Before China's 14th National Winter Games kicks off on Saturday, one of the event's venues, Jinlongshan ski resort, opened to the public for one last day.
Elementary school student Du Jialu, from neighboring Hailar district, tried skiing for the first time here alongside hundreds of tourists, just days before Olympic champions Su Yiming and Xu Mengtao compete on these same slopes.
10-year-old Du told Xinhua that skiing brought her happiness and excitement, and wished all the National Winter Games participants good luck and good results in the coming days.
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