Activation of Identity Cards for the 2025 Asian Winter Games Begins Wednesday
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Harbin (China), Dec 31 (NationPress) The identity registration cards for the 2025 Asian Winter Games will be officially activated at midnight on January 1, as announced by the Harbin Exit-Entry Border Inspection Station. Taking place from February 7 to 14, 2025, in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the Asian Winter Games will welcome participants and officials from across the continent. Official entry and exit services for the event will begin on January 27.
From January 1 to March 1, overseas participants and personnel affiliated with the Games will be able to enter and exit the Chinese mainland multiple times using their valid passports or other international travel documents, in conjunction with their Asian Winter Games identity cards, reports Xinhua.
Harbin Taiping International Airport, the designated entry and exit hub for the Games, features an extensive air traffic network with 19 international routes connecting to Russia, Japan, South Korea, and other countries and regions.
A dedicated Special Asian Winter Games Channel has been established at the airport. The Harbin Exit-Entry Border Inspection Station has also deployed professional guidance officers to assist with expedited clearance for event participants and staff.
Meanwhile, the landmark ice-and-snow theme park in Harbin has been expanded ahead of the ninth Asian Winter Games, according to local authorities.
The Ice-Snow World, located on the northern bank of the Songhua River flowing through the city, will expand to cover a million square meters in the coming snow season, up from 810,000 square meters in the last season. With its size equivalent to 140 football pitches, the extravaganza during the upcoming snow season will be one of the largest of its kind. A total of 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow has been utilized for crafting sculptures such as castles and towers, an increase from the previous 250,000 cubic meters. The design and construction of the park incorporate elements of the ninth Asian Winter Games.
The theme park evolved from the former Harbin Ice Lantern Festival, which commenced in 1963. In December 1999, the Ice-Snow World was established in Harbin to commemorate the millennium.
