Summer skiing in hot demand on artificial slopes

YINCHUAN－Watching his young son confidently ploughing a steady line through the snow comes with a great sense of pride for Li Xiaojun.

Li and his 8-year-old boy have been regulars at an indoor skiing center in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, this summer, and now the sessions are really starting to pay off.

"Practicing more can help train the muscles to memorize the movements, so he can catch up more easily when winter comes," Li said.