Known as "the world's birthplace of skiing", Altay is a tranquil mountainous city that has a freeze-up period of about half a year. As it is endowed with rich and unique ice and snow resources, skiing ...

With wide ethnic diversity, China's cross-country skiers qualified in all 12 disciplines for the first time at the Olympics ...

URUMQI - The morning mist lingers, while wisps of smoke rise from the villagers' chimneys. Hemu, a small village nestled in Altay Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, ...

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has established ... effectively shifting physical education classes to the ski slopes. At Altay No. 3 Middle School, students can view the nearby Jiangjunshan ...

Altay, known for its ski resorts, is a popular destination for ... The crew of an army aviation brigade in Xinjiang loaded fuel, generators, rice and other materials onto a helicopter headed ...