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Queenstown’s snow-sprinkled peaks and pristine lakes are being recreated in a multi-billion dollar development in mainland China.

Xian city has teamed up with Australian developers Besgate Group to build a replica of the South Island ski resort in Xian Province, 1,400km west of Shanghai.

Based on terrain and weather the ski resort would be mostly low elevation with limited natural snow but it is still exciting to see China’s ski industry grow.

More info here:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11265439

Oslo, Almaty and Beijing were confirmed by the International Olympic Committee as the official candidates to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Monday.

“The IOC executive board has selected the cities of Oslo, Almaty and Beijing as candidate cities for the Olympic Winter Games 2022,” IOC president Thomas Bach told a news conference.

The final decision will be made in July of 2015.

More info here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/07/07/oslo-almaty-and-beijing-are-three-finalists-for-2022-winter-olympics/

The video adresses pollution concerns, development and the high speed railway project that will connect Zhangjiakou and Beijing reducing travel time to just 40 minutes. The article falsely claims Zhangjiakou has “some of the best ski resorts in the world” . Despite this it still offers some details on development in the region.

http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20140222/102563.shtml

BBC video on issues with hosting the winter Olympics in China:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26252516

This was too funny not to post:

http://www.abplive.in/World/2014/02/18/article265037.ece/Beauty-contest-to-promote-Chinese-ski-resort#.U8V696jPrRw