Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2019. The 17th Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival opened Monday in Urumqi, and will last till April of 2020. (Photos: Xinhua)

Contestants ski during the Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2019. The 17th Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival opened Monday in Urumqi, and will last till April of 2020.

Children prepare to ski during the Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2019. The 17th Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival opened Monday in Urumqi, and will last till April of 2020.

Performers in traditional costumes pose for photos during the opening ceremony of the Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 23, 2019. The 17th Urumqi Silk Road Ice & Snow Festival opened Monday in Urumqi, and will last till April of 2020.