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China’s budding skiers hit indoor slopes ahead of 2022 Winter Olympics




Xia Zhiyi drove his family 40km (25 miles) to an indoor ski park in the east China city of Shaoxing so his 12-year-old daughter could practise skiing on a slope of artificial snow.His family is part of a growing number of Chinese taking interest in the winter sport which analysts say is increasingly seen as a status symbol in China and is being actively promoted by the government ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.The 41-year-old said he was preparing his daughter to ski on mountains during a…



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