On a wintry weekend with temperatures hovering just above freezing, an indoor ski dome in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, buzzed with the sound of beginners shrieking their way down the slopes, many of whom had never touched a pair of skis before. 在一個氣溫徘徊在零上幾度的寒冬週末，位於中國東部江蘇省無錫市的一座室內滑雪館里，初學者的尖叫聲此起彼伏。許多人滑下雪坡時都尖叫連連，其中不少人還是第一次接觸滑雪板。 "It's my first try," said local resident Wang Yue, still brushing off snow after a fall. "But I've already picked up the basics. I'm determined to become a cool, skilled skier this winter." “這是我第一次嘗試，”當地居民王悅（音譯）說著，仍在拍打身上的積雪，剛摔了一跤，“但我已經掌握了基本技巧。這個冬天，我決心成為一名酷炫又技術嫻熟的滑雪者。” The Wuxi facility, mid-sized by regional standards, draws nearly half a million visits a year and generates more than 180 million yuan ($25.5 million) in sports-related spending. It is one example of how regions witho...