On February 9, three five-star red flags rose at the speed skating hall of Heilongjiang Ice Training Center at the same time. That day was the second day of speed skating at the Harbin Asian Winter Games. Chinese players Wu Yu, Liu Hanbin and Hanahati Muhamaiti won the gold, silver and bronze medal in the men's 5000m final of the speed skating men.

This exciting scene is exciting. For a long time, Chinese athletes have not had very strong competitiveness in long-distance events such as speed skating men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. Behind the excellent results is the hard work of thousands of athletes and coaches, and the love and support of hundreds of millions of people for ice and snow sports.

Wu Yu, who won the gold medal in the men's 5000m final of the Asian Winter Games Speed ​​Skating Men's 5000m Final, and Liu Hanbin, who won the silver medal, wore the national flag.

In recent years, the ice and snow sports boom has continued to sweep the country and has become an important engine to promote the development of my country's ice and snow industry. According to statistics, as of April 2024, the number of people participating in ice and snow sports in the country reached 313 million; from the 2023-2024 snow season, the total scale of ice and snow sports consumption in China exceeded 150 billion yuan. In some southern provinces, ice and snow sports have risen rapidly, and the number of ski resorts in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei and other places has increased significantly. Ice and snow projects have injected new vitality into the local winter tourism market. As President Xi Jinping pointed out in his speech at the welcome banquet for the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, from the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Harbin Asian Winter Games, China's "ice and snow fever" has spread all over the country, and has also injected vitality into the world's ice and snow sports.

The world of ice and snow in Harbin, the ice lights are bright

"Turn 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports" is writing the "Frozen" that belongs to the Chinese. Taking the "Erbin", the organizer of this Asian Winter Games as an example, in the process of building an international ice and snow tourism destination, Harbin has gained more and more attention and recognition with its high-quality ice and snow resources and heritage advantages, directly promoting the development of the entire industrial chain such as ice and snow sports, ice and snow culture, ice and snow equipment, ice and snow tourism. In 2024, Harbin's GDP exceeded 600 billion, of which the contribution rate of the ice and snow economy was close to 30%; the city accelerated the construction of five industrial chains including ice and snow facilities and equipment, ice and snow sports equipment, etc., making this old heavy industrial base boiling. During this year's Spring Festival holiday, Harbin received a total of 12.151 million tourists, an increase of 20.4% year-on-year; the number of inbound tourists received by them increased by 144.7% year-on-year. The number of tourists received and the total tourism spending reached a historical peak. "Erbin" has delivered a beautiful answer with the charm of ice and snow.

"Ice and snow dream together, Asia and one heart together." This Asian Winter Games is the third time that my country has held the Asian Winter Games and the second time that Harbin has held the Asian Winter Games. The number of participants and the scale of the competition have both set a record high in history. We believe that with the "winter" wind of the Asian Winter Conference, China will continue to use ice and snow as a medium to share the development achievements of "ice and snow are also gold and silver" with the world, and write a new chapter of better ice and snow sports.

Producer: Zhang Jun Yu Feng

Coordinator: Wu Gang Wang Wei

Planning: Tian Tian

Director: Guan Lingzi

Video: Zheng Pingping Sun Xiaoyu (internship)