Crowds flock to see Olympic venue

Tourist numbers surged in Chongli, Hebei province, this Spring Festival as more than half a million visitors flocked to see the future Winter Olympic Games venue.

According to the local tourism department, around 532,000 tourists visited over the weeklong holiday - a 25.8 percent increase on the year before.

Chongli district, which is administrated by Zhangjiakou, will play host to most of the snow events at the 2022 Games, alongside venues in Beijing's downtown and Yanqing district.