ice performances, opera parades, and a traditional Lantern Festival celebration.
A diverse range of public winter sports events, including ice marathons and city skiing, with more than 300 public ice and snow competitions will be held in the city, Wang said.
The iconic Ice and Snow World will expand from 810,000 square meters last season to 1 million square meters, with the number of popular ice slides increasing from 16 to 24.
In the skiing sector, the Yabuli Ski Resort's three ski areas will interconnect with each other allowing skiing enthusiasts to enjoy access to all three mountains with a single pass, offering 56 interconnected slopes.
