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This photo taken on December 11, 2016 shows skiers at a ski field in Zhangjiakou, one of the venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in China's northern Hebei province. With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics looming, Chinese authorities are pushing to accelerate development of a winter sports culture in the country with a target of creating a population of 300 million skiers. / AFP / STR / China OUT / TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-CHINA-SKI,FEATURE BY PATRICK BAERT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

This photo taken on December 11, 2016 shows skiers at a ski field in Zhangjiakou, one of the venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics, in China's northern Hebei province.  
With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics looming, Chinese authorities are pushing to accelerate development of a winter sports culture in the country with a target of creating a population of 300 million skiers. / AFP / STR / China OUT / TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-CHINA-SKI,FEATURE BY PATRICK BAERT        (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)