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ICE AND SNOW TIME

Rovaniemi, a city in Finland located at the Arctic Circle, sent its most famous resident, Santa Claus, to Beijing to attend the 2019 World Winter Sports (Beijing) Expo in October. He was one of the busiest people at the event. Donning Santa’s signature red cap and magnificent white beard, an actor introduced his town to visitors.

“In my hometown, it is already winter, “ the actor said. “The ground is covered with snow and 2 to 3 centimeters of ice.”

Rovaniemi is one of the most famous winter sports resorts in Finland and boasts a wide variety of top-quality training facilities. Santa was in good company at the expo, which drew exhibitors representing some 600 brands

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