The National Winter Games of China is a nationwide Chinese winter sports competition typically held every 4 to 5 years in conjunction with the National Games of China. The 2016 games featured 1,388 participants from 52 delegations, including Hong Kong and Macau. [1] The 2020 winter games, which were to take place in February in Inner Mongolia, have been postponed to 2024 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
| Year | Games | Host | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1st | Jilin and Harbin | 1–5 and 10–20 February 1959 |
| 1965 | 2nd | Jilin (canceled) | N/a |
| 1976 | 3rd | Harbin and Shangzhi | 21–26 January 1976 |
| 1979 | 4th | Shangzhi, Ürümqi, and Beijing | 14–20 February, 4–9 March, and 8–17 September 1979 |
| 1983 | 5th | Harbin | 12–23 March 1983 |
| 1987 | 6th | Jilin | 8–17 March 1987 |
| 1991 | 7th | Harbin | 2–9 February 1991 |
| 1995 | 8th | Jilin | 14–24 January 1995 |
| 1999 | 9th | Changchun | 10–19 January 1999 |
| 2003 | 10th | Harbin | 5–18 January 2003 |
| 2008 | 11th | Qiqihar | 18–28 January 2008 |
| 2012 | 12th | Changchun and |Jilin [3] | 3–13 January 2012 |
| 2016 | 13th | Ürümqi and Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture | 20–31 January 2016 |
| 2024 | 14th | Hulunbuir | originally scheduled to be held from 16–26 February 2020, rescheduled to 17–27 February 2024 |
| 2028 | 15th | Shenyang and Fushun |