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Skating: Fans Flock to Scenic Spot 2 | Friday, January 15, 2021 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY PAGE TWO Shichahai, a popular scenic area in Beijing, is a venue for a wide range of winter activities. ZOU HONG / CHINA DAILY Skating: Fans flock to scenic spot From page 1 In its heyday, Shichahai, which also comprises near the rinks. Nights and Katyusha. Sometimes, he carries a Xihai Lake, formed the northern part of the The first ice rink to open to the public in Bei­ pair of silk fans while he skates to various Li, 55, fell in love with ice skating when he was Grand Canal, connecting Beijing with other cit­ jing this year was at Bayihu Lake in Yuyuantan dance moves. 11. ies in China. Wooden boats carried goods from Park in the west of the city. His video, in which he skates to Japanese com­ Every winter and summer vacation during his the south of the country to the imperial capital, The lake covers more than 80,000 square poser Ryuichi Sakamoto’s work Merry Christ­ childhood, he visited his parents in Changchun, transforming the area into a busy commercial meters, and in addition to ice skating hosts other mas Mr. Lawrence, has attracted more than 3 capital of Jilin province, where they taught at center. seasonal sports, including hockey and winter million views on Sina Weibo, earning Ji the nick­ Northeast Normal University. In summer, the area is popular for strolling swimming. name “Mr. Lawrence on Ice”. “I remember the first time I went ice skating on and boating, with visitors enjoying live music Zhao Xiang, an official with the Beijing Munic­ “I went ice skating a lot in Beijing when I was a lake. It was freezing and the sun was so bright and local food at lakeside bars. ipal Water Affairs Bureau, which manages the young. It was fun, but I didn’t expect it to become that I couldn’t open my eyes. My parents bought Li said: “The rinks in Shichahai are quite rinks on Bayihu Lake, said: “To create a safe and my daily routine,” Ji in an earlier interview. me a pair of black ice skates, and I was very excited different from those in Changchun, which are healthy area for ice skaters during the pandemic, He added that Beijing has many outdoor rinks when I set foot on the frozen lake,” Li said. much wider, but I love to go ice skating in Bei­ we separated the rinks into two zones. One has a for the public, including those at Taoranting “Some children my age were playing on the jing every winter. It’s such a popular seasonal daily capacity of 1,000 people and the other, Park, the Old Summer Palace and Beihai Park. lake. Although we didn’t know one another, we activity, and was especially so in the 1980s. which is free of charge, is limited to 200 people “However, the indoor rinks obviously allow me to soon became friends after we started ice skat­ “It’s just a pity that winter in Beijing is relative­ per day.” skate throughout the year,” he said. ing together. It is a great place to make new ly short and outdoor ice rinks are only open to Ten rinks will be open to the public in Beijing Ji, whose 15­year­old son died in 1990 from a friends.” the public for about four or five weeks. this winter, said Zhao, who is deputy director of heart attack, added: “I enjoy the speed when I Li enjoyed his first taste of ice skating so much “I’m glad that my sons love ice skating as much operations and management in the bureau’s move on the ice. Skating brings me relief.” that he forgot the number of times he fell on the as I do and that they will continue the tradition.” water projects department. lake. As he lay on the icy surface, he gasped and Wang Xueli, director of Tsinghua Universi­ In the zone laughed happily before quickly getting back on Great place ty’s Center for Development of Sports Indus­ An ice skating coach, surnamed Ning, at the his feet again. Deng Xuanhui, 25, who works for an internet try, said ice sport was traditionally known as China World Shopping Center rink said: “When “I taught myself to stay balanced on the ice, to company in Beijing, visited the Shichahai rinks bingxi in Chinese, which translates as “playing Ji is ice skating, he is totally in the zone. It’s hard move in different directions and gain speed. I felt on Jan 9 with three friends. “It is a great place to on ice”. not to watch him on the ice. as if I were flying — it’s not easy, but I was very have fun and spend some time,” he said. With Beijing preparing to host the Winter “After his video went viral, many visitors came excited when I mastered a new skill,” he said. “Although I’ve lived in the capital for three Olympics next year, the center, which was found­ here to see him. His passion for ice skating has Li skated for about six hours a day for two years, it was the first time I had skated in Shicha­ ed in 2016, has been promoting winter sports, inspired numerous people to take up the sport. months. After returning to Beijing, he went in hai,” said Deng, who was born and raised in Nan­ especially among young people. “Ice skating is accessible to everyone. It is a search of ice rinks to practice his spins. jing, capital of Jiangsu province, and graduated These sports were regularly performed for lifelong healthy activity for all ages and is good Shichahai is a popular scenic spot, where visi­ from Beijing Institute of Technology. imperial families, especially during the Qing for the joints, flexibility, coordination and burn­ tors get a glimpse of old Beijing. “I’d heard a lot about ice skating in the city, as Dynasty (1644­1911). When people from ethnic ing calories,” said Ning, 30, a former professional The area boasts tall trees, gray walls, winding some of my friends are Beijing natives. It’s a groups moved to Beijing from northern areas figure skater. hutong (alleyways) and courtyards, where peo­ trademark outdoor winter activity, which I don’t of China, they brought their traditional sea­ After leaving the figure skating team, Ning, ple go about their daily lives. They buy daily sup­ want to miss.” sonal sports, including ice skating, with them. who started to learn ice skating when she was 4, plies at closet­sized stores, build nesting areas for When the city saw its first snow this winter in In addition to outdoor rinks, ice skaters prac­ performed in ice dancing shows. pigeons on their roofs, and visit neighbors while November, Deng started to look forward to going tice at indoor venues, which are often packed, She has coached the sport for three years and still wearing their pajamas. ice skating with friends on the Shichahai rinks. have glitzy lighting and pulsating music. most of her students are 5 to 12 years old. Before the Yuan Dynasty (1271­1368), the water “It’s fun to watch happy skaters of all ages on Last summer, Ji Kaifeng, a 75­year­old Beijing “I’ve always wanted to share ice skating with area in Shichahai was known as Haizi. the ice, some pulling each other across the lake native, become an internet celebrity. more people,” she said. on wooden chairs and others just gliding gently The former photographer, who took up ice along, some of them arm in arm. The atmos­ skating when he was 8, has visited the China phere is great,” Deng said. World Shopping Center’s indoor rink since it He added that he takes many photos and vid­ opened in 1999. He drives to the venue every eos of ice skating, which he edits and shares on day from the nearby neighborhood of Shuang­ social media platforms. jing. After he finished ice skating for the day, Wearing headphones while he skates, Ji lis­ Deng and friends had dinner at a restaurant tens to Russian songs, including Moscow Ice skaters and hockey players practice outdoors in Beijing. PHOTOS BY WEI XIAOHAO / CHINA DAILY.
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