More people participate in ice and snow sports as 2022 Winter Olympics draws near

Zhou Xiaoyu practices on a track during a training session at Shenyang Sport University, in Shenyang of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Jan. 23, 2019. There are some 30 children from 8 to 16 years old studying snowboard halfpipe in Shenyang Sport University. Some of them want to become professional athletes, and some of them just want to have a taste of this sport. As the Beijing 2022 winter games drew near, more and more people in China, including young students, began to learn and participate in the ice and snow sports. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)