After Beijing was chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on July 31,2015,winter sports started gaining traction among the general public in China,jumpstarting the winter sports economy.In winter 2015,the Chongli Skiing Resort in Zhangjiakou,a co-host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,opened for its first snow season after Beijing was awarded the Winter Olympic Games.Chongli,the seat of a former impoverished county,welcomed over 2 million visitors during the season and earned 1.4 billion yuan(US$215 million)in direct revenues.
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