Article source: GRAFT GmbH

After two decades of infrastructural and urban development, China is now also expanding rapidly in the tourism sector. To promote faster growth, the Chinese government declared several “tourism formation zones”. One of these is the area around the spectacular Changbai volcano in the province Jilin, adjoining the border to North Korea. The region is dominated by vast forests that extend as far as Siberia. The permafrost between November and April makes the area a potential tourist mecca for winter sports.

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• Architects: GRAFT GmbH
• Project: Changbaishan Ski Jumps
• Location: Wangtiane, Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province, China
• Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper
• Client: Zhonghong Investment Co. Ltd
• GFA: 88,000 m²
• Year: 2006

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