The National Winter Games of China is a nationwide Chinese winter sports competition typically held every 4 to 5 years in conjunction with the
National Games of China. The 2016 games featured 1,388 participants from 52 delegations, including
Hong Kong and
Macau. The 2020 winter games, which were to take place in February in
Inner Mongolia, have been postponed to 2024 due to the
global COVID-19 pandemic.
Editions
*1959 - 1st National Winter Games,
Jilin,
Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...
*1965 - 2nd National Winter Games, -- (suspended)
*1976 - 3rd National Winter Games, Harbin,
Shangzhi
Shangzhi () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is away from central Harbin and has an area of approximately . The city proper has a population of around ...
*1979 - 4th National Winter Games, Shangzhi,
Ürümqi,
Beijing
*1983 - 5th National Winter Games, Harbin, Yabuli
*1987 - 6th National Winter Games,
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
,
Changbaishan
Paektu Mountain (), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长白山, t=長白山; Manchu: Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. At , it is the highest mo ...
*1991 - 7th National Winter Games,
Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...
*1995 - 8th National Winter Games,
Jilin
*1999 - 9th National Winter Games,
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
*2003 - 10th National Winter Games,
Harbin
Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...
, Yabuli
*2008 -
11th National Winter Games, Jan 17 - Jan 27, 2008 in
Qiqihar
*2012 - 12th National Winter Games, Jan 1 - Jan 13 2012 in
Changchun
Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...
*2016 - 13th Chinese National Winter Games, Jan 20 - Jan 30, 2016 in
Ürümqi,
Xinjiang
*2024 - 14th Chinese National Winter Games, originally scheduled to be held from Feb 16 - Feb 26, 2020 in
Hailar and
Yakeshi,
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region -- postponed to 2024
References
China Winter
National Games of China
Recurring sporting events established in 1959
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
1959 establishments in China
Multi-sport events in China
Winter sports competitions in China
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