when Harbin hosted the 1996 Asian Winter Games

By Zhang Jiaying, People’s Daily Located in the southeastern part of Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, the Yabuli Ski Resort is the venue for snow events at the 9th Asian Winter Games. It is reported that the Yabuli Ski Resort utilizes nearly 1.3 million cubic meters of artificial snow. In the lead-up to the Games,…