Skiing is hot in China -- even indoors -- on Olympic boom

New resorts planned in Shanghai and Shenzhen as public embraces winter sports

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A ski resort in Beijing. New indoor ski areas and resorts are popping up around the country. © Reuters

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN, China -- Winter sports are booming in China on the coattails of last year's Beijing Winter Olympics, with participants in the 2021-22 season doubling from five years earlier and ski resorts going up around the country.

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