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Post-Pandemic, Can China’s Winter Olympic Town Thrive Again?
A year on from the Winter Olympic Games, has Zhangjiakou bounced back from the pandemic and lived up to its promise as China’s ski capital?
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Paddlefish Goes Extinct and Other Trending News
Legendary figure skater retires, more attacks on women shock the public, Chinese paddlefish officially extinct, livestreamers fake assault to avoid work—it’s Viral Week
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Imported Talent: Do Naturalized Athletes Help or Hinder China’s Sports Programs?
Naturalized athletes are becoming increasingly common in China’s sports programs, but will they help develop domestic talent?
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China’s Road to Winter Paralympic Glory
How China went from one medal to topping the medal table in 20 years of Winter Paralympic participation
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Hitting the Slopes: Where to Ski in China?
One of China’s top destinations for snow sports, Jilin is full of world-class ski resorts you shouldn’t miss
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On Thin Ice: When Dutch Traders Challenged the Qing Empire for Skating Glory
Historian Tonio Andrade recalls a mostly forgotten moment of 18th century Chinese diplomacy and winter sports history
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Winter Olympics Close With a Bang and Other Trending News
Spectacular Winter Olympics closing ceremony, crackdown on fake Bing Dwen Dwens, kidnapped man turned into “blood slave,” farmer accidentally roasts ducks—it’s Viral Week
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Vanished Mountain: Zhangjiakou’s First Ski Resort
Opened in 1997, the Saibei Resort in Chongli county introduced China’s first generation of ski enthusiasts to the sport
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From Boycott to Host: China’s Road to the Winter Olympics
How China went from boycotting the Games in the 1950s to hosting it in 2022, and how its athletes trained to compete
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The Online Slang of the Beijing Winter Olympics
Learn some of the Winter Olympics slang popular with Chineses netizens
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