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.

Indonesian Navy's sail training ship Kri Bima Suci (945) is on a four-day friendly visit in China's Shanghai.

The ship arrived in Shanghai Monday afternoon and anchored at a military port accompanied by light frigate Tai'an (616) of the Chinese Navy.

During the visit, the Chinese and Indonesian sailors will pay cross-deck visits, hold deck receptions, and carry out cultural and sports exchanges, and the military band aboard Kri Bima Suci will perform at the Bund in Shanghai, according to the Chinese military.

This is the ship's third visit to Shanghai.

Kri Bima Suci is the largest sail training ship of the Indonesian Navy. It has a length of 111.2 meters, a width of 13.65 meters and displacement of 2,346 tons, with a total of 26 sails and a main mast at the height of 53 meters. Its sailing speed can reach 15 knots.