4 January 2012, Beijing - The 12th National Winter Games opened at the Rings Stadium in northeast China's Changchun, Jilin Province on 3 January 2011. (Photos China Sports Online/Ni Minzhe)

State Councilor Liu Yandong (R-1) attends the opening ceremony.

 
Sports Minister Liu Peng making an opening address at the ceremony.

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