Shotlist Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - Dec 25, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of entrance, stage of National Public ice and Snow Season Heilongjiang sub-venue opening ceremony; performances 2. Various of residents skiing 3. Various of ice dragon boat racing 4. Various of drone soccer game 5. Various of robot soccer match 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Guiming, resident, Harbin: "There are more and more places for skating and skiing in our city of Harbin now -- from the Jiangbei Ice and Snow Carnival and the Harbin Ice-Snow World to many other spots, as well as numerous parks where we can exercise." 7. Various of residents playing pickleball 8. Various of residents playing volleyball 9. Various of Chinese traditional acrobatics performances 10. Visitors posing for photos at selfie board of 12th National Public ice and Snow Season 11. Various of banners of 12th National Public ice and Snow Season Storyline The opening ceremony of the 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season Heilongjiang sub-venue was held on Thursday in Harbin, the capital city of the northeast province. The launch was held at the Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival, a sprawling site that spans 1.45 million square meters. This year's winter-long National Public Ice and Snow Season aims to encourage public participation in ice and snow sports through over 300 related events and competitions. Dubbed China's Winterfell by netizens, Harbin has rolled out distinctive ice-and-snow-themed activities to attract visitors this season, including fun events like snow volleyball, parent-child sports meets, and ice dragon boat racing. Technology adds another dimension to the events. Highlights include intelligent robots skating on ice and drones engaged in an intense aerial football match. In Harbin, known as the birthplace of modern ice-snow sports in China where winter sports have seen their earliest and most comprehensive development, winter activities have become part of daily fitness routines for the public. "There are more and more places for skating and skiing in our city of Harbin now -- from the Jiangbei Ice and Snow Carnival and the Harbin Ice-Snow World to many other spots, as well as numerous parks where we can exercise," said Li Guiming, a Harbin resident.