Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong attends the opening ceremony of the 13th National Winter Games in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]
The 13th National Winter Games have kicked off in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is the first time for Xinjiang to host the National Winter Games ever since they were introduced in 1959.
For more on what's happening there, we spoke earlier with our correspondent Li Jianhua who is in Urumqi.
