A participant conducts test on the track during the biathlon international training week at the National Biathlon Center in Zhangjiakou competition zone of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 28, 2021. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Tourism cooperation between Hebei and Switzerland has been expanding in recent years. At the 2023 International Ice and Snow Tourism Development Conference in Zhangjiakou, Hebei -- one of the venues for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics -- tourism authorities from Hebei and Switzerland, together with 19 other organizations, jointly launched the "World Ice and Snow Tourism Destination Alliance." The initiative aims to develop high-quality winter tourism products while promoting green and low-carbon growth.

"Hebei's tourism sector is eager to learn from Switzerland's successful practices and welcomes Swiss travel agencies to work with their counterparts in Hebei for mutual benefit," Zhao Bing said.