Competition Venues
Harbin now has four stadiums for international ice games and five training stadiums. Among the venues, the following are mentioned in the official web site:
- Yabuli Olympic Snow Sports Center, about 100 km from Harbin
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center
These venues were used for the Asian Games and were part of Harbin's unsuccessful application for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
There will be two athlete's villages, the main one in Harbin and the second one in Yabuli.
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