Jilin city begins building world-class ski resort with unified single pass

Jilin City in northeast China's Jilin Province has commenced the construction of a world-class super ski resort this year within a local pilot zone dedicated to the high-quality development of the ice and snow economy. The resort will provide visitors with a seamless experience, featuring a single pass for all attractions.

Spanning over 1,300 square kilometers and established in 2021, the zone aims to create a unified skiing experience by connecting several new ski resorts and snow play parks, each featuring unique themes and designs, between the two major resorts - Lake Songhua Resort and Vanke Songhua Lake Resort. These parks will be seamlessly linked through electronic fences and positioning technology, ensuring a smooth and integrated experience for visitors.

"Between the two resorts, there are mountains of varying elevations, directly connected by a straight-line distance of 30 kilometers. The areas between the resorts possess the ideal mountainous resources for ski resorts, enabling them to be linked into a single zone that enhances the comparative advantages of the existing resorts. By leveraging digital technology, skiers will be able to enjoy a seamless experience with a single pass," said Yu Yueyang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the pilot zone.

In a newly released document on promoting the high-quality development of the ice and snow economy in Jilin province, local authorities have pledged to boost support for ice and snow consumption, encourage ski resorts to integrate resources, and gradually introduce integrated ticketing and skiing options.

Jilin City, for example, plans to have the super ski resort fully developed by 2035, featuring a total ski trail area of 1,890 hectares and a total length of 586 kilometers. The resort is expected to accommodate 10 million tourists annually and will stimulate the growth of nearby smaller ski resorts, fostering the integrated and collaborative development of regional ice and snow resources.

Jilin city begins building world-class ski resort with unified single pass

The industrialization rate of invention patents held by Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reached 55.1 percent this year, China's top intellectual property (IP) regulator said on Monday.

Among the valid invention patents of China's SMEs in 2024, the proportion of independent research and development was 75.3 percent, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the previous year, Liang Xinxin, spokesman for the National Intellectual Property Administration, told a press conference.

The proportion of research and development with funds of more than one million yuan (137,004 U.S. dollars) reached 16.8 percent, an increase of 0.6 percentage points over the previous year, he said.

"The industrialization of invention patents in China's SMEs continued to improve in 2024, as the industrialization rate of effective invention patents reached 55.1 percent, 3.6 percentage points up from the previous year. In breakdown, the figures of small and micro enterprises were 57.8 percent and 36.7 percent, respectively, which continued to increase for two consecutive years," Liang said.

China's SMEs see mounting industrialized patents in 2024