Former alpine skiing Olympic champion Didier Defago, wearing a protective face mask against the spread of COVID-19, skis down a slope above the resort of Verbier in the Swiss Alps on Sunday. Photo: AFP

 Ice-and-snow documentary film Adventure Sur La Neige, filmed by Chinese and French teams in China's Changbai Mountains as well as in the Alps' French section, was screened at an event in Northeast China's Jilin Province on Monday to welcome the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

The documentary aims to reveal the unique charm of the ice and snow world of the Changbai Mountains and the Alps, which are located at roughly the same latitude, by having Chinese and French skiers visit ski resorts in the other's countries and accepting extreme challenges while connected by mobile phones.

Wang Lei from China and Thomas and Nino from France guide audiences to experience the fun of winter sports in Jilin Province and Savoie, France.

Wang went to the Alps and climbed its highest mountain, Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border. Besides skiing on powder snow, Wang also spent days with local residents, experiencing farm life by trying to milk a cow and make cheese.

After Nino and Thomas arrived in Jilin Province, the scenery of the Changbai Mountains stunned the French skiers. They also spent some time rafting along the region's Lushui River to appreciate its natural scenery.

They were also impressed by the folk culture of Northeast China. Performances including Yangko Dance and paper cutting as well as delicious food such as hot pot and sweet bean buns all captured the interest of the overseas visitors.

Overcoming many difficulties, the production teams finished the film in three years time, showing that China and France seek common development through cultural exchanges and learning from each other.

In order to better present the film, the production team conducted a lot of in-depth and rigorous preliminary interviews and surveys and collected stories in the two places, the China News Service reported.

The film's director Lin Dijuan said that they were influenced very much by the natural conditions such as the weather while filming the documentary.

As the winter sports season arrives, other places in China besides the Changbai Mountains with snow suitable for skiing have begun attracting skiers and fans of the sport from around the world.

Altay Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has many ski resorts that are hugely popular among ski fans. Shi Zhiqiang, manager of the Jiangjun Mountains Ski Resort, told the Global Times that the resort is also covered in powder snow and elementary school students in the prefecture have had ski classes at the resort.