Nearly 1,000 snowmen of different shapes wearing colorful hats and scarfs dotted the primary ski slopes at the Yuyang International Ski Resort in Pinggu district, Beijing, on Dec 23. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Zhang, who is also the chief designer of the art project, says children can cultivate their creativity and manual dexterity by studying sculptures in the town. And parents and kids can play with snowballs and snow tubes in the town.

Animals like Alaskan Malamutes, alpacas and ponies are in town for families to take pictures with.

Giving more details of his plans, Zhang says he hopes to make ice and snow wonderland for kids at the multipurpose ski resort an efficient way to spark their interest in ice and snow sports.