Residents perform horse racing on snow in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Residents perform horse racing on snow in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A tourist tries jumping in snow in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2019 shows Hemu Village in snow in Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A tourist walks in snow in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Tourists enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A resident drives a horse-drawn sleigh in Hemu Village of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. An ice and snow festival kicked off here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)