Chongli 崇礼区 |
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Location in Hebei | |
Coordinates: 40°57′N 115°12′E / 40.950°N 115.200°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Chongli (simplified Chinese: 崇礼区; traditional Chinese: 崇禮區; pinyin: Chónglǐ Qū) is a district of northwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou City.
Chongli will stage most of the skiing events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. The ski resort has earned over 1.54 billion yuan (237.77 million U.S. dollars) in tourism from the 2015-2016 snow season for a 31.6 percent growth over the previous season. In 2016 it was announced that Chongli has received 2.185 million tourists for an increase of 30 percent during the first snow season after the winning the Olympic bid. The snow season lasted for five months from November, during which Chongli has hosted 36 competitions and activities, such as Far East Cup and Children Skiing International Festival. A total of 23 skiing camps have also been set up, attracting the participation of 3,800 youths. All venue construction will start in November 2016 and will be finished by the end of 2020 to enable the city to hold test events.
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