At 14:00 on December 7, Deng Hongjing, a member of the Standing Committee of Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County and Executive Deputy County Chief, ordered the departure of the direct line from Yichang to Wufeng International Ski Resort. With the order, more than 2,000 tourists takenthe tourist bus from the Three Gorges Visitor Centerheadingto WantanTown, Wufeng Tujia Autonomous Countyto experience the speed and passion of snow and ice sports first.

　　SinceWufeng International Ski Resort was opened on December 8 last year, the first ski season has received 50,000 tourists and realized ice and snow tourism revenue of 20 million yuan. At present, the ski resort has built 1intermediate run, 3beginnerrunsand two practice runs, which can accommodate 5,000 people at the same time. The ski resort has also built a new snow park area of 12,000 square metersequipped with 20 types of snow entertainment projects such as snowmobiles and snow circles.

　　In order to increase supporting facilities and bring a better travel experience to tourists, another 50 million yuan has been invested in the ski resort this year to build Dulingyuanding Hotel.The overall styleof the hotel is mainlywild luxury wooden houses, iMBox, and containerswhich allowstourists toenjoy an ecological jungle-style vacation besidethe fun of skiing.

　　Wufeng International Ski Resort is invested and constructed by Hubei Wulingshan Tourism Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Xingfa Group. The ski resort covers a total area of570,000 square metersanda total man-mode snow area of 235,000 square meters. The highest elevation of the snowfield is 2,192 meters above sea level. (Reporter:Tian Yunbing; Correspondent: Zhang Silu)