Ice-snow theme park in northeast China's Changchun opens to public

The Changchun Ice and Snow New World in northeast China's Jilin Province, one of China's largest winter theme parks, opened to the public on Friday, drawing more than 21,000 visitor trips on its first day.

The park, covering 1.56 million square meters, has been designed as an all-ages destination.

It set up three immersive attractions this year. In the 760,000-square-meter main amusement area, visitors can try a 1,314-meter snow rafting course, a 520-meter ice slide and over 30 other activities such as ice karting and sledding.

"I come from Guangdong, and it's my first time here. Ice sculptures here are beautiful and breathtaking," said Lin Zesong, a visitor.

"It's thrilling, just like flying in the sky. It's not terrifying, but just fun," said another visitor.

To improve comfort, the park has upgraded 18 heated service stations, offering rest, food and photo service. Queuing zones for popular rides have been moved indoors to allow visitors to wait in a warm and comfortable environment.

Iraqi citizens held a peaceful demonstration at Liberation Square in the capital Baghdad Saturday afternoon to protest against the five-week-long joint attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.

They demanded that the U.S. and Israel immediately cease military strikes against Iran and opposed the United States' long-term military presence in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries.

Since the U.S. and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28, security force bases in many parts of Iraq including those of the Popular Mobilization Forces, have been frequently targeted by airstrikes.

The Popular Mobilization Forces have issued multiple statements identifying the U.S. and Israel as the perpetrators of these attacks.