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      Winter wonderland opens in Shangri-La's national park

      2024-12-09 19:27 Last Updated At:20:07

      A winter wonderland has opened to the public amid the stunning scenery of forests in Shangri-La, southwest China's Yunnan Province, offering locals and tourists a unique winter experience.

      The venue lies in the Potatso National Park, a world heritage site renowned for its diverse ecosystem of lake wetlands, forest meadows, river valleys, streams, and rare flora and fauna.

      Amidst breathtaking scenery, visitors were enjoying themselves by tubing, sledding and tobogganing down a snow-covered slope, making snowman, and taking photos for each others.

      "As a southerner we don't get to see much snow where we live. This is my first time in Shangri-La, and these ice and snow activities are so much fun," said Shi Yunyan, a visitor from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

      "We aim to introduce more visitors to our ice and snow culture and the joy of winter sports through diverse activities," said Feng Jianhua, general manager of Potatso Tourism Company.

      In recent years, the park has diversified its tourism offerings, creating recreational activities such as camping, hiking, coffee, hotpot boiled with ice tube and Tibetan costume photography to cater to different interests.

      Winter wonderland opens in Shangri-La's national park

      Winter wonderland opens in Shangri-La's national park

      Winter wonderland opens in Shangri-La's national park

      Winter wonderland opens in Shangri-La's national park

      A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire to address the severe humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan, urging the international community to provide more targeted support to the beleaguered African country.

      Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, commended the efforts of UN agencies and humanitarian workers who are conducting relief operations under extremely dangerous conditions. "The conflict in Sudan has now persisted for nearly two years with no signs of de-escalation. It has led to significant civilian casualties, large-scale displacement and widespread destruction of infrastructure, leaving more than 30 million people in need of various forms of humanitarian aid," said Fu.

      China calls on the international community to provide greater, more targeted support to Sudan and its neighboring countries, helping these countries strengthen their humanitarian response capabilities to better address the challenges posed by conflict spillover, refugee dispersion, the spread of infectious diseases, and food insecurity, Fu emphasized.

      "Since the outbreak of the armed conflict in Sudan, China has continuously provided assistance to the best of its ability. In addition to sending multiple shipments of food and medical supplies, China recently delivered a batch of tents and other disaster relief materials this month. China is willing to work with the international community to continue playing a constructive role in alleviating Sudan's humanitarian crisis and promoting conflict resolution," the Chinese envoy added.

      Fu underscored that only a ceasefire can fundamentally ease the humanitarian crisis.

      "China welcomes the Sudanese government's recent submission of a national plan for the protection of civilians and urges all parties to the conflict to genuinely comply with the Security Council's resolutions, halt hostilities, and work toward quickly stabilizing the ground situation. China reaffirms its unwavering support for Sudan's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity," said Fu.

      He also highlighted that the Security Council had adopted a resolution last year calling for a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan. He said China once again urges all parties to the conflict to lay down their arms, cease violence, strengthen unity, and bring an end to the fighting, so that peace may come as soon as possible.

      Sudan has been gripped by a devastating conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, which claimed at least 29,683 lives, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, a crisis monitoring group cited by the United Nations.

      The conflict has also displaced over 15 million people, either inside or outside Sudan, according to estimates by the International Organization for Migration.

      Chinese envoy calls for immediate ceasefire, more targeted support for war-torn Sudan

      Chinese envoy calls for immediate ceasefire, more targeted support for war-torn Sudan

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