A special tourist train will be launched on Dec 1 to provide increased convenience to visitors heading from Harbin in Heilongjiang province to the popular Yabuli ski resort -- adding the number of trains running between the two places to 30.

Yabuli Ski Resort, 25 kilometers southeast of Yabuli town in Harbin, is one of the largest ski resorts in China.

Founded in 1980, the resort is affiliated with the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Commission and consists of five special areas and training venues for alpine, freestyle, cross-country and winter skiing and ski jumping.

The ski resort hosts international and domestic competitions, but is also available for skiers at middle and senior levels. 

Yabuli Ski Resort has hosted several national and international competitions, including the fifth and seventh National Winter Games and the 3rd Asian Winter Games.

Elsewhere, a new helicopter service — that boasts aerial sightseeing and short-distance transportation between Harbin, Yabuli and China’s Snow Town scenic spot -- will also be launched this winter, in a bid to promote Heilongjiang’s winter tourism.

This year’s winter tourism will feature the reopening of the China.Heilongjiang International Skiing Festival, which was initiated in 1998 and which stopped operating in 2013.

The festival was an initiative of Heilongjiang, designed to boost the development of its skiing tourism industry and promote Heilongjiang as a must-visit destination for ice and snow sightseeing.