STORY: From abandoned mine to winter wonderland: Discover China's underground snow park
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:49
LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of snow park
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHAN XIAOCHUAN, General manager of Huanian Cultural Tourism Changsha Happy Snow park and Happy Water park
3. various of snow park

STORYLINE:

This sprawling snow park, nestled over 30 meters underground in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, was once an abandoned mine pit covering an area equivalent to 25 football fields.

Today, it has been transformed into a vibrant winter wonderland, drawing crowds of visitors eager to ski in a region where snow is a rare sight.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SHAN XIAOCHUAN, General manager of Huanian Cultural Tourism Changsha Happy Snow park and Happy Water park
"The snow park has been open for four years. As the popularity of skiing in Changsha and Hunan Province continues to grow, nearly 70 percent of our visitors are eager to try it. To cater to advanced skiers, we've added a specialized ski trail, attracting tens of thousands of experienced snow sports enthusiasts. This year, our ski school has also launched nearly 10,000 ski training sessions, helping tens of thousands of visitors better understand the sport and promoting ice and snow activities."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China.
(XHTV)