Tourists embrace early winter thrills in China's northernmost city Mohe

With abundant snowfall since early autumn, Mohe City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has embraced winter early, drawing hundreds of snow sports enthusiasts eager to experience its prime conditions.

A ski resort welcomed over 500 visitors and skiing enthusiasts on Friday, the first operation day of this season.

"My first time skiing down, it was quite fast and the snow was thick and heavy. It was really thrilling and fun," said a tourist.

"[My child] loves it, absolutely loves it. He says he wants to stay in the snow and even go to kindergarten [in Mohe]," another tourist said.

As China's northernmost city, Mohe's ski season lasts from mid-October to late April, making it a top winter sports destination in China.

Heilongjiang's snow tourism is heating up, with its provincial capital Harbin City scheduled to host the 9th Asian Winter Games February 7-14, 2025.

The 9th Asian Winter Games will be the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Tourists embrace early winter thrills in China's northernmost city Mohe

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025