China Focus: Passion for winter sports heats up on tropical island

HAIKOU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Donning a red T-shirt and a helmet, Ran Yixin slides in a zigzag from the top of an indoor artificial ski slope in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province.

Hainan is the southernmost tropical province in China. In January, when many people in north China wear down jackets to keep warm amid heavy snowfall, people in Hainan are most likely wearing T-shirts, and some local peopl