Winter invigorates trips to snow festivals

An extreme sports enthusiast get airborne on Dec 3 at Lianhuashan Ski Resort in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin province. Fang Xinwu / for China Daily

If you are looking for a tour replete with unique ethnic flavors, the "Nadam" Winter Fair underway in Ewenki Autonomous Banner of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region will fit the bill. Dance and sing with locals dressed in Ewenki attire or join them in the scores of traditional winter sports such as horse and camel racing across snowfields.

Children enjoy themselves with a real-life counterstrike game on Dec 17 at the Longtan International Ice and Snow Cultural Carnival. The event at Beijing's Longtan Park lasts until Feb 12. Zou Weilin / for China Daily

Though snow hasn't come as heavily as people anticipated in Beijing, winter sports enthusiasts can still enjoy themselves at the ongoing "Happy Snow and Ice Season" gala thanks to the wonders of artificial snowmaking.