Skiingdown the hilltops, flipping, flying and then falling into the soft snowdrift, and disappearing, you leave the laughter and cheers echoing in the hills...on December 26, 2020, the reporter visited the Wufeng International Ski Resort, which is a joyful snow amusement park.

　　In the past, when peoplediscussedtravel in Wufeng, the first impression was to avoid the summer. “At the beginning of the planning, we decided to build it into the largest ski resort withmost functionsin central Chinaby relyingon its beautiful landscape and rich cultural heritage, and fill the gap in winter tourism and prolong the annual tourism duration.” Guan Yong, chairman of Hubei Wuling Mountain Tourism Development Co., Ltd., said.

　　The project, started in July 2017, hascost Hubei Wuling Mountain Tourism Development Co., Ltd. 170 million yuan. The company has made 235 thousand square meters of snow, built 6,000 square meters of snowware hall, six ski trails, 12,000cubicmeters of crescent lake, 88,000 cubicmeters of reservoir, Yunding Hotel, 12,000 square meters of snow amusement park…

　　“To meet various demands of the tourists of different skiing levels, we set up intermediate, primary and practice trailsand have in place amusement facilities like snow rings, sleds, snow bumpers, children’s snowmobiles, etc.” Shu Chengcheng, general manager of the Wufeng International Ski Resort, said. In the construction of the hotel, they designed the rooms in different stylessuch as the wild luxury wooden house, iMBox, container and so on, which offersthe tourists a unique experience of jungle style holiday.

　　Skiing, playing with snow and sightseeing are all in one, making the ski resort a boom business and overcrowded resort since it opened. “The park opened on December 5, 2020. As of December 24, it has received 15,000 tourists and generated nearly 3 million yuan in revenue.”

　　Making up forshortcomings inspring and autumn tourism and realizing the seamless connection of winter and summer tourism, in July 2020, the company took advantage of the local canyon, karst cave landscape and high-altitude terrainand invested 44 million yuan in the Duling ecological restoration project and Beifengya healthcare project.

　　The reporter sawon site that up to now, one third of the cherry blossom seedlings in the ecological restoration project hasbeen planted and the meeting rooms, wooden houses, villas of the healthcare project are also under construction.

　　“Due to the pandemic, the construction is lagging behind, but it is predicted to be put into operation in May this year with the strong support of the local government.” Li Qiang, project manager, told the reporter. Thelocalculture and tourism authoritiesalso supported the company inapplying forthe bail-out funds of 200 thousand yuan for sports enterprises and the subsidy fund of 50 thousand yuan for tourist toilets in the snow-playingarea, which will help the company overcome the difficulties.

　　In the next step, the company will,making the best use of the sunrise andthe cloud seain Duling,build a Duling leisure holiday resort with the ski resort at the center, planthe camping baseandexpand youth hotels, etc.It will construct a “all through the year” project wheretourists can play withsnow in winter, appreciate the flowers in spring and autumn and avoid the heat in summer. This will enhance the status and influence of the brand of the Beiyafengtourist area within the province.