Chongli District

Chongli
崇礼区
District

Location in Zhangjiakou
Chongli
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 115°16′59″E / 40.974°N 115.283°E / 40.974; 115.283
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hebei
Prefecture-level city Zhangjiakou
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Chongli District
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Chongli (Chinese: 崇礼区; pinyin: Chónglǐ Qū; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ lì tɕʰý]) is a district of northwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou City. By road, it is 241 kilometres (150 mi) from Beijing.

2022 Olympics

Chongli will stage most of the skiing events during the 2022 Winter Olympics. The ski resort has earned over 1.54 billion yuan (237.77 million U.S. dollars) in tourism from the 2015-2016 snow season for a 31.6 percent growth over the previous season. In 2016 it was announced that Chongli has received 2.185 million tourists for an increase of 30 percent during the first snow season after the winning the Olympic bid. The snow season lasted for five months from November, during which Chongli has hosted 36 competitions and activities, such as Far East Cup and Children Skiing International Festival. A total of 23 skiing camps have also been set up, attracting the participation of 3,800 youths. All venue construction will start in November 2016 and will be finished by the end of 2020 to enable the city to hold test events.[1]

Administrative Divisions[2]

Towns:

  • Xiwanzi (西湾子镇), Gaojiaying (高家营镇)

Townships:

  • Xitaizui Township (四台嘴乡), Hongzuying Township (红旗营乡), Shiyaozi Township (石窑子乡), Yimatu Township (驿马图乡), Shizuizi Township (石嘴子乡), Shizigou Township (狮子沟乡), Qingsanying Township (清三营乡), Baiqi Township (白旗乡)

References

  1. gaiazhang. "Beijing 2022 Games Ski Venue Receives Over 2 Million Tourists".
  2. "张家口市-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org".
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