Li Qiang conducted research in Heilongjiang

Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Heilongjiang on February 15. He stressed that it is necessary to thoroughly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the development of ice and snow sports and the ice and snow economy, focus on meeting the people's needs for a better life, make good use of characteristic and advantageous resources, enrich the supply of high-quality products, stimulate the vitality of the ice and snow economy, create new highlights in service consumption and new economic growth points, and continuously improve people's livelihood and well-being.

Li Qiang first came to the Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival, visited snow drifting, ice skating rinks, etc., and communicated with tourists who were ice fishing. He said that the rich and colorful ice and snow entertainment activities are widely welcomed by the masses. It is necessary to further develop local ice and snow resources, build ice and snow venues around the masses, and create more participatory and interesting ice and snow projects. Li Qiang walked into the "Heilongjiang Gift" store and asked the sales staff about the sales of the Asian Winter Games commemorative products and local specialty products. He pointed out that the black land of Heilongjiang is rich in products, and the ice and snow are also gold and silver mountains. We should take the development of ice and snow economy as a new growth point, tell the story of the Asian Winter Games well, organize ice and snow consumption season and other activities, develop more new consumption scenes and new formats, drive the expansion and quality improvement of service consumption, and better transform the advantages of characteristic resources into development advantages.

At the Ice Sports Center of Harbin New District, Li Qiang listened to the introduction of the construction and operation of the venue and learned about the promotion and popularization of ice sports. He pointed out that the Asian Winter Games, which just concluded, further stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in ice and snow sports. We should take this opportunity to widely carry out mass ice and snow sports and consolidate and expand the results of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports." Li Qiang watched the skating training of young people, asked how old the children were and how long they had been training, and encouraged the heads of the venues and coaches to discover and cultivate more good seedlings and promote the development of ice and snow sports among young people. He pointed out that it is necessary to innovate the system and mechanism, give full play to the power of retired athletes and all aspects of society, encourage more ice and snow venues to open to the society, and let high-quality sports resources benefit more people. Li Qiang inspected the ice and snow sports equipment and stressed the need to vigorously develop related industries, cultivate a number of well-known brands, and develop more equipment and equipment that meet the needs of the masses.

At Harbin Cultural Tourism Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd., Li Qiang inspected the design results and cultural and creative products of the Ice and Snow World project and held discussions with the design team. He emphasized that the development of the ice and snow economy focuses on leading and creating demand with high-quality supply. Cultural creativity is the key to activating service consumption. We must fully explore the profound heritage of ice and snow culture, empower the ice and snow economic industry chain, deepen the integration of culture, sports, commerce and tourism, and continuously enhance the attractiveness of ice and snow cultural and creative products. We must further play the role of enterprises as the main body of innovation and create more charming and colorful ice and snow products and services. We must strengthen international exchanges and cooperation and continuously enhance the influence and competitiveness of my country's ice and snow sports and ice and snow economy.

Li Qiang fully affirmed the hard work of the cadres and masses of Heilongjiang Province, especially Harbin City, for the successful hosting of the Asian Winter Games. He hoped that Heilongjiang would give full play to its advantages as a major ice and snow province, expand and strengthen the ice and snow economy, vigorously develop service consumption, and inject more new momentum into economic and social development.

Wu Zhenglong accompanied the investigation.