On the evening of July 22^nd, the 200 days countdown themed performance for the 9th Asian Winter Games 2025 was held at the Harbin Ice and Snow World Dream Stage. In this themed performance featuring ordinary people from all walks of life, the organizing staff of the Asian Winter Games, venue builders, citizens, and industry representatives became the brightest stars on stage. They were dressed in uniforms from various industries, showcasing their most energetic face to the audience, demonstrating that Harbin was sprinting with its unique urban style and humanistic spirit to welcome the arrival of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025.

As the countdown to the Asian Winter Games reaches 200 days, the entire city of Harbin has entered a state of full speed sprint with enthusiastic welcome. A total of 131 mass cultural and artistic activities have been carried out, with nearly 110,000 participants. The entire city of Harbin is eagerly hoping for guests from all over Asia and even the world with a grand ice and snow sports event featuring "Asian style, Chinese manner, Longjiang characteristics, and ice city charm".

It is reported that the preparation work for the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 has entered the "sprint stage", and the upgrading and renovation projects of various competition venues for the Asian Winter Games are proceeding in an orderly manner. In competition venues such as Harbin Ice Hockey Hall, Harbin Sports Institute Skating Rink, and Provincial Ice Training Center Speed Skating Oval, construction workers are accelerating their progress and striving to complete the upgrade and renovation project of the Asian Winter Games venues in the shortest possible time.

As for competition work, the first registration for this year's Asian Winter Games has been completed, with more countries and regions registering to participate than the previous Sapporo Asian Winter Games. In mid August, the second round of registration for this year's Asian Winter Games will officially begin, and the scale of athletes for this year's Asian Winter Games will be clearly displayed at that time. In addition, to ensure the smooth operation of the Asian Winter Games, the Asian Winter Games Executive Committee plans to conduct tests on all sub events from November this year to early January next year, aiming to test the cooperation of the referee team, the operation of timing and scoring equipment, and the guarantee of venue operation, etc. During this period, the Executive Committee also plans to carry out full process testing activities to ensure the smooth progress of the main race. Next, the Sports Competition Department of the Executive Committee will handle the procurement of competition equipment, arrange for technical representatives to come to China for work coordination, and it is expected to hold a technical conference at the end of September this year to ensure that the operation of the competition team meets the competition standards in a short period of time.

In 200 days from now, we are about to embark on a beautiful date together, in the name of ice and snow, to invite you to the Asian winter. This is Harbin's promise to all of Asia, which will bring a better ice city impression and more charming ice and snow colors to the world. Let's look forward to showing a different Harbin as “Asian Winter Host” to the whole Asia and the world in 200 days.