Snow Fun: Ice and Snow Carnival Opens at BJ Municipal Parks

A visitor is enjoying "Snow Zorb" at Yuyuantan Park.

On December 27, the annual Ice and Snow Carnival kicked off at three municipal parks in Beijing: Taoranting, Yuyuantan and Zizhuyuan. This year, more than 20 varieties of snow events, represented by penguin parading, snow tubing, cherry blossom viewing mini-trains and snow mazes, are presented for visitors to revel in celebration of the upcoming New Year's Day and the Spring Festival.
The Taoranting Ice and Snow Carnival is celebrating its 15th grand gathering, offering visitors a diverse range of activities such as penguin parading and clown performances. The snow tubes and big castle ice slides are all equipped with magic carpets to ease physical exhaustion in merrymaking.

Visitors are experiencing the ice slide.

The 16th Ice and Snow Carnival at Yuyuantan Park features snow tubing, snow zorbs, small snow tanks, cherry blossom viewing mini-trains and an inflatable castle for kids. Among them, only snow tubing charges extra fees while all the other items are covered in the admission tickets to the ski resort.

Zizhuyuan Park, with a snowfield of 27,000 square meters, furnishes 18 snow entertainment programs to the public, including the classical ice slides and snow tubing, as well as the newly added snowfield bullfighting and penguin viewing.
All the ice and snow cultural activity areas are equipped with "ice and snow service reception centers", providing visitors with enthusiastic services, such as baby stroller storage, first-aid kits, lockers, hot drinks and hot water, according to authorities. Meanwhile, the Summer Palace and Beihai Park are preparing to open their own ice rinks.
On the New Year's Day holiday, the Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Parks will launch garden tour activities to celebrate the New Year. The Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and Beihai Park will hold new cultural exhibitions in ancient courtyards. Zhongshan Park, Jingshan Park, Fragrant Hill Park, the China National Botanical Garden (North Garden) and Baiwangshan Forest Park will greet visitors to unlock the mystery of plants and flowers and appreciate intangible cultural heritage. The Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture will launch a series of activities on the theme of elegant gathering in mountain residences by injecting creative refinement into winter plants.

(Source: The Beijing News)
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