Tourists try their hand at table curling on Monday during the opening ceremony of the eighth Sichuan National Fitness Ice and Snow Season in Lixian county of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province. A report released on Monday by the China Tourism Academy said the winter season from December 2025 to February 2026 is expected to see 360 million winter tourism trips, generating around 450 billion yuan ($64 billion) in revenue. See story, page 3