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Beijing's snowdome - how it came about
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China's birth as a ski nation is very recent indeed, so it's maybe not surprising that the figurehead of its new snowdome outside Beijing is not a nationally-known ski champion (they will surely emerge) but a speed skater.

In fact, the Ye Qiaobo Indoor Skiing Venue has that name because Ye Qiaobo, its 'honorary director', is famous for winning a gold medal in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She is said to have studied and travelled extensively since then, with the dream of building a snowdome since 1997.

The dome is claimed to be the largest in Asia at present (the Tokyo Ski Dome, now demolished, was larger), with a 200m beginner slope and 300m 'senior slope'. It opened last month.

This report from China Daily.

Let's see if we can source some photos of it. The report says it has "top-class architectural design".
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