Audience watch an ice waterfall in Longqing Gorge on Jan 15, 2022. [Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

The 2022 Beijing Longqing Gorge ice lantern and snow season opened in the city's Yanqing district on Jan 15.

Timed to synchronize with the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Longqing Gorge's ice lantern season includes three areas: lantern exhibition, ice lantern exhibition and entertainment.