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Chongli District

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Prefecture-level city
  
Zhangjiakou

Area
  
2,326 km²

Province
  
Hebei

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Local time
  
Monday 9:02 AM

Chongli District

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind NW at 24 km/h, 64% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Zhangjiakou Wanlong Ski Resort, Miyuan Yunding Paradise, Chongli Ski Resort

Chongli (simplified Chinese: 崇礼区; traditional Chinese: 崇禮區; pinyin: Chónglǐ Qū) is a district of northwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou City.

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Map of Chongli, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China

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.

Administrative Divisions

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

    Chongli District Wikipedia